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Sustainable Urban Transport Development with Stakeholder Participation, an AHP-Kendall Model: A Case Study for Mersin
Authors: Duleba Szabolcs , Moslem Sarbast
Published: October 2018

Public transport development decisions are generally made by local government representatives or managers of the local transport company through a top-down procedure. However, if the implications do not meet the demand of the public, the improvement cannot be considered as sustainable and in a long range, correction is necessary. This paper aims to introduce a new model which is capable of supporting public transport development decision making by examining the preferences of different stakeholder groups (passengers, potential passengers, and local government) and creating an acceptable coordination for an ultimate, sustainable decision. In the model, Analytic Hierarchy Process is applied, combined with Kendall rank correlation and an extra level of stakeholder significance in the decision. A case study is also presented on the situation of a Turkish city: Mersin. The results show, that by the application of the new model, a more integrated and thus more sustainable solution can be created for the public transport problems of the city, and by this, probably more citizens can be attracted to use public transport modes which might result in decreased CO2 emissions.
Sustainable Tourism: A Hidden Theory of the Cinematic Image? A Theoretical and Visual Analysis of the Way of St. James
Authors: Lopez Lucrezia , Nicosia Enrico , Lois González Rubén Camilo
Published: October 2018

The attractiveness of a tourist destination is derived from multiple material and immaterial elements. Cinema is both a tourist communication channel and provides a target market for a destination. Many regions offer a great variety of potential locations desirable for their scenic beauty and artistic and monumental heritage. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the concept of sustainable tourism as a pillar of the contemporary cinematic discourse on pilgrimage routes, combining theoretical and empirical methodologies. It begins by analyzing how, given their power, images are narrative instruments that assume a true performative value of geographical reality. The research then focuses on the cinematographic space and visual cinematographic discourse. The case study is sustainable tourism along the Way of St. James (Spain). The material is a corpus of two documentary films. Their moviescapes highlight the presence of a sustainable filmic theorem within a potential cinematic genre—pilgrimage movies. Thus, this study contributes to the investigation of how sustainable pilgrimage tourism practices are used in cinematic production as a possible movie theorem. It presents a conclusive critical evaluation of the role and message of these moviescapes.
How to Detect Scale Effect of Ecosystem Services Supply? A Comprehensive Insight from Xilinhot in Inner Mongolia, China
Authors: Dou Huashun , Li Xiaobing , Li Shengkun , Dang Dongliang
Published: October 2018

Spatial scale plays a crucial role in the assessment and management of ecosystem services (ES), yet explicit information for identifying and understanding the scale effect on ES supply remains limited. In an attempt to detect scale effect on ES supply from a comprehensive perspective, this study developed a framework for integrating scale effect in three aspects, including individual ES patterns, pairwise ES interactions, and ecosystem service bundles (ESB). The framework was tested in Xilinhot, a prairie landscape city of Inner Mongolia, at four different levels of spatial scale. The results indicated that, most ES showed a decreasing clustering at coarser scales in terms of spatial pattern. At the same time, coarser scales resulted in fewer trade-offs and stronger synergies between pairwise ES. The identification of ESB varied greatly with scale, and this change reflected in the composition of ES variables and spatial distribution of bundles. We attributed the scale effect of the above three aspects to differences in social-ecological factors and their driving mechanisms at different scales. This comprehensive framework could support local managers to coordinate the management of multiple ES at different scales.
An Integrative Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Successions in Family Businesses: The Case of Taiwan
Authors: Liu Jau Yang
Published: October 2018

Family businesses have long been one of the mainstream business models in developing countries. The smooth succession of control in family businesses is the key to their sustainable development. However, compared with other companies, succession in family business has demonstrated unique complexity, which also affects the development of the business. The paper is based on a review of the existing literature, starting from the theory of family business succession and combining with grounded theory. After that, we conducted field interviews of experts, coding the key factors affecting succession in family businesses in Taiwan. Finally, we explored the considerations and implications of the succession for inheritance planning. The results of this study show that consideration of succession in family businesses involves a multi-dimensional and complex decision-making process. Among the key considerations, it is found that corporate characteristics, family capital and niche inheritance are the most important without consideration of whether the continuation of the business after succession will be doomed to failure. In addition, the family relationship of affection and trust and commitment between both predecessor and successor are important factors that cannot be ignored, especially in a rapidly changing competitive market environment.
Fibonacci–Mann Iteration for Monotone Asymptotically Nonexpansive Mappings in Modular Spaces
Authors: Bin Dehaish Buthinah A. , Khamsi Mohamed A
Published: October 2018

In this work, we extend the fundamental results of Schu to the class of monotone asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in modular function spaces. In particular, we study the behavior of the Fibonacci–Mann iteration process, introduced recently by Alfuraidan and Khamsi, defined by x n + 1 = t n T ϕ ( n ) ( x n ) + ( 1 − t n ) x n , for n ∈ N , when T is a monotone asymptotically nonexpansive self-mapping.
TODIM Method for Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making under 2-Tuple Linguistic Neutrosophic Environment
Authors: Wang Jie , Wei Guiwu , Lu Mao
Published: October 2018

In this article, we extend the original TODIM (Portuguese acronym for Interactive Multi-Criteria Decision Making) method to the 2-tuple linguistic neutrosophic fuzzy environment to propose the 2TLNNs TODIM method. In the extended method, we use 2-tuple linguistic neutrosophic numbers (2TLNNs) to present the criteria values in multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems. Firstly, we briefly introduce the definition, operational laws, some aggregation operators and the distance calculating method of 2TLNNs. Then, the calculation steps of the original TODIM model are presented in simplified form. Thereafter, we extend the original TODIM model to the 2TLNNs environment to build the 2TLNNs TODIM model, our proposed method, which is more reasonable and scientific in considering the subjectivity of DM’s behaviors and the dominance of each alternative over others. Finally, a numerical example for the safety assessment of a construction project is proposed to illustrate the new method, and some comparisons are also conducted to further illustrate the advantages of the new method.
Lorentz-Violating Gravity Models and the Linearized Limit
Authors: Seifert Michael
Published: October 2018

Many models in which Lorentz symmetry is spontaneously broken in a curved spacetime do so via a “Lorentz-violating” (LV) vector or tensor field, which dynamically takes on a vacuum expectation value and provides additional local geometric structure beyond the metric. The kinetic terms of such a field will not necessarily be decoupled from the kinetic terms of the metric, and will generically lead to a set of coupled equations for the perturbations of the metric and the LV field. In some models, however, the imposition of certain additional conditions can decouple these equations, yielding an “effective equation” for the metric perturbations alone. The resulting effective equation may depend on the metric in a gauge-invariant way, or it may be gauge-dependent. The only two known models yielding gauge-invariant effective equations involve differential forms; I show in this work that the obvious generalizations of these models do not yield gauge-invariant effective equations. Meanwhile, I show that a gauge-dependent effective equation may be obtained from any “tensor Klein–Gordon” model under similar assumptions. Finally, I discuss the implications of this work in the search for Lorentz-violating gravitational effects.
The Interrelations between a Multi-Layered Coastal Aquifer, a Surface Reservoir (Fish Ponds), and the Sea
Authors: Tal Adi , Weinstein Yishai , Wollman Stuart , Goldman Mark , Yechieli Yoseph
Published: October 2018

This research examines the interrelations in a complex hydrogeological system, consisting of a multi-layered coastal aquifer, the sea, and a surface reservoir (fish ponds) and the importance of the specific connection between the aquifer and the sea. The paper combines offshore geophysical surveys (CHIRP) and on land TDEM (Time Domain Electro Magnetic), together with hydrological measurements and numerical simulation. The Quaternary aquifer at the southern Carmel plain is sub-divided into three units, a sandy phreatic unit, and two calcareous sandstone (‘Kurkar’) confined units. The salinity in the different units is affected by their connection with the sea. We show that differences in the seaward extent of its clayey roof, as illustrated in the CHIRP survey, result in a varying extent of seawater intrusion due to pumping from the confined units. FEFLOW simulations indicate that the FSI (Fresh Saline water Interface) reached the coastline just a few years after pumping has begun, where the roof terminates ~100 m from shore, while no seawater intrusion occurred in an area where the roof is continuous farther offshore. This was found to be consistent with borehole observations and TDEM data from our study sites. The water level in the coastal aquifer was generally stable with surprisingly no indication for significant seawater intrusion although the aquifer is extensively pumped very close to shore. This is explained by contribution from the underlying Late Cretaceous aquifer, which increased with the pumping rate, as is also indicated by the numerical simulations.
Experimental Optimization of Gate-Opening Modes to Minimize Near-Field Vibrations in Hydropower Stations
Authors: Peng Yong , Zhang Jianmin , Xu Weilin , Rubinato Matteo
Published: October 2018

Multi-Horizontal-Submerged Jets are successfully applied to dissipate energy within a large-scale hydropower station. However, notable near-field vibrations are generated when releasing high discharges through the gates, which is generally typical in a flooding case scenario. Under these conditions, the magnitude of the vibrations varies when applying different gate-opening modes. To investigate and find optimized gate-opening modes to reduce the near-field vibration, multiple combinations were tested by varying gate-opening modes and hydraulic conditions. For each of the tests conducted, fluctuating pressures acting on side-walls and bottoms of a stilling basin were measured. The collected datasets were used to determine the maximum and minimum fluctuating pressure values associated with the correspondent gate-opening mode and a detailed comparison between each of the gate-opening modes was completed. The paper presents the quantitative analysis of the discharge ratio’s effect on fluctuating pressures. It also investigates the influence of different gate-opening modes by including side to middle spillways and upper to lower spillways configurations. The flow pattern evolutions triggered by each different gate-opening mode are discussed and optimal configurations that minimize near-field vibrations at high discharges are recommended to support both the design of new systems and assessment of the performance of existing ones.
Number of Daily Peritoneal Dialysis Exchanges and Mortality Risk in a Chinese Population
Authors: Yu Xueqing , Chen Jianghua , Ni Zhaohui , Chen Nan , Chen Menghua , Dong Jie , Chen Limeng , Yu Yusheng , Yang Xiao , Fang Wei , Yao Qiang , Sloand James A. , Marshall Mark R.
Published: October 2018

Background

We report outcomes on ≥ 4 compared with < 4 exchanges/day in a Chinese cohort on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).

Methods

Data were sourced from the Baxter (China) Investment Co. Ltd Patient Support Program database, comprising an inception cohort commencing CAPD between 1 January 2005 and 13 August 2015. We used cause-specific Cox proportional hazards and Fine-Gray competing risks (kidney transplantation, change to hemodialysis) models to estimate mortality risk on ≥ 4 compared with < 4 exchanges/day. We matched or adjusted for age, gender, employment, insurance, primary renal disease, size of CAPD program, year of dialysis inception, and treatment center.

Results

We modeled 100,022 subjects from 1,177 centers over 239,876 patient-years. Of these subjects, 43,185 received < 4 exchanges/day and 56,837 ≥ 4 exchanges/day. The proportion of patients on < 4 exchanges/day varied widely between centers. Those on < 4 exchanges/day were significantly older, more often female, of unknown employment, and from rural China. In the various models, ≥ 4 exchanges/day was associated with a significantly lower risk of death by 30% – 35% compared with < 4 exchanges/day. This beneficial effect was greatest in younger and rural patients.

Conclusions

In this Chinese CAPD cohort, ≥ 4 exchanges/day was associated with significantly lower mortality risk than < 4 exchanges/day. Analyses are limited by residual confounding from unavailability of important prognostic covariates (e.g., comorbidity, socioeconomic factors) and data on residual renal function, peritoneal clearance, and transport status with which to judge the clinical appropriateness of CAPD prescription. Nonetheless, our study indicates this area as a high priority for further detailed study.
Center-Specific Risk-Adjusted Standardized Mortality Rates on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis in China
Authors: Yu Xueqing , Chen Menghua , Dong Jie , Liu Hong , Liu Zhangsuo , Yao Qiang , Sloand James A. , Marshall Mark R.
Published: October 2018

Background

The aim of this study was to determine if there were centers in China with unusually high levels of risk-adjusted mortality in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.

Methods

We analyzed an inception cohort commencing CAPD between 1 January 2005 and 13 August 2015, followed until death, dropout defined as discontinuation of Baxter products, loss to follow-up, or 13 November 2015, whichever occurred first. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) from Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for age, gender, employment status, insurance status, primary renal disease, size of peritoneal dialysis (PD) program, and year of dialysis inception. We calculated 2 SMRs, 1 from models including a fixed effect for center of treatment, and 1 from stratified models.

Results

In this study, there was a 9.9% annual mortality rate in China, with decreasing mortality risk over time. There was significant variation of outcomes between Chinese centers, with up to 20% of facilities having SMRs indicating a higher risk-adjusted mortality rate than average. In particular, larger centers had better than expected mortality than smaller ones. There was significant misclassification of SMRs calculated using stratification versus fixed-effects models, although both showed directionally similar results.

Conclusion

Despite overall satisfactory and improving outcomes, our study showed a significant proportion of PD centers with higher than expected mortality. This is a signal for further assessment of these centers in China, after which there might be a range of actions taken depending on the results of the assessment and context, bearing in mind that the variation seen may be driven by factors unrelated to quality of care or beyond the control of hospital.
Two-dimensional semiconductors pave the way towards dopant-based quantum computing
Authors: Abadillo-Uriel José Carlos , Koiller Belita , Calderón María José
Published: October 2018

Since the proposal in 1998 to build a quantum computer using dopants in silicon as qubits, much progress has been made in the nanofabrication of semiconductors and the control of charge and spins in single dopants. However, an important problem remains unsolved, namely the control over exchange interactions and tunneling between two donors, which presents a peculiar oscillatory behavior as the dopants relative positions vary at the scale of the lattice parameter. Such behavior is due to the valley degeneracy in the conduction band of silicon, and does not occur when the conduction-band edge is at k = 0. We investigate the possibility of circumventing this problem by using two-dimensional (2D) materials as hosts. Dopants in 2D systems are more tightly bound and potentially easier to position and manipulate. Moreover, many of them present the conduction band minimum at k = 0, thus no exchange or tunnel coupling oscillations. Considering the properties of currently available 2D semiconductor materials, we access the feasibility of such a proposal in terms of quantum manipulability of isolated dopants (for single qubit operations) and dopant pairs (for two-qubit operations). Our results indicate that a wide variety of 2D materials may perform at least as well as, and possibly better, than the currently studied bulk host materials for donor qubits.
The Analysis Of Psychopathology In Alfred Hitchcock Movies
Authors: Rolim Neto Modesto Leite , Peixoto Jaíne Dantas , Lobo Felipe Viana Pereira , Albuquerque Saulo Giovanni Castor , Lima Sylvia Rannyelle Teixeira , Macedo Indira Ravena Pereira Alves Fernandes , Araújo Victor Couto da Silveira , Lacerda Kezzyo Medeiros
Published: October 2018

INTRODUCTION: During the 20th century, psychiatry began to use the cinema as didactic-pedagogical help resource in the study of psychopathology. The Films of Alfred Hitchcock usually present as main themes mental disorders and the psychoanalysis. However, these films were not created with academic goal and it is natural that there are distortions.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the importance of Hitchcock films as didactic resource in the study of psychopathology, identify possible distortions and seek to justify them on the basis of the historical context.

METHODOLOGY: The abstracts of the 53 feature-length films of the director were read and deleted the movies that did not have the mental disorder as a central theme; they were dumb; or those who had only the antisocial personality disorder. It was performed a narrative review.

RESULTS: Six films were selected through an intentional sampling. When he speaks of the Heart (1945) shows a picture of amnesia with dissociative fugue. The psychoanalysis is represented in a very superficial. The Indiscreet (1954) describes a voyeuristic disorder and should not be indicated. The Wrong Man (1956) depicts a severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms. A body that falls (1958) presents the themes of specific phobia of height and the acute stress disorder. Psychosis (1960) represents a framework of dissociative identity disorder, but the scenes of violence may cause a negative view of the mentally ill. Marnie (1964) has as themes the specific phobia and sexual aversion disorder. The psychoanalysis is presented in distorted form and caricature.

CONCLUSION: The films directed by Alfred Hitchcock can be useful in the study of psychiatry and should be considered the distortions that can worsen the stigma.
L’islamisme algérien et le sport : entre rhétorique et action
Authors: Fates Youcef
Published: October 2018

Comme le dit Norbert Elias, la connaissance du sport est la clé de la connaissance de nos sociétés. Porteur de multiples enjeux, il cristallise un certain nombre de problèmes primordiaux de société qui n’ont pas échappé aux islamistes algériens post-indépendance, épigones des oulémas et successeurs de moindre niveau. Le sport s’avère être aussi un terrain de lutte pour une société islamique. Il est à la fois terrain d’interdits religieux et champ d’embrigadement et de socialisation des jeunes. Comment les questions que soulève cette activité ludique corporelle, futile, proche du laeb , du jeu, non sérieuse, vont-elles être abordées par l’islamisme algérien ? Sur le plan dogmatique, le Coran considère le jeu (ou amusement) « comme une expression particulièrement insidieuse de l’indifférence humaine à l’égard du véritable devoir de l’homme en ce monde qui est d’agir en vue de son salut dans l’autre monde » . Et l’on n’hésite pas à dire que le dédain du jeu manifesté dans l’enfance est le signe prémonitoire, annonciateur d’une grandeur future.
IL-6 Promotes T Cell Proliferation and Expansion under Inflammatory Conditions in Association with Low-Level RORγt Expression
Authors: Li Bofeng , Jones Lindsay L. , Geiger Terrence L.
Published: October 2018

IL-6 is a critical driver of acute and chronic inflammation and has been reported to act as a T cell survival factor. The influence of IL-6 on T cell homeostasis is not well resolved. We demonstrate that IL-6 signaling drives T cell expansion under inflammatory conditions but not during normal homeostasis. During inflammation, IL-6Rα–deficient T cells are unable to effectively compete with wild type T cells. IL-6 promotes T cell proliferation, and this is associated with low-level expression of the RORγt transcription factor. T cells upregulate Rorc mRNA at levels substantially diminished from that seen in Th17 cells. Blockade of RORγt through genetic knockout or a small molecule inhibitor leads to T cell expansion defects comparable to those in IL-6Rα–deficient T cells. Our results indicate that IL-6 plays a key role in T cell expansion during inflammation and implicates a role for the transient induction of low-level RORγt.
Counting generic measures for a subshift of linear growth
Authors: Cyr Van , Kra Bryna
Published: October 2018

In 1984 Boshernitzan proved an upper bound on the number of ergodic measures for a minimal subshift of linear block growth and asked if it could be lowered without further assumptions on the shift. We answer this question, showing that Boshernitzan’s bound is sharp. We further prove that the same bound holds for the, a priori, larger set of nonatomic generic measures, and that this bound remains valid even if one drops the assumption of minimality. Applying these results to interval exchange transformations, we give an upper bound on the number of nonatomic generic measures of a minimal IET, answering a question recently posed by Chaika and Masur.
Neformalno izobraževanje odraslih v organizacijah
Authors: Jelenc Zoran
Published: October 2018

Z raziskovanjem smo ugotavljali pojavnost neformalnega izobraževanja v različnih organizacijah, ki delujejo v izbranih lokalnih skupnostih. Domnevali smo: (1) daje neformalno izobraževanje odraslih sestavni del dejavnosti organizacij in da se izvaja v posebnih oblikah (PNIO); (2) da je neformalno izobraževanje v organizacijah tudi sestavni del delovanja in življenja lokalne skupnosti, da se kot takšno prilagaja potrebam in značilnostim te skupnosti ter spontano oblikuje neformalno mrežo ponudbe izobraževanja v njej. Raziskovanje je potrdilo večino naših domnev. Izobraževanje in učenje sta splošna potreba vseh organizacij - le 3 odstotke organizacij je ne izraža, 88 odstotkov organizacij pa navaja najmanj 1 PNIO. To velja za vse organizacije, tako poklicne kot tudi prostovoljske. Podrobno smo raziskali pojavnost in procese neformalnega izobraževanja v organizacijah kot tudi značilnosti programov, kot so: oblike, vsebine, cilji, način izvedbe, financiranje, udeleženci, izvajalci, trajanje, časovna razporeditev in podobno.
Menedžerske šole
Authors: Purg Danica
Published: October 2018

Menedžerske šole so se pojavile v svetu pred približno sto leti v ZDA, od tam pa so se razširile v zahodno in v srednjo Evropo. V srednji in zahodni Evropi smo nekaj časa sledili ameriškemu modelu, vendar postaja vse bolj jasno, da potrebujemo šole, ki bodo ponujale v prakso usmerjen študij, uporaben za danes in jutri. Menedžerske šole v Ameriki so zašle v krizo, ker so njihovi programi preveč akademski in ker v večini primerov izobražujejo študente, ki še nimajo delovnih izkušenj. Največji problem razvoja menedžmenta predstavlja premajhno število usposobljenih profesorjev. Center Brdo, edina menedžerska šola v Sloveniji, problem usposobljenosti profesorjev rešuje na ta način, da je pritegnila iz sveta skupino uglednih profesorjev, obenem pa vzgaja generacijo svojih učiteljev. Pri Centru Brdo je tudi sedež Združenja managerskih šol Srednje in Vzhodne Evrope (CEEMAN), v katero je vključenih 51 menedžerskih šol. Namen Združenja je pospešiti razvoj menedžmenta, povezovati dejavnost šol in skrbeti za kakovost menedžerskih programov izobraževanja.
Odrasli se lahko jezika učijo z delom
Authors: Findeisen Dušana
Published: October 2018

Avtorica obravnava tri temeljna vprašanja motivacije za učenje pri odraslih: enkratnost odraslega posameznika, njegovo vlogo pri rasti skupine in različne metode, pristope, tehnike in vsebine, ki jih učitelj lahko vključi v svojo eklektično metodo, da z njimi zadosti specifičnim učnim potrebam odraslega. Avtorica je petnajst let sodelovala pri oblikovanju učnih načrtov za odrasle in v tem času tudi preizkusila vrsto metod, pristopov in tehnik. Nekatere si je sposodila tudi na nejezikovnih področjih. Na koncu je prišla do naslednje ugotovitve: učenje jezika kot tudi vsako drugo učenje je pri odraslih uspešnejše, če je povezano z delom. Učenje z delom pri učenju jezika pomeni pridobivanje poklicnih spretnosti, medtem ko se učiš jezika in hkrati o njem premišljuješ. Trditev avtorica ilustrira z nekaterimi svojimi programi pouka angleščine za predavatelje v farmacevtskih podjetjih, programi pouka angleškega jezika za medosebne odnose itd. Tako odrasli učenci z vživljanjem v resnične komunikacijske potrebe v svojem poklicu pridobivajo govorne sposobnosti, spoznavajo sistem jezika itd.
Izkustveno učenje - enakovredna pot do znanja
Authors: Mijoč Nena
Published: October 2018

pristopi k izkustvenemu učenju. a) Ugotavljanje in priznavanje posameznikovih delovnih izkušenj se je osredinilo na dosežke izkustvenega učenja in vrednotenje tako pridobljenega znanja. b) Izkustveno učenje v nadaljevalnem izobraževanju je razvilo nove metode izobraževanja odraslih, ki so dodatno motivirale odrasle. c) Poudarjanje socialne razsežnosti v življenju in učenju posameznikov in skupin vpliva na redefiniranje preteklih izkušenj in opogumlja za družbene spremembe. č) Izkustveno učenje za osebnostno rast poudarja posameznikov razvoj, izboljšanje komuniciranja in sodelovanja z drugimi. Našo raziskavo smo zasnovali na spoznanjih vseh štirih pristopov. Z razčlenitvijo poglobljenih intervjujev smo ugotovili naslednje: - Intervjuvanci z nižjo stopnjo formalne izobrazbe uporabljajo svoje izkustveno pridobljeno znanje predvsem za preživljanje, tisti z višjo izobrazbeno stopnjo pa za ustvarjalno izrabo prostega časa. - Izbor dejavnosti je odvisen od spola in socialne plasti intervjuvanih. - 98% respondentov je pri svojem izkustvenem učenju uporabljalo pisne vire. - Podpora sekundarnih socialnih skupin pomembno vpliva na uspeh pri učenju. Izkustveno pridobljeno znanje pomeni bogastvo za deželo in bi moralo biti tudi formalno priznavano.
Značilnosti izobraževalne ponudbe za odrasle
Authors: Titmus Colin
Published: October 2018

Poskušal sem predstaviti vso raznovrstnost izobraževalne ponudbe za odrasle. Ta je tako velika in raznovrstna, da se včasih in ponekod zdi, da so na voljo možnosti in priložnosti, ki lahko ustrežejo vsaki zahtevi po znanju, ki si jo le lahko zamislimo. In ne le to, očitno obstajajo tudi prepričljivi razlogi za začetek takega študija. Kljub temu pa se je v poljubnem letu tudi v državah, kjer imajo najvišjo stopnjo udeležbe, na primer na Švedskem in v ZDA, le manjšina odraslih vključila v nek strukturiran program namenskega učenja, ki je na voljo. Velik delež ljudi se nikoli ne odloči, da bi sodelovali v izobraževalnem programu za odrasle.
Borza znanja
Authors: Perme Ema
Published: October 2018

Borza znanja je informacijsko središče, kjer se zbirajo, urejajo in posredujejo podatki o ljudeh, ki imajo določeno znanje, informacije, obvladajo kako spretnost ali pa so strokovnjaki na manj znanem področju in želijo svoje znanje posredovati še komu.
Prihodnost izobraževanja odraslih v Evropi - metodološki pristop in opis vzorca raziskave
Authors: Jelenc Krašovec Sabina
Published: October 2018

Primerjalna raziskava o problemih, ciljih, ponudbi in politiki izobraževanja odraslih. Raziskava je del evropskega projekta Izobraževanje odraslih v Evropi 1995, ki ga vodi prof dr. Walter Leirman iz Catholic University v Leuvenu (Belgija).
Knjižnica v izobraževanju odraslih
Authors: Češnovar Nada
Published: October 2018

Pod besedo knjižnica si večina ljudi predstavlja samo izposojo knjig. Veliko drugih storitev, ki jih v knjižnici še ponujajo, ljudje ne poznajo. Posameznik, ki se vpiše v knjižnico, dobi naziv uporabnik, nekako tako kot dobi tisti, ki gre k zdravniku, naziv pacient. Poznamo aktivne uporabnike, ki so se vsaj enkrat v tekočem letu pojavili v knjižnici, in potencialne uporabnike, za katere upamo, da bodo postali aktivni uporabniki. Sodobna knjižnica je kot lekarna, ki ponuja zdravilo za dušo in srce. Knjiga lahko človeka pomiri, razveseli in ga marsičesa nauči.
Razgrnimo skrivnosti disleksije. Odlike in težave ljudi s posebnimi sposobnostmi
Authors: Krajnc Ana
Published: October 2018

Disleksija (diskalkulija) je posebno nevrolosko stanje. Vcasih je povezano z levicarstvom osebe. Pri ljudeh z disleksijo se pojavijo izpadi dolocenih sposobnosti in nekateri nadpovpreeni talenti. Ostale sposobnosti so lahko zelo ozke, npr. sposobnost poslusanja in razumevanja tega, kar oseba slisi, sposobnost govornega izrazanja, sposobnosti vizualne percepcije, sposobnost branja, sposobnost pisnega izrazanja, obcutek za kvantitativna razmerja (numericnost), smisel za red, prostorska orientacija, obvladovanje zaporedij ( abeceda, postevanka, dnevi v tednu, meseci), posluh itd. Ob vstopu v solo se pokazejo ucne težave. Ucenec se dolgo privaja branju, here z okenckom, izpusca crke, obraca crke (s, z, b, d) in stevilke, predvsem pa grdo pise in dela veliko napak. Vidna znacilnost so niZji dosezki od intelektualnih sposobnosti osebe, dokler ne razvije svojih posebnih strategij za branje, pisanje in premagovanje drugih primankljajev. Potem gre njegova pot strmo navzgor. Postane usoden poslovnez, politik, umetnik, znanstvenik ali kaj drug ega. Zivljenjske poti ljudi z disleksijo so navadno skrajne: ali zelo uspdne (ce se dokopljejo do svojih talentov) ali pa povsem neuspešne, ce podlezejo ucnim tezavam ze na zacetku solanja.
Most do izobrazbe. Izobraževalni program za odrasle z desetimi ali manj leti šolanja
Authors: Knaflič Livija
Published: October 2018

Most do izobrazbe je izobrazevalni program, namenjen odraslim z desetimi ali manj leti solanja, ki zelijo nadaljevati z izobrazevanjem na ravni srednje sole. Ci/j programa je odrasle, ki se ponovno vk!jucujejo v izobrazevanje, bo!je pripraviti na izobrazevanje, da bodo zato tudi uspesnejsi. Program vkljucuje obnavljanje ali pridobivanje temeljnih spretnosti, povezanih s pismenostjo, socialne spretnosti, spoznavanje ucnih metod in nacel vseživjenjskega ucenja. Zacetni uspeh je kljucnega pomena za motivacijo manj izobrazenih, ki se vkljucujejo v izobrazevanje, saj ima velika večina med njimi za seboj neugodne izkusnje s solanjem. Pricakujemo, da bodo izvajalci programa Most do izobrazbe ob večji prepoznavnosti izobrazevalnih ciljev in vsebin laže prišli do udelezencev, da bo program za udelezence zares privlacen in jim bo resnicno pomenil most v boljso prihodnost.
Radikalno izobraževanje odraslih. Integralni del procesa družbenih sprememb
Authors: Kump Sonja
Published: October 2018

Našemu strokovnemu izrazju ne namenjamo dovolj pozornosti. Mnoge, tudi zelo splošne in za nasa stroka, tj. izobraževanje odraslih, temeljne izraze uporabljamo površna in nekritična, zato pogosta ista vsebina, pojme in njihov pomen izražamo z različnimi izrazi. Zahteve, da jih pravilno uporabljajo, je smiselno nasloviti taka na strokovnjake in delavce v izobraževanju odraslih, pedagogiki in andragogiki kakor tudi na druge strokovnjake in vse tiste (npr. novinarji), ki jih uporabljajo v javnosti. Neustrezna in neenotna raba strokovnih izrazov lahka povzroča zmeda in nesporazume, je pa tudi zrcala šibkosti stroke. Razvijanje terminologije je zahteven proces, a ključnih strokovnih izrazih pa se je treba dogovoriti in a predlaganih trditvah doseči, kolikor je mogoče, zadovoljivo soglasje.
Evalvacija v izobraževanju odraslih
Authors: Zorić Milena
Published: October 2018

Prica smo naglemu porastu stevila in vrst institucij, ki ponujajo odraslim izobrazevanje z razlicnih podrocij. Institucije so razlicno kakovostne, na trgu pa prezivijo le tiste, ki se zavedajo, da morajo nenehno vrednotiti svoje delo, taka na institucionalni kot tudi na programski ravni. Avtorica poudari in analizira pomen in vlogo evalvacije institucije in evalvacije programa. Primerja modele evalvacije, ki so se v zadnjih desetletjih uveljavili v svetu, z modelom Ponudimo odraslim kakovostno izobrazevanje- POKI, ki ga razvijajo v Andragoskem centru Slovenije. V sklepnem delu prispevka poda analiza in kriticno oceno tega modela. Sprasuje se, ali je moč model POKI vzpostaviti kot sistem, oziroma kako bi ga bilo potrebno nadgraditi, da bi bilo to mogoce.
Kakšne kompetence potrebujejo andragogi?
Authors: Ličen Nives
Published: October 2018

Besedilo razčlenjuje profesionalno vlogo izobrazevalca odraslih v casu vsezivljenjskega ucenja, pokaze na več dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na delovanje andragogov v praksi in s tem tudi na izobrazevm1je andragogov ter na razcepitev profesionalne vloge na vee segmentov. Pri oblikovanju programov za izobrazevanje andragogov in usposabljanje uciteljev v izobrazevanju odraslih bi morali upostevati naravno in kulturno okolje, v katerem ljudje zivijo, posebnosti razvoja v odraslosti in potreb odraslih !judi. Njihove potrebe po izobrazevanju namree segajo na razlicna podrocja zivljenja, ki implicirajo razlicne vrste ucenja in razvoj razlicnih kompetenc. Poleg tega je pomembna tudi tradicija izobrazevanja odraslih in izobrazevanja andragogov, dogajanje v praksi, teorije ucenja in razvoj koncepta kompetenc. Besedilo ugotavlja, da bi potrebovali programe, sestavljene iz dela, ki razvija splosne kompetence na podrocju humanistike, in dela, ki razvija specialisticne kompetence na podrocju izobrazevanja odraslih.
Več pozornosti našemu strokovnemu izrazju. Pravilna raba izrazoslovja krepi stroko
Authors: Jelenc Zoran
Published: October 2018

Našemu strokovnemu izrazju ne namenjamo dovolj pozornosti. Mnoge, tudi zelo splošne in za naša stroka, tj. izobraževanje odraslih, temeljne izraze uporabljamo površna in nekritična, zato pogosta ista vsebina, pojme in njihov pomen izražamo z različnimi izrazi. Zahteve, da jih pravilno uporabljajo, je smiselno nasloviti taka na strokovnjake in delavce v izobraževanju odraslih, pedagogiki in andragogiki kakor tudi na druge strokovnjake in vse tiste (npr. novinarji), ki jih uporabljajo v javnosti. Neustrezna in neenotna raba strokovnih izrazov lahka povzroča zmeda in nesporazume, je pa tudi zrcala šibkosti stroke. Razvijanje terminologije je zahteven proces, a ključnih strokovnih izrazih pa se je treba dogovoriti in a predlaganih trditvah doseči, kolikor je mogoče, zadovoljivo soglasje.Nasemu strakavnemu izrazju ne namenjama davalj pazarnasti. Mnage, tudi zela splasne in zanasa straka, tj. izabrazevanje adraslih, temeljne izraze uparabljama pavrsna in nekriticna, zatapagasta ista vsebina, pajme in njihav pamen izrazama z razlicnimi izrazi. Zahteve, da jihpravilna uparabljaja, je smiselna naslaviti taka na strakavnjake in delavce v izabrazevanjuadraslih, pedagagiki in andragagiki kakar tudi na druge strakavnjake in vse tiste (npr.navinarji), ki jih uparabljaja v javnasti. Neustrezna in neenatna raba strakavnih izrazav lahkapavzraca zmeda in nesparazume, je pa tudi zrcala sibkasti stroke. Razvijanje terminalagije jezahteven praces, a kljucnih strokavnih izrazih pa se je treba dagavariti in a predlaganih rditvahdaseCi, kalikar je magace, zadavaljiva saglasje.
Mnenje drugih potrebujemo zato, v da smo boljši. Študentsko ocenjevanje predavateljev višjih strokovnih šol
Authors: Rebolj Vanda
Published: October 2018

Avtorica v prispevku obravnava problematiko ocenjevanja predavateljev in uCiteljev s strani dijakov oz. studentov, osredotoca pa se predvsem na visje strokovne sole. Ugotavlja, daje ocenjevanje za napredovanje in progresivno spreminjanje sole nedvomno potrebno. Ob tem navaja tudi nekaj dilem, ki se pojavljajo pri ocenjevanju uCiteljev oz. predavateljev, pri cemer izpostavi predvsem strokovna nivoja ocenjevalca in ocenjevanca. Avtorica priporoca, da se zaradi nižjega strokovnega nivoja ocenjevalca od ocenjevanca ne ocenjuje strokovnih kompetenc uCitelja, temvee uCinek strokovnih kompetenc, tore} sam uCinek oz. uspdnost ucnega procesa. Na lastnem prakticnem primeru visje strokovne sole predstavi, kako je mogoce proces ocenjevanja učiteljev uspesno in neboleče implementirati ter tako sosledicno vzpostaviti konstruktivni dialog med studenti, uCitelji oz. predavatelji ter vodstvom sole.
Se odrasli lahko nehamo izobraževati? Vključevanje Slovencev v izobraževanje in primerjava z Evropo
Authors: Tuš Jadranka
Published: October 2018

Vsezivljenjsko ucenje je ze nekaj casa aktualna tema- pri nas, v preostali Evropi in tudi drugje po svetu. UCiti se zacnemo takoj po rojstvu. Hodimo v solo, si pridobimo poklic in ga zacnemo opravljati. Na tej tocki, bi nekoc lahko rekli, se lahko nehamo uCiti. Nekoc smo poklic, ki smo si ga pridobili, celo zivljenje opravljali na enak naCin. Danes ni vee taka. Znanje hitro zastareva in ce zelimo ostati konkurencni na trgu dela, moramo svoje znanje ves cas obnavljati in dopolnjevati. Podatkov o tem, koliko smo se ljudje v svoji aktivni dobi se pripravljeni uCiti, je zelo malo. Nekaj odgovorov je dala Anketa o funkcionalni nepismenosti v 90. letih, ena prvih mednarodnih raziskav o temje Ad hoc modulo vsezivljenjskem ucenju. Koliko smo se pripravljeni uCiti za potrebe dela, ki ga opravljamo? Koliko za svojo lastno osebnostno rast? Smo za to znanje pripravljeni tudi placati ali se ucimo le, ce nam to placa kdo drug? Smo se pripravljeni uCiti med prostim casom ali samo med delovnim casom? Kako nasi delodajalci cenijo znanje, koliko so zan} pripravljeni placati in koliko delovnih ur v ta namen zrtvovati? Nas vedno bolj pereca brezposelnost vzpodbuja k ucenju? In koncno- zakaj se ze taka zgodaj nismo vee pripravljeni uciti?
Metoda poslovnega primera. Didaktično orodje za večjo povezanost izobraževalnega sistema z gospodarstvom
Authors: Lajh Otmar
Published: October 2018

Avtor je na temelju lastnih spoznanj v ucnem procesu prišel do spoznanja, da bi morali v visokosolskem sistemu razviti in uporabljati metoda poslovnega primera kot temeljno didakticno orodje. Taje namrec zelo uporabna ne samo za uCinkovitejsi naCin razvijanja strokovnih kompetenc, temvec za prijetnejsi nacin pridobivanja novega znanja, uporabo in preverjanje pridobljenega znanja ter tudi za treniranje nacina opazovanja, selekcioniranja informacij in sprejemanja odlocitev. Pomembna je tudi zato, ker studenti urijo odlocanje, upostevanje razlicnih mnenj, spoznavanje prednosti in slabosti timskega dela, ucijo pa se tudi resevati spore.
Poklicna izgorelost ali zavzetost za delo, to je zdaj vprašanje Osebni in skupinski izobraževalni moduli za preprečevanje poklicne izgorelosti (2. del)
Authors: Pšeničny Andreja , Findeisen Dušana
Published: October 2018

Raziskavo sta avtorici posvetili preucevanju potreb po varovanju zaposlenih pred poklicno izgorelostjo, hkrati pa tudi spodbujanju njihove zavzetosti za delo. Podjetje, ki se zaveda pomena svojih virov, lahko v enem in drugem primeru s podobnimi izobrazevalnimi vsebinami in postopki oplemeniti svoj najpomembnejsi vir ljudi. Avtorici ugotavljata, da v zvezi s poklicno izgorelostjo danes ni vec poudarek na preucevanju osebnostnih lastnosti za delo »preveč« vnetih ljudi, marvec predvsem na proucevanju delovnega okolja in psiholoških delovnih okolisCin v podjetju. Poklicno izgorelost lahko prepreCimo tudi z znanstveno utemeljeno organiziranostjo podjetja ali ustanove; taksno, ki spodbuja formalne in neformalne komunikacijske okoliscine, pozitivne medsebojne in kolektivne odnose ter druge ugodne psihološke delovne okoliscine. Izobrazevanje za prepoznavanje in preprečevanje poklicne izgorelosti na eni strani ter izobrazevanje za spodbujanje zavzetosti za delo na drugi strani je posvečeno posameznikom, podjetjem, strokovni in široki javnosti.
Na poti do spodbudnega v študijskega okolja. 0 ločenosti in prežemanju akademske in bivalne sfere v univerzitetnih središčih
Authors: Mlinar Zdravko
Published: October 2018

Članek predstavlja izsek iz obseznejsega prostorsko-socioloskega raziskovanja sprememb v univerzitetnih sredisCih. Se pose be} se osredotoca na sedan} a locenost ter na moznosti povezovanja in medsebojnega vplivanja bivalnega in ucnega okolja. Konceptualna (vsebinska), kadrovsko-organizacijska in prostorska locenost hkrati pogojujejo doloceno osiromasenje in intelektualno praznino, ki jo avtor- na podlagi vee kot 40 nestandardiziranih intervjujev in analize dokumentov- razkriva v studentskih domovih v Ljubljani in na Obali. To praznino zapolnjuje hedonizem in jo spremlja nizka motiviranost za profesionalno-karierne in sirfe druzbene cilje. Zato avtor poizkusa pritegniti izkusnje o inovativnih resitvah iz drugih drzav- Velike Britanije, Nemcije in ZDA. Se zlasti je obetavno uvajanje 'bivalno-ucnih skupnosti' na stevilnih ameriskih univerzah. Stem se hkrati nakazujejo usmeritve za projektiranje in graditev objektov, ki smo jih doslej oznacevali kot studentske domove.
Osredotočena interakcija v v izobraževanju odraslih - Pedagogika ali terapija
Authors: Lesjak Katra
Published: October 2018

Prispevek obravnava pedagoški koncept na temo osredotočene interakcije avtorice Ruth Cohn. Izhaja iz hunanistične psihologije, uvrščamo ga pod humanistično pedagogiko. Opisani so nastanek, razvoj in definicija koncepta. Podrobneje sta pojasnjeni didaktika in metodika s poudarkom na vlogi vodje in pedagoške interakcije v procesu pridobivanja znanja. Prispevek prepletajo misli o odnosu in razlikah med pedagogiko in terapijo ter o možnostih uporabe koncepta v izobraževanju odraslih.
Učeča se organizacija - Element razvoja zaposlenih v podjetjih
Authors: Birman Forjanič Zdenka
Published: October 2018

V pričujočem prispevku nas bo zanimalo, kaj učeča se organizacija je, na kratko bo predstavljen koncept učeče se organizacije, nekaj pa bomo spregovorili tudi o pogojih, ki so potrebni za ustvarjanje učeče se organizacije. V metodološkem delu bomo na vzorcu 205 slovenskih podjetij in s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika preverjali trditev, ali učeče se organizacije res več vlagajo v razvoj in usposabljanje zaposlenih v primerjavi z neučečimi se organizacijami. Šest skupnih značilnosti, ki so se pokazale kot tiste, ki na nek način lahko opredeljujejo učečo se organizacijo, nam bodo v pomoč pri opredelitvi organizacij na učeče se in neučeče se organizacije – če je imela organizacija štiri ali več teh značilnosti, Smo jo opredelili kot učečo se, če je bilo teh značilnosti manj, pa je organizacija opredeljena kot neučeča se.
Vrednote mladih in vseživljenjsko v izobraževanje
Authors: Petković Mirjana
Published: October 2018

Avtorica se v prispevku sprašuje, kakšen odnos imajo mladi v Sloveniji do vseživljenjskega izobraževanja v povezavi z oblikovanjem lastnih življenjskih ciljev. Kaj mladostnike motivira, da se nenehno izobražujejo? Kako se odločajo o prioritetah? Kakšna znanja potrebujejo, da se pravilno odločajo tudi glede svojega učenja? In kako se potrebe in motivi za vseživljenjsko izobraževanje pri mlajših odraslih povezujejo z vrednotami. Pri svoji raziskavi in razmišljanjih se naslanja na Lengrandovo teorijo permanentnega izobraževanja, ugotavlja prevladujoče vrednote mladih in išče povezavo z njihova pripravljenostjo za vseživljenjsko izobraževanje.
Z umetnostjo za demokracijo
Authors: Mijoč Nena
Published: October 2018

V prispevku avtorica obravnava in s primeri ponazarja mednarodno prakso izobraževanja odraslih, ki z na videz nenavadnimi, inovativnimi pristopi animira in skozi prakso usposablja za demokratično državljanstvo skupine ljudi, sicer potisnjene ob rob družbenih dogajanj in odločanja. Gre za neformalno izobraževanje odraslih, ki z glasbo, likovno in besedno umetnostjo bogatijo proces medsebojnega učenja. Vse to spodbuja posameznikovo in skupinsko samozavest in pomaga razvijati kompetence, pomembne za aktivno in demokratično državljanstvo. Mednarodne konference, ki jih pogosto prvič pripravljajo tudi člani manjših organizacij in društev, na primer v okviru projektov Grundtvig, so za mnoge učna izkušnja in priložnost za promocijo ter spoznavanje »dobrih rešitev« za konkretne probleme izobraževanja odraslih. Z neposredno izkušnjo načrtovanja in sodelovanja v projektih se tudi na osnovi napak, problemov in konfliktov učijo sodelovati. Hkrati pa bogatijo medsebojne odnose in izgrajujejo prijateljstvo med izobraževalci, udeleženci in prostovoljci iz različnih evropskih držav.
Karierna sidra in načrtovanje izobraževanja (III. del)
Authors: Brečko Daniela
Published: October 2018

V prvem delu prispevka smo identificirali osem različnih kariernih sider in jih povezali z najpogostejšimi poklici. V drugem delu prispevka smo ugotavljali vserazsežnost vpliva kariernih sider na načrtovanje izobraževanja ter učne poti, v zadnjem delu prispevka pa se bomo posvetili iskanju razmerja med posameznimi kariernimi sidri in kariernimi ambicijami. Ne le s tistimi, ki so jih posamezniki izrazili, ampak tudi dejansko doseženimi. Raziskovali bomo tudi vpliv izobraževanja na izpopolnjevanje kariernih ambicij. Naredili bomo primerjave med posameznimi kariernimi sidri in vertikalnim oz. horizontalnim napredovanjem ter ugotavljali, ali imajo karierna sidra vpliv tudi na smer napredovanja v organizacijah in kako si lahko s pridobljenimi rezultati pomagajo pri načrtovanju kariere tako posameznik kot organizacija.
Učni izzivi starševstva
Authors: Torkar Matej
Published: October 2018

Avtor predstavi raziskavo, ki jo je opra1vil  v skupini za usposabljanje za starševstvo »Najina pot«. Avtorja je zanimalo, ali obstaja povezava med kvaliteto zakona in odločanjem za starševstvo ter kako se ujemanje v zakonu spreminja s prihodom novih otrok. Na podlagi dobljenih rezultatov sklepa, da v omenjeni skupini parov obstaja ta povezava, vendar je z večanjem števila otrok vedno šibkejša. Avtor razlaga, da obstajajo razlike med pari, ki uspejo integrirati starševstvo v svoj partnerski odnos in jih prihod otroka posebej ne ogrozi, ter drugimi, ki ta izziv težje sprejmejo, saj v temelju zamaje njihov partnerski odnos