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POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS CULTURAIS NO BRASIL
Authors: Melo Aldina da Silva
Published: December 2023

Este artigo analisa a experiência brasileira na formulação de políticas públicas de patrimonialização da cultura imaterial, a partir de ações do Ministério da Cultura (MinC) pautadas no documento da UNESCO de Salvaguarda do Patrimônio Cultural Imaterial. Considera as formas de mobilização no/do campo burocrático estatal no tangente ao movimento do processo de formulação dessas políticas. O recorte temporal compreende os anos 2000 a 2010, década que marca no MinC e na Unesco as primeiras formulações de políticas públicas voltadas para a salvaguarda da cultura imaterial.
REGULARIZAÇÃO FUNDIÁRIA E CO-PRODUÇÃO DA CIDADE
Authors: Bordenave Geisa , Gonçalves Rafael Soares
Published: December 2023

O presente trabalho busca analisar o caso do projeto de Assistência Técnica de Habitação de Interesse Social (ATHIS) na Chácara do Catumbi, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro sob a perspectiva de coprodução social da cidade. O projeto atuou no local, após o reconhecimento da usucapião especial urbana coletiva, e foi parcialmente concluído no ano de 2019. Buscou analisar a implementação do projeto e seus desdobramentos a partir dos diferentes atores envolvidos – equipe de arquitetos, equipe social, equipe da Pastoral de Favelas e moradores, com ênfase no processo participativo construído e na atuação específica da Universidade. A metodologia proposta é qualitativa, e foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com as equipes envolvidas e moradores.
Ocupações culturais: teorias leigas sobre os sentidos da participação política
Authors: Maio Ivone dos Passos
Published: December 2023

Este artigo tem como ponto de partida a incorporação frequente de eventos de ocupações culturais ao repertório de participação política de diferentes coletivos, que se dá no Brasil, especialmente a partir da segunda década dos anos 2000. Essa tática de protesto é permeada de controvérsias, encontrando críticas quanto à sua legitimidade e eficácia política, tanto entre ativistas do campo da esquerda, quanto em abordagens científicas mais normativas. Este trabalho busca compreender, a partir da perspectiva das teorias leigas, que sentidos os organizadores desses eventos conferem a participação política de modo a legitimarem sua forma de ação. Para isso, toma o caso da cidade de Porto Alegre/RS e lança mão de diferentes estratégias de coleta de dados, como a pesquisa online, a observação participante e entrevistas com os organizadores.
Ressignificação das perdas simbólicas na lava jato: o caso das empresas Camargo Corrêa, Norberto Odebrecht e Andrade Gutierrez
Authors: Porcionato Gabriela Lanza
Published: December 2023

O processo conhecido como “Lava Jato”, iniciado em 2014, envolveu diversos agentes, incluindo partidos políticos, empresários, agentes estatais e o setor da construção civil. Este artigo se concentra na depreciação da imagem de três empresas do setor da construção civil e nas estratégias adotadas para reconstruir sua reputação. A Lava Jato resultou em perdas simbólicas e econômicas para as três empresas envolvidas. As perdas foram analisadas por um processo de que chamamos de reelaboração da face (GOFFMAN, 1985). Através de uma pesquisa qualitativa e da análise de conteúdo, evidencia-se que as denúncias do Ministério Público destacaram atos de corrupção como uma conduta individual racional dos agentes denunciados, enfatizando como desvio moral. Após a prisão da elite econômica, as empresas passaram a reconstruir sua imagem por meio de documentos que enfatizam integridade, transparência, conformidade e ética, negando a corrupção e o comportamento desviante do passado. As análises concluem que as empresas realizaram mudanças em seus logos, imagens, conselhos e documentação interna, buscando legitimidade através da ética e da transparência. Esse processo de reconstrução da imagem envolveu esquecimento seletivo e a criação de uma nova memória pública, permitindo que as empresas escolhessem o que lembrar e o que esquecer (DOUGLAS, 1998). A mudança incluiu o apagamento dos sobrenomes associados à Lava Jato.
O argumento antropológico na disputa da terra indígena Xukuru do Ororubá: uma reflexão sobre a (des)consideração do saber antropológico no julgamento envolvendo direitos indígenas ameaçados pela pretensão política do marco temporal
Authors: COSTA MÔNICA MARIA GUSMÃO
Published: December 2023

Com as retomadas dos julgamentos do marco temporal das terras indígenas, pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal e da ação de reintegração de posse da aldeia Caípe, pelo Tribunal Regional Federal da 5ª Região – localizada no município de Pesqueira-PE e legalmente pertencente ao povo Xukuru do Ororubá – a autora se viu impelida a dar prosseguimento à sua pesquisa sobre julgamentos envolvendo direitos indígenas, tendo como objeto de reflexão a recepção (ou não) dos argumentos antropológicos pelo judiciário, os quais corroboram para a garantia desses direitos. Destarte, o presente ensaio tem como objetivo refletir sobre a ressonância da argumentação antropológica na aplicação do direito, tendo como pano de fundo o julgamento que decidirá sobre a reintegração de posse da aldeia Caípe, por latifundiário, problematizando o campo de poder discursivo entre o direito e a antropologia, ponderando sobre os princípios da ética que regem, de forma distinta, os dois campos de conhecimento e de atuação profissional.
Humanidades, Transmissão, Instituição e Programa
Authors: WAKSMAN VERA , FREITAS FLAVIO LUIZ DE CASTRO
Published: December 2023

Texto traduzido da palestra HUMANIDADES: TRANSMISIÓN, INSTITUCIÓN, PROGRAMA de encerramento do XVII Encontro Humanístico da UFMA: ciências, humanidades e reconstrução democrática.
Resenha do livro Por um ponto final
Authors: Ferreira Júnior José Ribamar
Published: December 2023

MANIR, Mônica.  Por um ponto final.  São Paulo: COM-ARTE, 2021.
A Cultura Popular e o Diálogo com a Escola na Vila de Itaúnas, Conceição da Barra/ES
Authors: SILVA CLAUDIA ALVES , SALIM MARIA ALAYDE ALCANTARA
Published: December 2023

O presente resultou de uma pesquisa que investigou a cultura popular e o diálogo com a escola na vila de Itaúnas, Conceição da Barra/ES. Focalizou especialmente os grupos culturais existentes na vila, suas manifestações e a relevância da valorização da cultura para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem e para as práticas pedagógicas no contexto escolar. A metodologia seguiu os pressupostos da abordagem qualitativa do tipo etnográfica, de acordo com Ludke e André (1986), utilizando as técnicas de entrevistas, observação e grupo focal. As reflexões teóricas foram norteadas pelos estudos de Vygotsky (1995), Benjamin (1994, 2009), Moreira e Candau (2003), na abordagem dos conceitos relativos à cultura e práticas culturais. De acordo com o resultado do estudo, foi possível identificar que existe um diálogo entre a cultura popular e a escola. Na investigação com os alunos, verificou-se que existe interesse em relação à diversidade cultural proposta nas atividades pedagógicas, estabelecendo um diálogo com os grupos culturais existentes na vila e a escola, com o intuito de potencializar e fortalecer a cultura popular.
Dramat społeczny i performans polityczny. Dwie strategie performatywne
Authors: Możdżyński Paweł
Published: December 2023

Centralnym problemem rozważanym w artykule jest relacja pomiędzy władzą a sztuką. Główną ramę teoretyczną dla prowadzonego wywodu stanowi teoria dramatu społecznego Victora Turnera. Performanse artystyczne w tym ujęciu są traktowane jako performanse kulturowe posiadające zakorzenienie w konflikcie społecznym. Autor najpierw bada skierowane przeciw władzy polityczne performanse rosyjskiego artysty Piotra Pawlenskiego, by później skupić się na analizie performansu List skierowanego przeciw wyborom korespondencyjnym, zorganizowanego w czasie pandemii COVID-19.
Wkład Rafała Lemkina we wszechstronne zrozumienie ludobójstwa Ukraińców w Związku Sowieckim
Authors: Serbyn Roman
Published: December 2023

Celem artykułu jest skonstruowanie odpowiedzi na pytanie badawcze, w jaki sposób nowatorskie tezy wybitnego prawnika Rafała Lemkina (1900–1959),
ojca koncepcji ludobójstwa (genocide) oraz intelektualnego patrona Konwencji ONZ w sprawie
zapobiegania i karania zbrodni ludobójstwa z 1948 r., przekładają się na nowe wszechstronne
rozumienie Hołodomoru, zbrodni ludobójstwa na narodzie ukraińskim popełnionej przez władzę
sowiecką. Autor pochyla się nad ewolucją rozumienia i oceny wydarzeń z lat 20. i 30. XX wieku
w Ukraińskiej Socjalistycznej Republice Sowieckiej, zademonstrowanych po II wojnie światowej
przez przedstawicieli ukraińskiej diaspory z Ameryki Północnej, władze USRS oraz środowiska naukowe i polityczne w niepodległej Ukrainie, przez pryzmat pojęcia zbrodni ludobójstwa. Artykuł
stanowi ponadto próbę paradygmatycznego przepracowania historii stosunków rosyjsko-ukraińskich i wskazania głównych czynników, które doprowadziły Kreml do dokonania genocydu
narodu ukraińskiego. W opracowaniu przeanalizowano źródła zachodnie oraz sowieckie.
Rynek e-mobilności transportu samochodowego Polski i Niemiec
Authors: Wodnicka Monika , Malinowski Michał
Published: December 2023

Celem jaki postawili autorzy tego opracowania jest przedstawienie rynku e-mobilności w świetle danych statystycznych. Odniesiono się do istoty i uwarunkowań elektromobilności transportu drogowego. Wskazano główne regiony na rynku globalnym uznane za liderów e-mobility zarówno w sprzedaży jak i posiadanej ilości infrastruktury ładowania samochodów z napędem elektrycznym. Podjęto również ocenę pozycji Polski w zakresie rozwoju elekromobilności. W tym celu przeprowadzono analizę porównawczą z jednym z krajów Unii Europejskiej, uznawanym za lidera w elektryfikacji transportu, Niemcami. Do analizy wykorzystano dane zastane pochodzące z baz danych statystycznych, raportów oraz opracowań serwisów branżowych.
Copper ferrite obtaining from microelectronics waste
Authors: Novikov Alexander S. , Sudarev Evgeniy A. , Mostovshchikov Andrei V.
Published: December 2023

Relevance. The need to develop new methods for metal waste disposal. This direction, with the participation of various intensifying influences, refers to resource-saving, technological, minimizing the volume of capital costs for raw materials, production and subsequent sale. Aim. To obtain copper ferrite from iron and copper waste of microelectronics. Copper ferrite is a useful and highly demanded product in this branch of domestic industry, especially now, when many sanctions have been imposed on our country, including in terms of microelectronics. To study its magnetic properties and draw a conclusion about the possibility of its application. Objects. Samples of iron and copper waste in the form of plates, wire and shavings. Methods. Volumetric analysis, electron microscopy, X-ray phase analysis, study of magnetic susceptibility. Results. The authors have produced finely dispersed iron (III) oxide from iron-containing microelectronics waste. This oxide is used in electrical engineering as part of high-voltage resistors for grounding the neutral of networks, lithium-ion batteries, as a carrier of analog and digital information. In the radio engineering industry it is used as part of low-voltage resistors, high-frequency chokes, small-sized pulse transformers. The authors produced finely dispersed copper (II) oxide from copper-containing waste. This oxide is used in production of phosphors and dry batteries – in batteries with liquid cells as a cathode, with lithium as an anode and dioxalane mixed with lithium perchlorate as an electrolyte. In addition, it finds application as a p-type semiconductor, since it has a narrow bandgap of 1.2 eV, and manufacturing photovoltaic cells in solar panels. Copper ferrite was synthesized from the obtained oxides by sintering. Rings made of such alloy serve as a core in transformers. The part increases the magnetic field strength by several thousand times, making the devices transmit more power than they could with a non-ferrite core. Ferrite ring cores are found not only in transformers, but also in other electronics (e.g. magnetic memory).
Eastern polygon of Russian railways for Russian coal export: development prospects and limitations
Authors: Takaishvili Ludmila N.
Published: December 2023

Relevance. Transportation of Russian coal by rail is an important link in coal supply for export. It is essential for the country economy and of high social significance for coal mining regions. Aim. To assess the state of the railway infrastructure for coal transportation, identify limitations and opportunities for improving coal transportation. Objects. Volumes and technologies of coal transportation by foreign and Russian exporters; state of the railway infrastructure of the eastern range of Russia; measures taken by coal mining companies to overcome restrictions on coal transportation; potential volumes of coal transportation for export and risks associated with reduction in coal exports. Methods. Methods of system analysis: classification, structuring and restructuring, analysis, formalization and concretization. Results. The paper considers the current state of coal transportation by rail in Russia with allocation of coal-mining eastern regions of Russia and Western Siberia. The importance of Russian railways in coal transportation is presented. The authors have outlined the problems of the railway infrastructure of the Eastern range of Russian railways due to its insufficient capacity. The changed geopolitical conditions created additional difficulties in transporting coal for export by rail. The paper introduces the state and prospects for modernization of the Eastern range of the Russian Railways. The authors gave an overview of activities of coal mining companies to overcome restrictions on coal transportation by rail. A brief review of the world experience in coal transportation state in the main coal exporting countries is made. The demanded volumes of coal transportation for export by rail was assessed. The paper considers the risks associated with the reduction of coal exports. The authors noted the need to harmonize programs for development of railway infrastructure, the coal industry and other industries that ensure coal extraction, transportation and consumption, reduce import dependence and the need to develop coal transportation technologies.
Antinemic Metabolites of Simarouba glauca against Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita Infesting Groundnut, Arachis hypogaea
Authors: Kavitha P.G. , Sumathi T. , Umadevi M. , Kavitha S. , Thirusenduraselvi D. , Vigneshwari R. , Dharani S. , Murugananthi D.
Published: December 2023

Background: Groundnut, Arachis hypogaea is a leguminous crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Meloidogyne spp., is considered to be nematode pest of economic importance for the groundnut throughout the world. Plant metabolites with nematicidal property have been in use for a long time for nematode control that offer many environmental advantages. Methods: The nematicidal activity of methanolic leaf extract of Simarouba glauca on eggs and juveniles (Js) of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infesting vegetables was evaluated at three concentrations in vitro (100%, 50%, 25%) with control at three exposure times. Result: Results revealed that at 100% concentration, the methanolic leaf extract of S. glauca showed the least number of eggs hatched (7.85, 12.63, 16.30/egg mass) and the highest mortality (60.58, 70.23, 92.58/100 juveniles) at the exposure times of 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs, respectively. The phytochemical compounds viz., Hexadecanoic acid-methyl ester, Isopropyl palmitate, Octadecanoic acid and Methyl stearate detected through GC-MS profiling of methanolic extract of S. glauca were found to inhibit the nematode activity. Pot and field studies proved that soil application of Simarouba leaf powder @ 10 g/plant and 5 kg/ha reduced the nematode infestation. This study implies that use of Simarouba leaf powder produces nematicidal effect against plant parasitic nematodes and reduced the nematode infestation in groundnut and is more suitable candidate in the context of biological control.
The Effect of Capital, Operating Hours, and Location Access in Increasing Merchants' Income at Legian Beach
Authors: Suriana Ida , Bagiada I Made
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of capital, operating hours and location access in increasing the income of traders at Legian Beach. This research uses quantitative methods. This study used 82 samples of merchants who sell on Legian Beach. The analysis technique used is path analysis using the PLS3 application.  The results showed that capital and location access had a significant positive effect on the income of traders on Legian Beach while one variable, namely operating hours, had no effect on the income of traders on Legian Beach.Keywords:  Capital, Operating Hours, Location Access and Income.
Paleosols of the Proterozoic basement roof of the Kursk magnetic anomaly area
Authors: Alekseeva T. , Lubarova A. , Alekseev A.
Published: December 2023

This work represents the results of multidisciplinary study of paleosols from the weathered roof of Precambrian basement (Stary Oskol, Belgorod region). Shallow paleosols were developed from ferruginous shale and diagenetically modified weathering crust of ferruginous quartzite which led to its sideritization. At the studied location (quarry of the Stoilensky mining and processing plant) the age of weathering crust is pre-Devonian. Both rocks contain pyrite. Paleosols developed under similar primitive lithophytic vegetation. The studied paleosols are identified as in situ, biotic, of extreme pedogenesis. The trigger for their development was the pyritization. As a result, the chemical weathering prevailed under physical and biological ones. Both soils were attributed to acid-sulfate. Paleosols have not developed the continuous cover. The paleosols previously discovered in this area were developed from ferruginous quartzite and are also attributed to the acid-sulfate type. It seems that this soil type was widely distributed in the past.
Group learning on social work placements
Authors: Lindsay Trevor
Published: December 2023

In the UK, as in most other countries, social work student learning is a combination of a college based education and placement practice (practicum). There is nothing unusual in practice teachers working with social work students in groups. What is rather surprising is that, in spite of the approach having been accepted for many years, it has attracted relatively little interest as a research topic. However, the benefits of groups for learning are well established and discussion on groupwork models of student learning in practice is to be found in the literature of other helping professions, notably counselling, psychotherapy, nursing and occupational therapy. It is also well established in the literature on staff supervision. This article reviews some of the literature on group learning and supervision and presents the findings of a research project which examined the experience of students and practice teachers engaged in group supervision on placement. While a small number of students had some reservations about their experience, feedback from students and practice teachers was very positive overall. The findings of the study are used to suggest guidance for good practice in this area.
An exploration of female social work students’ participation in online and face-to-face self-help groups
Authors: Levine Joanne
Published: December 2023

This article reviews findings of a small, exploratory study of 45 female, masters-level social work students who participated face-to-face or online in course required self-help groups. Explored with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were reasons for female students’ choice of group medium and satisfaction with peer support in both types of groups. A range of supportive acts and behaviors were reported in the qualitative data although there were few statistically significant differences in quantitative peer support scores when grouped by face-to-face and online group membership. Contributions from research on the relational theory of women’s development and group psychotherapy are suggested to help in developing online learning environments geared towards female learners.
Advancing stages of group development:
Authors: Kelly Timothy B. , Lowndes Andrew , Tolson Debbie
Published: December 2023

A qualitative study was undertaken on the stages of group development in an on-line group . The group was a nursing ‘community of practice’ taking part in the Gerontological Nursing Demonstration Project. Together the nurses worked to develop and implement best practice across Scotland. Through content analysis of 27 on-line group sessions, the authors identify the group tasks, the character of the group system and member behaviour, the skills of the groupworker, the dynamics of mutual aid occurring in the session and the stages of group development. Findings challenge the dominant paradigm of group development represented by Tucker and Garland, Jones and Kolodny. The group did become more productive and mature, but did not experience a power and control/storming stage of development.
Development, implementation and evaluation of a process for allocating final placements to nursing students.
Authors: Mason Rachael Anne , Brackenbury Debra , Broady Sophie , Tsuro Trish , Kane Ros
Published: December 2023

This paper reports on the implementation and evaluation of a process developed over two years, intended to aid student nurses to enhance job application writing skills and curriculum vitae development, and to provide an opportunity for students to have a choice in their final practice placement.  The study aimed to explore students’ perceptions on the strengths and limitations, explore the perceived impact on application form and CV writing, and gain suggested improvements to the process to increase student experience. A cross-sectional design using online questionnaires (year one and two) and a focus group (year one) gathered quantitative and qualitative data from a volunteer sample of final year adult and mental health student nurses. The majority of participants were happy with the process and with their placement allocation. Three main themes were reported in both years; Choice, Process, and Employability skills/Readiness for employment, with the addition of a fourth in the second year; Fairness. The process allows students to develop skills in applying for jobs which they feel is beneficial for their future. Choice enables students to tailor their final experience to their career aspirations and skill development, ultimately smoothing the transition into their future positions.
Development of Interprofessional workstreams to support interprofessional learning
Authors: Traynor Marian , Rice Billiejoan
Published: December 2023

Collaborative learning is increasingly recogmised as essential in ensuring the delivery of safe and effective healthcare and fundamental to creating the healthcare teams of the future.  Central to this, is the early exposure of healthcare students to multiple healthcare professions to begin the process of thinking and practicing in a more interprofessional way.  Thus, after reviewing the literature, an interprofessional module was developed and implemented within an undergraduate nursing curriculum in one university in the UK, consisting of ten interprofessional workstreams to support students' exposure to other professions.  This paper describes the implementation process, the assessment component, and addresses the evaluation of the process from  both the student and teacher perspective .  It aims to provide guidance for other educationalists who may wish to implement a similar programme and to encourage further discussion about the possibilities for the development of a model for  interprofessional education and practice.
A scoping review on applied drama methods used in social work education
Authors: McMullin Cheryl , Maguire Thomas , McFadden Paula
Published: December 2023

This article presents the findings from a scoping review on the occurrence of applied drama used in social work education. Evidence from the last decade has highlighted the efficacy and use of simulation-based learning and role-play in social work education to prepare students for practice, but less is known regarding applied drama methods. The review focused on identifying the use of applied drama and interdisciplinary learning that exists in social work education. There were fifty-three articles retrieved and forty-eight papers in total included in the review but only nine used applied drama techniques and five of which evaluated or specified the use of theatre of the oppressed. This paper will focus on the methods and findings of the application of drama in social work education, as this area has had less attention than simulation-based learning and role-play methods, which the other thirty-nine articles reviewed addressed. This paper only focuses on the findings relating to applied drama methods and the small but burgeoning interest in the use of theatre of the oppressed approaches developed by Augusto Boal in the 1970s. The review identifies a gap in current research on the use of applied drama and how it might potentially enable further development of skills and competence for social work students.
Professional integrity, social work and the ethics of distrust
Authors: Banks Sarah
Published: December 2023

This paper explores the relevance of the concept of professional integrity in the context of the current climate of managerialism and marketisation in the social welfare field. It considers the implications for professional integrity of the present organisational climate based on an ‘ethics of distrust’, the nature of the concepts of ‘integrity’ and ‘professional integrity’, and the possibility of professional integrity as part of an ‘ethics of resistance’. It draws on literature from moral philosophy and on interviews with senior practitioners in social work and related occupations.
Social work practice and identity in joined-up teams
Authors: Frost Nick , Robinson Mark
Published: December 2023

This paper draws on an ESRC project that explored how multi-disciplinary teams work together in their practice with children. The specific aim of this paper is to examine the role of the social worker in such teams by focussing on some of the possibilities and tensions. It is concluded that, despite the many challenges, social work has a positive role to play in developing the joined up policy and practice agenda.
Hostages to fortune
Authors: Denney David
Published: December 2023

Drawing upon a growing corpus of knowledge, this article examines the extent and impact of violence on health and social care staff. Whilst individual and collective strategies for preventing and avoiding violence are explored, the article also examines themes which emerge from the research literature and considers some of the complexities surrounding this area. Current policies with respect to violence against health and social care staff are the subject of reflection as are future possibilities for research.
Solutions not problems
Authors: Isherwood Keith , Regan Suzanne
Published: December 2023

The government’s regime of target setting for public services has been subject to increasing criticism. The number of targets, who sets them and the interactions between the target setter and user have been challenged in reports from the Audit Commission. This article reports on the findings of an experiment in which a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach was used to define suitable targets for change and the improvement of service outcomes in one integrated mental health residential rehabilitation service. The paper describes in detail the type of information which was elicited from a Solution-Focused questionnaire containing ‘the miracle question’ which was distributed to both service users and staff. In particular, the discussion focuses on the advantages of using the approach as a management tool for translating the experientially based responses of both service users and staff into measurable practical action.
But you should see their families
Authors: Bilson Andy , Markova Galina
Published: December 2023

The use of institutional care in countries in transition to capitalist economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia continues to grow. This paper shows how common understandings of reasons for entry to care that blame parents lead to policies that are unable to address the situation of children and families. Effective social policy needs to find ways to see the predicaments of parents and overcome the blindness that can be induced by prejudice and ideology. The paper demonstrates how a small research project involving Roma women as researchers in Bulgaria was able to make parents visible and challenge commonly held views leading to the development of an effective local alternative to residential care.
Towards a mixed economy of foster care provision
Authors: Sellick Clive
Published: December 2023

Foster care in the UK, especially England, has developed a broad base of service delivery. No longer an almost exclusively public sector activity, foster placements and related therapeutic and educational services are increasingly located in the non-governmental sector and delivered by independent fostering providers (IFPs). As this sector has grown, so too have contracting arrangements between IFPs and local authority purchasers, most of whom have faced considerable difficulties in recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of foster carers for their looked after children. With the strengthening policy shift towards commissioning, different contracting models are emerging. These are described with reference both to recent studies and a broader critique of relevant legal, policy, ideological and managerial developments in order to speculate about the future of a mixed economy of foster care.
Fostering matters
Authors: Harlow Elizabeth , Blackburn Foluke
Published: December 2023

The views of stakeholders are increasingly seen as important to the delivery of services. The perspectives of foster carers therefore, can contribute to the organisation, management and provision of placements to children who are looked after by the local authority. This paper reflects the views of Foluke, a member of the symposium ‘Fostering Matters’ which took place at the University of Salford in March 2007. Foluke is not only an experienced foster carer and trainer of foster carers, but also an experienced social worker with current responsibility for educating social work practitioners. There is no suggestion that the views expressed in this paper represent the ‘truth’ of being a foster carer. On the contrary, it is appreciated that the opinions of foster carers will vary in relation to their social characteristics (such as class, gender, ‘race’ or ethnicity), their personal biographies and the context in which their opinions are elicited. Nevertheless, this paper contains important reflections on a main theme of the symposium - the professionalisation of foster care. Furthermore, comments on the quality of practice in relation to assessment and training may be of value to those responsible for the continued improvement in standards.
Agency in multiprofessional work
Authors: Kinni Riitta-Liisa
Published: December 2023

Working with an older person involves different professionals and domains of knowledge. This study examines narratives of the members of a multiprofessional team and an older patient in the context of hospital rehabilitation. Methodologically it draws on social constructionism and the membership categorisation device (MCD). The aim is to show how the situational context, the rehabilitation team, and the agency of its members and the patient get constructed in the accounts of the interviewees. The analysis shows that the social order in hospital rehabilitation includes patterns of action that favour physical, i.e. medical, expertise. The members of the team studied constructed their team as a geriatric one in their accounts. Neither the social worker nor the patients were constructed as active agents in the core of multiprofessional working. The context of health care and the ‘quest for certainty’ challenge social work to find alternative ways of seeing the truths in a patient's life and to negotiate the solutions in multiprofessional working.
The ‘commodification’ of ‘children in need’ in welfare markets
Authors: Petrie Stephanie
Published: December 2023

The well-being of children and young people in the UK has been shown to be poor compared to most other affluent countries. This paper argues that the market paradigm in welfare, ideologically driven not evidence-based, requires managers to implement services for ‘children in need’ that are short-term and fragmented and developed to suit the needs of adults. These services do not provide the well-researched conditions needed for the optimal development and well-being of children and young people. A deficit model of children is embedded in welfare assessment templates and the ‘child in need’ must be objectified, standardised, costed and subject to quality control mechanisms by managers at all levels in order to meet targets and performance indicators. This, in turn, has undermined the ‘helping relationship’ with professional adults. The article begins by reviewing the move from the Welfare State to welfare markets, current evidence as to the outcomes for children and young people in the UK compared to other countries and the conditions necessary for optimal development. The discourse of consumption and how this combines with market processes and leads to the ‘commodification’ of children is then explored. In conclusion it is argued this has undermined the ‘helping relationship’ and that a return to professional identities and practices, detached from party political considerations, is imperative.
Managers
Authors: Lambley Sharon
Published: December 2023

Over the last 30 years a number of commentators have observed that social work in Britain is in a condition of crisis (Lymbery, 2001; Clarke, 1993; Jones and Novak, 1993) and neo-liberal policies and managerialist practices are transforming social work (Harris, 2003). The negative impact has been well documented by those advocating radical responses to increased managerial control over the processes and outputs in social work (Jones, 2001, Rogowski, 2008, Ferguson and Woodward, 2009). Some blame managers for these transformations (Jones, 2001, Rogowski, 2008, Ferguson and Woodward, 2009) whilst the media, politicians and the public continue to blame social workers when things go wrong (Cohen, 2002) even if the tragedy was unavoidable (Mass-Lowt and Hothersall, 2010). However there is evidence that some managers and social workers are working collaboratively to resist managerialism (Evans, 2009) which supports those who argue that the transformation of social work is not yet complete (Kirkpatrick, 2006). This paper explores these contradictory viewpoints and finds evidence of a range of strategies and approaches that are being adopted by managers and social workers, including collaborative approaches which need to be better understood.
Developing communities of practice
Authors: Gray Ivan , Parker Jonathan , Rutter Lynne , Williams Sarah
Published: December 2023

Social work in the UK has undergone a period of momentous change in the last decade with the introduction of a ‘modernising agenda’ that has increased managerial approaches to the organisation, development and delivery of services. These approaches are embedded and social workers and social work managers must find ways of working within them to synthesise appropriate responses that promote the values and cultural heritage of social work within the new context. This paper considers the possibilities offered by communities of practice to develop learning organisations in which a managed and participatory approach to social work and social care can be generated. A super-ordinate model of contending learning cultures is developed and used to create a blue print for practice that draws on a range of management and professional theories and perspectives.Successful involvement of people who use services is identified as a key feature of a more advanced approach to leading a community of practice and the effectiveness of supervision is seen as dependent on the development of a community. The approach offers a strategy for first line and middle managers to develop team effectiveness and improve services that is robust and not dependent on organisational initiatives and cultures.
Social work management in Ireland
Authors: Leinster John
Published: December 2023

This article discusses exploratory quantitative and qualitative research into the training and education needs of social work managers in Ireland from four sectors of service, the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Probation Service, hospital social work and non-governmental (NGO) social work sectors. 176 questionnaires were distributed. (56 were returned; a response rate of 32%), 3 focus groups were held with 15 participants and 3 individual interviews were conducted with social work managers. They were asked to identify their postgraduate training, their span of responsibilities, the level of management training they had participated in, and the gaps in their management training. While 82% of this sample of social work managers had post qualifying training and education, which enhanced their social work skills rather than their management skills, none had received social work management training. Three out of 56 had completed a Masters degree in Health Service Management. The probation service, laudably, was the only sector that provided management training. However this training was problematic to the managers as it was perceived as not geared for the social work field. The research participants experienced grave misgivings at their lack of management training and prioritised their training needs as including strategic management, cost benefit analysis, organisational management and financial management. This research clearly identified the need for social work management training and supports the immediate establishment of programmes that address this need in order to enhance existing service delivery.
Recovery
Authors: Fox Joanna , Ramon Shula
Published: December 2023

We introduce the new meaning of recovery and reflect on its potential to develop current thinking and practice in mental health with adults, and look at its implications for service providers and service users. We analyse the relevance of this concept to the context of the UK government’s policy to move disabled people, including mental health service users, from ‘welfare to work’. The social and economic climate that drives this policy agenda and the implications for society of the focus on employment are outlined, as we reflect on the role of work in supporting or hindering the recovery process and identity re-formation, in part through the experience of the first author. We conclude by suggesting how practice can enable a process of returning to ordinary living, including employment, that supports recovery through a process of shared responsibilities.
Knowledge production and social work
Authors: Rasmussen Tove
Published: December 2023

Practice research can in itself be regarded as a specific form of knowledge production in social work with substantial potentials. Its possibilities as well as its challenges depend on the broader picture of knowledge production in the field. Important phenomena and trends in this broader picture are identified and discussed by using three perspectives on knowledge production: the epistemology, sociology of knowledge, and conceptualization of professions. Challenges can be identified in several of the newer trends and may be most clearly seen in the substantial changes in the dominant societal recreation of ‘professionalism’, which at the same time from a traditional point of view must be regarded as deprofessionalization. It is suggested, that practice research in this situation can play an important role in a knowledge production scaffolding a new understanding of professionalism and expertise.
Solar power plants in terms of landscape protection and repair: activities of local governments in İzmir
Authors: KARADAN Deniz , BİRİŞÇİ Tanay
Published: December 2023

Objective: The aim is to reveal depending on the location choices of solar power plantsthe landscape protection strategies and what needs to be done in terms of landscape restoration after the operations of the power plants are completed.

Material and Methods: Seven solar power plants owned by local governments in İzmir constituted the main material of this study. In this context, observations were made in the research areas, the characteristics of the installed solar power plants were determined and their environmental effects were evaluated within the scope of landscape protection and repair.

Results: The installation years, locations, installed capacity, and installation areas of the solar power plants, which are the subject of the research differ from each other. Therefore, their environmental impacts are different from each other. In order to evaluate the environmental impact, the profiles of the power plants within the scope of the research were examined by taking into account the standards of electricity generation from solar energy, and their distances to different uses and transportation axes were measured as bird flights. In addition, the areas covered by the installed power plants were revealed and the usage areas of the produced energy were specified.

Conclusion: Five of the seven solar power plants examined within the scope of the research are assembled roofs and the other two are land applications. Since more space is required in the area preparation, logistics, and installation of solar power plants, which are land applications, the negative impact on the environment is higher. In order to prevent or reduce these negative effects, appropriate and comprehensive landscape repair plans should be prepared with conservation decisions for the solar power plant areas that are actively working, whose activities have been terminated and will be newly installed.
Domateste toprak kökenli fungal patojenlerin mücadelesinde rizobakterilerin kullanılma potansiyeli
Authors: AKBABA Mustafa , GENC Tuba
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Domates bitkisinde hastalığa neden olan toprak kökenli funguslara karşı, domates bitkilerinin rizosferinden izole edilen rizobakterilerin biyolojik mücadele potansiyellerinin belirlenmesidir.

Materyal ve Yöntem: 10 farklı rizobakteri izolatının bitki gelişimini teşvik etme ve 3 farklı fungal patojene (Fusarium oxysporum HMK2-6, Rhizoctonia solani HB-66, Verticillium dahliae YY-14) karşı biyokontrol potansiyelleri in vitro koşullarda belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, aralarından seçilen iki rizobakteri izolatının R. solani’ye karşı etkisi in vivo koşullarda belirlenmiştir.

Araştırma Bulguları: Pseudomonas chlororaphis T142 strainin %19.9 ve Bacillus subtilis T139 straininin %11.9 oranında biyokontrol etki göstererek R. solani’nin hastalık şiddetini azalttığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca Bacillus subtilis T139 izolatı, domates bitkilerinin kök gelişimini kontrole göre artırmıştır.

Sonuç: Çalışmada kullanılan rizobakteri izolatları domateste R. solani’nin biyolojik mücadelesi için ümit vadedici sonuçlar ortaya koymuştur.
Prevalenca pediatričnega medicinskega travmatskega stresa pri otrocih z rakom in njihovih starših
Authors: Klašnja Hafner Sandra , Kreft Hausmeister Ivana , Kavčič Marko , Masten Robert
Published: December 2023

Pediatrični medicinski travmatski stres (PMTS) je niz psiholoških in fizioloških odzivov otrok ter njihovih staršev na bolečino, poškodbe, hude bolezni in druge izkušnje z medicinskim okoljem. Pri pediatrični obliki raka je najvišja prevalenca PMTS, saj vključuje niz stresorjev, ki sprožijo številne negativne psihološke odzive. Z raziskavo smo želeli proučiti prisotnost PMTS pri otrocih, obolelih za rakom, in njihovih starših zaradi soočanja s težko boleznijo in zapleti zdravljenja glede na spol, vrsto raka, trajanje in intenzivnost zdravljenja ter hospitalizacije v enoti za intenzivno terapijo otrok. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 183 staršev ter 62 otrok in mladostnikov, ki so bili ali so se v času raziskave še zdravili na Kliničnem oddelku za otroško hematologijo in onkologijo Pediatrične klinike v Ljubljani. Podatke smo zbrali s pomočjo Lestvice intenzivnosti zdravljenja – IRT-2, Ček liste posttravmatske stresne motnje/starši za otroke – PCL-C/PR, Ček liste posttravmatske stresne motnje – PCL-5 in Lestvice simptomov posttravmatske stresne motnje pri otroku – CPSS-5. Ugotovili smo, da je PMTS prisoten tako pri otrocih kot pri njihovih starših. Ugotovitve bodo prispevale k sistematičnemu uvajanju ukrepov za preprečevanje PMTS in k prizadevanju za oskrbo, ki vključuje zavedanje in ozaveščanje o travmi pri otrocih z rakom.
El confinamiento durante la pandemia por COVID-19: su efectividad y grado global de adherencia
Authors: Bueno-Cuadra Roberto
Published: December 2023

Los objetivos del presente trabajo fueron revisar la naturaleza de las medidas de confinamiento con fines de salud pública en general, la efectividad de tales medidas, especialmente en el contexto de la pandemia por COVID-19, y el grado en que las personas las acataron frente a la grave amenaza que implicó esta enfermedad. Las medidas de lacuarentena pueden aplicarse a grupos limitados de personas o a grandes poblaciones, como sucedió en la última pandemia. La evidencia indica que la cuarentena fue efectiva encontribuir a controlar pandemias recientes como la del SARS y la de la COVID-19. Sin embargo, existen muchos factores que inciden en la efectividad de estas medidas, como en el grado en que las personas las acatan. Por otro lado, las medidas de cuarentena generan impactos sociales, psicológicos y económicos importantes en la población. A pesar de estas limitaciones e impactos negativos, la cuarentena sigue siendo una importante medida de contención, por lo que su aplicación debe acompañarse de una adecuada asistencia a la población afectada.
El rol de la simulación episódica en el despliegue de conductas prosociales en ambientes competitivos de contextos intergrupales
Authors: Alean Molinares Daniela José , Franco Chalco Eduardo
Published: December 2023

Este estudio examinó el efecto modulador de la simulación episódica en la relación entre ambientes competitivos y conductas prosociales en contextos intergrupales. En una muestra de 120 estudiantes universitarios de Santa Marta, Colombia, se observó que la presencia de un ambiente competitivo disminuye las conductas de ayuda encomparación con entornos no competitivos. La simulación episódica no altera la probabilidad de manifestación de conductas prosociales en ambientes competitivos. Estos resultados contrastan con investigaciones previas y sugieren la influencia de diversos factores metodológicos y contextuales. Se discuten las implicaciones para el diseño de futuras investigaciones que aborden la simulación episódica y la dinámica intergrupal, destacando la necesidad de considerar condiciones más ecológicas y realistas en los paradigmas de investigación.
PERİNEAL VE PERİANAL BÖLGE PİLONİDAL SİNÜSLERİ: İki vaka raporu
Authors: DEMİREL Arif Hakan , KURTOĞLU İbrahim , ERSAK Can , GÖNÜLTAŞ Mehmet Alparslan
Published: December 2023

Perine ve perianal bölge yerleşimli pilonidal sinüsler oldukça nadir görülmektedir. Sunulan bu iki vaka ile birlikte literatürde yayınlanmış perineal ve perianal yerleşim sayısı 15’i bulmuştur. Klinik bulgular ve MR görüntülerine istinaden anal fistül tanıları alan 42 ve 50 yaşlarında iki hastanın yapılan ameliyatlarında anal kanal ile ilişkisi olmayan kıl içerikli sinüs yapıları saptanıp eksize edilmiştir. Histopatolojik tanıları kronik enflamasyon olarak raporlanmış olan vakaların ilki bir perine skarı üzerinde gelişmiş, ikincisi ise altta yatan hazırlayıcı bir patolojik durum olmaksızın primer olarak gelişmiştir. Sunulan vakalarda olduğu gibi perineal ve perianal yerleşimli pilonidal sinüslerde MR tetkikinin hassasiyetinin düşük olabileceği, ayrıca bu bölge hastalıklarının ayırıcı tanısında pilonidal sinüslerin de hatırlanması gereği vurgulanmıştır.