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Entrants to the labour force: changes in market conditions and educational qualifications of youth
Authors: Thompson G Brian
Published: April 2018

This study examines the position of youth in the New Zealand labour market over the past 2 decades, including links between education and the labour market. Changes in the labour market position of school leavers, teenagers, and older youth are described. Changes in the supply and value of school qualifications of entrants to the labour force are examined and a data series on school qualifications of entrants to clerical jobs shows the influence of fluctuations in slackness of the labour market. The results indicate, for entry to these jobs, a selection function of school qualifications which entails declining exchange value as the supply of qualifications increases, in contrast to constant exchange value within the education system.
Maori pakeha differentials in incomes and hours worked: a study of sample data for selected occupations
Authors: Brosnan Peter
Published: April 2018

Studies which compare Maori and non-Maori incomes have used either aggregate census data or a non-representative sample. This study uses 8 very restrictive samples drawn for the 4 occupations which employ the most Maori then and the 4 which employ the most Maori women. It is found that there are significant differences in the hours worked by the Maoris and pakehas in the samples. When hours worked plus age and location are controlled for there are no significant earnings differences for 7 of the 8 occupations. The results suggest that policies to improve Maori earnings must continue to be directed at the factors which affect occupational choice and job assignment.
The Government's role in industrial relations
Authors: Rodger Stan
Published: April 2018

The Government has practised a policy of non-intervention in the industrial arena since it took office in July last year. It is comtnitted to a consultative approach rather than leaping into the centre of a dispute. In my view the approach is right. The Minister of Labour should not be involved in disputes unless they are likely to adversely affect the national interest. Rather, I believe the Minister should put in place legislation that commands the respect and trust of the participants to ensure that industrial conflict is resolved through effective consultation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration
Introduction: the pursuit of full employment; macro economic perspectives
Authors: Rose Dennis
Published: April 2018

The papers in this symposium are derived from papers presented to the most recent of 2 conferences on labour, employment and work organised by Peter Brosnan and Phillip Morrison of Victoria University. Their very considerable effort and initiative brought together a wide range of persons active in research into aspects of employment and unemployment in New Zealand. At the second conference. in September 1985, papers were presented on topics ranging from analysis to demographic trends, through detailed analysis of employment generation at rhe enterprise level to policy analysis and consideration of the social and personal consequences of unemployment. The conference provided an opportunity for researchers to learn something of what is going on in other disciplines beside their own. In this symposium we are pleased to be able to make 5 of the conference papers available to a wider audience.
Some preliminary evidence on employee share ownership schemes in New Zealand listed companies
Authors: Firth Michael , Keef Stephen , Mear Ross
Published: April 2018

This note examines employee share ownership schemes as approved by the Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Departnzenr under the provistons of section 166 of the 1976 Income Tax Act. The note provides preliminary evidence on the characteristics of these section 166 schemes, including an analysis of the participation rates and the benefits conferred.
The reception of the economic torts into New Zealand labour law: a preliminary discussion
Authors: Anderson Gordon
Published: April 2018

This discussion raises a nu1nber ojissues related to the introduction of the economic torts into New Zealand labour law during the 1970s. These include the question of whether such major innovations accorded with the principles normally accepted by comparative lawvers when considering legal transplants. and the basic question of whether the common law as developed in Britain is, in this case, suitable for New Zealand circumstances. The impact of the law in New Zealand is then outlined and the changes introduced hy the Labour Relations Act are briefly considered.
The sexual harassment provisions of the Labour Relations Act
Authors: Boast Richard
Published: April 2018

Sexual harassment is not wholly self-contained, in that it can be relevant to other types of personal grievance. There is no reason why sexual harassment could not, for instance, amount to constructive dismissal. In this paper I will focus on the specific sexual harassment provisions of the 1987 Act
Occupational safety and health: the policy issues
Authors: Hampton Chris
Published: April 2018

When this seminar was planned, it was expected that the Government's intentions for occupational safety and health reform would be known by now. Unfortunately, that has not happened. Because of this, I am able to discuss only the Department of Labour's perception of the policy issues. What I have to say should not be taken as Government policy; those decisions are still to be made.
The Employment Tribunal and the Employment Court
Authors: Hughes John
Published: April 2018

In the controversy that has accompanied the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act 1991, appreciation of the significant jurisdictional changes made by the legislation have understandably taken second place to the expression of wider concerns. The aim of this note is to examine aspects of the new Employment Tribunal and Employment Court within the overall framework of the 1991 Act. At the time of writing, the relevant Part of the 1991 Act has yet to come into force.
Some economic issues affecting public policy on disability
Authors: Smith Verna
Published: April 2018

Economic perspectives of current public policy issues on disability are reviewed. The participation of people with disabilities in the labour market is discussed, with particular reference to the problem of information inadequacy. Different policy responses including equal employment opportunities, transitional and supported employment schemes, and dere.gulation of the labour market are considered. Income maintenance strategies, their adequacy and effect on vocational opportunity are reviewed. The role of insurance schemes in reducing the costs of disability is considered. Collective responses to the costs of disability are discussed.
Can a disabled person be the best person for the job? Disability and the merit principle in the Public Service
Authors: Hunt Robyn
Published: April 2018

This paper explores the assumptions underlying the merit principle in relation to disabled people in the New Zealand Public Service. It suggests a view of merit which is more compatible with affirmative action strategies and it discusses some of the implications for EEO disability.
Dismissal Cases 1990-1991
Authors: Geare Alan
Published: April 2018

The paper considers a number of recent Court decisions related to dismissals, and in particular their impact on industrial relations practice
Women at Work: Ensuring Equity in the Employment Relationship: The Case for a Minimum Code
Authors: Mulgan Margaret
Published: April 2018

Next year, 1994, marks the century of the passing in 1894 of the first Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration (IC&A) Act in New Zealand, an act which was to shape the structure and development of New Zealand's industrial relations for almost a century. I have chosen to anticipate that anniversary today. My address is concerned with a broad industrial law topic which has, I believe, particular relevance for this year's anniversary, the suffrage of women.
Labour's New Deal: A Bargaining Framework for a New Century?
Authors: Anderson Gordon , Walsh Pat
Published: April 2018

Labour proposes a new vision of labour law. It will reflect Labour's new overall policy of participative, consensus based government and will, Labour believes, remedy the inadequacies of the Employment Contracts Act. As the centennial of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1894 draws close, one might ask whether Labour has forged a policy that, if enacted, may have the same influence in the 21st century.
The Culture of Tripartism: Can European Models be Adapted for New Zealand Use?
Authors: Foulkes Angela
Published: April 2018

For nearly one hundred years, industrial relations systems in New Zealand have had two basic characteristics: they have been largely prescriptive, and they have been relatively self contained. They have been prescriptive in that the institutions and the procedures that were set out in the law were designed around a fairly precise intended outcome, and it was clear how and when the system would deliver the intended result.
Accident Compensation – 1995 and Still Languishing
Authors: Duncan Grant
Published: April 2018

With the publication of the latest policy review of ACC, Accident Compensation 1995, the question of deregulating injury insurance in New Zealand has once again come to the fore. Action on ACC legislation, although openly acknowledged by all commentators as a necessity, has been slow in coming due to disagreement about the basic premises of rights, entitlements and institutional arrangements and an uncertain balance of power in Parliament. The present article examines the debates around deregulation and efficiency, the principles of "no fault" and "no right to sue", and the failure of the current regulatory regime.
Gender Equity in the Workplace: A Comparison of Canada and Sweden
Authors: Harcourt Mark
Published: April 2018

This paper argues that New Zealand needs a coherent approach to gender equity and that the experiences of other countries provide some evidence of which policies work and in what circumstances. For this purpose, the Canadian and Swedish approaches to gender equity are compared. Swedish policy is found to be more effective than Canadian policy, but only in narrowing the gender pay gap. Furthermore, it is argued that the ideological incompatibilities of Swedish social democracy and Canadian liberalism would make it difficult for Canadians to emulate even this one dimension of Swedish success. The remainder of the paper examines the common failings of both Canadian and Swedish approaches to gender equity, and, on this basis, makes suggestions for future Canadian reforms which might also prove valuable to New Zealanders in establishing their own approach to gender equity.
The Arguments for a Specialist Employment Court in New Zealand
Authors: Robertson Bernard
Published: April 2018

This paper is concerned with the issue of the structure of the employment institutions. The author argues that, if it is agreed that the present position is illogical and incoherent, the question is which way should New Zealand move? Should a more specialised and autonomous employment law system be created with its own appeals or should the Employment Court be abolished? In attempting to answer that question he explores the arguments for having specialist employment institutions. In doing so the paper anempts to show that the existence of a specialist Court is inconsistent with an employment regime based on free contracting.
The Role of Specialist Legal Institutions in Bargaining Under the Employment Contracts Act 1991: Saboteurs or Saviours?
Authors: Skiffington Lorraine
Published: April 2018

This article examines the role of the "new" legal institutions in bargaining under the Employment Contracts Act 1991 through an analysis of case law and legal research. It provides an overview of bargaining provisions specifically addressing: choice of representatives, authorisation, recognition, rights of access, negotiation and ratification and critically analyses how the legal institutions have interpreted bargaining provisions under the Act. It argues that the free market philosophy underpinning the new regime is fundamentally flawed and that "free bargaining" has failed to deliver a workable system. Contrary to the peripheral role envisaged by the Act for the "new" legal institutions they had little option but to intervene and assume a traditional role of balancing the competing interests of employer and employees. In the absence of a statutory mandate for intervention, they find themselves in an increasing precarious position pointing to an urgent need for refornt of bargaining provisions and clarification of their role.
Review Article: Industrial Relations in Australia
Authors: Hicks John
Published: April 2018

The industrial relations systems of Australia and New Zealand are unique in using conciliation and arbitration as the main form of conflict regulation. Although the concept of compulsory arbitration was devised in Australia it was first introduced in New Zealand and only later adopted by the Australians. Because this common origin exists it is interesting for New Zealanders to examine the divergent development of the two systems. One advantage of this is that it exposes possible strengths and weaknesses of the New Zealand system.
COMMENTARY: Recent developments in New Zealand’s industrial relations system
Authors: Wilson Margaret A.
Published: April 2018

The major problem I have been faced with when preparing this paper is how to analyse and communicate in a short space the numerous changes that have been taking place in our industrial relations system. The answer of course is that I cannot. What I have therefore decided to do is concentrate my paper upon the major developments that in my view are fundamentally changing the practice of industrial relations in New Zealandland. For, I do believe that some fundamental changes have been taking place and that such a process of change can be charted from 1968, and that we are still in the midst of this period of change.
Suspension and the non-striking worker
Authors: Hughes John
Published: April 2018

Section 128 of the Industrial Relations Act 1973 allows an employer to suspend nonstriking workers where work normally performed by them is not available because of a strike. This article considers the background to, and the case law arising from, such suspensions and the limitations that have been established on the employers power to suspend such workers.
How does New Zealand compare? Some international comparisons of disaggregated unemployment data
Authors: Hicks John , Brosnan Peter
Published: April 2018

This paper describes the underlying pattern of New Zealand's unemployment experience (to the extent that the very limited data permit) and compares it with the pattern in Australia, Norway, the UK and USA. It is shown that although New Zealand's unemployment rate is low by international standards, the distribution of unemployment is more inequitable and that the actual unemployment rates for some sub-groups in New Zealand are approaching, and at times exceeding, unemployment rates for equivalent sub-groups in the other four countries.
Unemployment and redundancy: a union viewpoint
Authors: Campbell Rob
Published: April 2018

The fact that unemployment and the threat of unemployment are two of the major issues facing unions was underlined by an historic first joint conference convened in August 1981 by the Federation of Labour and the Combined State Unions. The present level of unemployment, and the magnitude of potential changes in the labour market over the next decade or so, pose challenges to union organisation just as great as the more immediate problems of maintaining wages levels and working conditions. Since that Conference there has been a series of industrial disputes over aspects of job security both in the private and in the state and local body sectors.
Commentaries: The State of the Unions
Authors: Roth Herbert
Published: April 2018

"Man was born free, yet everywhere lives in chains" - this is the well-known opening sentence of Rousseau's Social contract. Trade unions in New Zealand present us with a similar paradox, though unfortunately I lack Rousseau's ability to express this in a dramatic form suitable for dictionaries of quotations. The paradox is that trade unions are among the most unpopular institutions in New Zealand, yet the number of unionists keeps increasing. This is by no means due entirely to compulsion : voluntary unions, such as the Public Service Association, have grown at a faster rate than unions where membershlp is compulsory, and new unions have been formed voluntarily by people in previously unorganised occupations, such as production supervisors, technicians and professional engineers. There was even a union of sauna and massage employees in the late 1970s but it collapsed, perhaps because the members did not wish to be covered by awards and preferred the bare minimutn.
Strength v Cleanliness: How Images of Masculinity and Equality Shape Women's Industrial Position in a "Man's World"
Authors: Wylie Cathy
Published: April 2018

In this article, emphasis is given to the cultural or symbolic dimension of work organization and industrial relations style in order to find a fuller explanation for the low participation of women in trade unions. To show the significance and operation of this dimension, the article concentrates on the description and analysis of an illuminating situation, the Gear freezing works in 1975.
Real time vector database updating system: a case study for Turkish topographic vector database (Topovt)
Authors: YILMAZ Altan , CANIBERK Mustafa
Published: April 2018

Turkish Topographic Vector Database (TOPOVT) is a 3D vector database comprising 1:25.000 scale or higher resolution topographic features, contours representing the topography and geographic names. TOPOVT is the basic geographic data source for our country mapping and base for GIS applications covering whole Turkey. So far data collection for TOPOVT has been carried out by General Command of Mapping. Updating of TOPOVT is a continuous process and goes on by annual planning on regional base. Geospatial data collection, either in the office or in the field, is a hard, costly and time consuming process. Using the existing geospatial data will be a suitable solution for get rid of all these expenses. Governmental institutions and municipalities have their own GIS and collect and update these geospatial data according to their needs. With a close look, these data are similar to TOPOVT data or with a little effort can be converted to TOPOVT model. TOPOVT Real Time Updating System was designed to provide all governmental institutions and municipalities producing and using geographic information via internet to update and easily access to TOPOVT. TOPOVT Real Time Updating System has been realized to avoid duplicate geographic data production countrywide and reflect the changes in topography to TOPOVT in real time or near real time. This system will enable governmental institutions and municipalities to update TOPOVT in their service areas according to their job definition without needing another software thus providing the TOPOVT users to make use of the up-to-date data. By this system, all the governmental institutions needing topographic database for their applications will easily reach TOPOVT, make use of the data in their field works and present the data they produced to country use. Also, by avoiding the duplicate geographic data production, national sources will be utilized economically and effectively.
El Bicentenario de Paraguay como ejemplo de la didáctica de la Historia
Authors: Rodríguez Pardo José Manuel
Published: April 2018

En El Bicentenario de Paraguay como ejemplo de la didáctica de la Historia defendemos que, lejos de ser una ciencia positiva a la altura de las matemáticas o la química, la historiografía fue siempre un verdadero ejemplo de lucha entre diversas posiciones que sobre un mismo hecho han mantenido diversos historiadores. La reciente celebración de los bicentenarios de independencia de las repúblicas hispanoamericanas, y de la república del Paraguay en particular, constituyó un ejemplo paradigmático de la Historia como disciplina cuya unidad doctrinal es polémica. Este artículo se consagra a analizar las diversas perspectivas que sobre el proceso de la independencia paraguaya se han sostenido, poniendo énfasis en la importancia de partir de las mismas para evitar enfoques dogmáticos o claramente partidistas.
La construcción de la identidad: una visión desde la Neurociencia
Authors: Cervino Claudio Osvaldo
Published: April 2018

El propósito de la Neurociencia es tratar de establecer, entre otras, las bases neurobiológicas y psicológicas que rigen a los procesos mentales y a la conducta. Este ensayo tiene como objetivo dar un enfoque neurocientífico acerca de qué es, cómo pudo haber surgido y cómo se construye la identidad. Se entiende por identidad: al conjunto articulado de rasgos específicos de un individuo o de un grupo. El desarrollo de la identidad personal y social es un proceso complejo que se realiza en la interacción con otros y posee importantes funciones y características. El proceso de desarrollo y expresión de la identidad hay que ubicarlo como parte de nuestra actividad mental, producto del funcionamiento de las redes neurales cerebrales y da al ser humano una imagen de sí mismo, como sujeto libre y responsable en el obrar. La identidad se basa en la autoconciencia humana y ésta sería la consecuencia de un desarrollo de la reflexividad cognitiva y de la flexibilidad conductual. Se discute que la aparición y desarrollo de la autoconciencia, que lleva a la construcción de la identidad se establece con características psicobiológicas de las capacidades cognitivas evolutivamente adquiridas y las particularidades medioambientales en las que vive el individuo, incluyendo el entorno social. Como conclusión, se llega a que la construcción de la identidad, que se apoya en el lenguaje, el pensamiento, la conciencia reflexiva y las funciones ejecutivas cerebrales, que le dan a la identidad un sentido del ser, la continuidad espacio-temporal y el reconocimiento por otros de la existencia.
Educação libertadora a partir do círculo de cultura
Authors: Santos Ferreira Ana Lúcia , Bernardo Machado María Dulce De Lima , Correia  Lima Rafael
Published: April 2018

O artigo traz uma reflexão a respeito da prática docente brasileira na atualidade versus a tendência progressista libertadora a partir da inspiração dos “Círculos de Cultura”, de Freire (1985). Uma educação voltada para o homem formador de um pensamento crítico, a pesquisa vem de encontro com a atual realidade do professorado na prática escolar e um panorama positivo de educação por meio da prática realizada no nordeste do Brasil, refletindo assim, numa nova educação com novos professores que visam uma educação crítica, social e de qualidade que liberte o cidadão da opressão.
Medición del impacto del Proyecto “Atención educativa oportuna para el desarrollo integral a niños y niñas de 3 años” periodo 2016 – 2017
Authors: Pacheco Claudia , Speratti Hugo , Gaona Oscar , Aquino Blanca , Caballero Plate Alejandro , Brítez Rodrigo Gustavo , López Nélida , Romei Roman María De Lourdes , Díaz Juan José , Elías Rodolfo
Published: April 2018

“El objetivo principal de esta propuesta es: Estimar el impacto en el desarrollo integral de niños y niñas del proyecto “Atención educativa oportuna para el desarrollo integral a niños y niñas de 3 y 4 años en Asunción y 10 departamentos geográficos del país”.
Formación para el trabajo: En busca de la pertinencia de los Bachilleratos Técnicos Agropecuarios e Industrial de la Educación Media
Authors: Molinas Santana Graciela , Zavala María Victoria , Speratti Hugo , Elías Rodolfo , Sosa Alcira
Published: April 2018

La evolución tecnológica, la producción en general, ha posibilitado elevar los niveles de competitividad de las empresas, las condiciones de vida y de trabajo de la población, requiriendo mejorar permanentemente la calidad y pertinencia de la educación y la formación de los recursos humanos. La Educación Media, entre sus objetivos define el desarrollo de la formación para el trabajo y el sector productivo del país demanda mejoras en las competencias laborales de los egresados de dicho nivel del SEN, ante esto surge la interrogante ¿Cuál es la pertinencia en la formación? En respuesta búsqueda de respuestas se pretende realizar la investigación para “describir la relación entre las competencias laborales demandadas por el sector productivo del país y la formación en Bachilleratos Técnicos Agropecuarios e Industrial de la Educación Media”.
Pertinencia del diseño curricular del Bachillerato Científico con Énfasis Ciencias Básicas de la Educación Media para la formación universitaria en las carreras de ingenierías
Authors: Zavala María Victoria , Elías Rodolfo , Speratti Hugo , Sosa Alcira , Brítez Rodrigo Gustavo , López Sara , Gomez Mariana , Felman Daniel
Published: April 2018

La formación de los recursos humanos a través del Sistema Educativo Nacional es de vital relevancia para el desarrollo de las personas y del país, los niveles más comprometidos para la formación profesional son las del Nivel Medio y la Universidad. Las carreras de ingenierías en los últimos años se volvieron interesantes para los egresados de la Educación Media, quienes presentan dificultades significativas para demostrar los saberes mínimos para el ingreso a dichas carreras. Esta situación lleva a la pregunta central ¿cuál es la pertinencia del curriculum del Bachillerato científico con énfasis en Ciencias Básicas de la Educación Media en relación a los saberes exigidos para el ingreso en las carreras de ingenierías? Por cuya razón se pretende en esta investigación “Analizar la pertinencia del diseño curricular de la Educación Media- Bachillerato Científico con énfasis en Ciencias Básicas y Tecnología en relación a los saberes requeridos para la formación universitaria en las carreras de las Ingenierías.
Profesionalización de la Gestión Sanitaria basada en los resultados a través de la Educación a Distancia y formación basada en la simulación
Authors: Ruoti Mónica , Araujo Raquel , Franco Daniel , Sperati Hugo , Velázquez Eduardo
Published: April 2018

“Contribuir a la consecución de los MDG en los países de Latinoamérica (LA), el desarrollo de un crecimiento socioeconómico sostenible e integrador, así como la cohesión social y la equidad. Aumentar, a través de un mejor acceso a los servicios de mayor calidad y de atención de salud eficiente, con una mejor gestión.”
Fundamentos de la Olimpiada Paraguaya de Astronomía y Astronáutica
Authors: Quintana Eduardo
Published: April 2018

La astronomía paraguaya todavía es una materia pendiente en la academia. No existen ni centros ni grupos de investigación en la materia, salvo casos excepcionales e individuales. En la actualidad existen cuatro asociaciones grandes de astronomía a nivel nacional, pero no existen carreras universitarias relacionadas a la astronomía ni a la astrofísica. Es por ello que los principales núcleos de divulgación y abordaje se desarrollan mejor en las instituciones educativas de nivel básico y medio y en los grupos de divulgación. Es por ello emblemático el trabajo realizado por el Club de Astrofísica del Paraguay con la Olimpiada Paraguaya de Astronomía y Astronáutica (OPAA), un espacio que permite acercar la ciencia a los estudiantes y despertar las vocaciones científicas de manera temprana.
Caracterización de la ciencia en el Paraguay de la democracia (1989-2015) Aproximación a la construcción de la historia de la ciencia paraguaya
Authors: Quintana Eduardo
Published: April 2018

Durante la transición democrática –iniciada en 1989–, la academia en general se olvidó de contar la historia de la ciencia en el Paraguay, fruto de la falta de tradición y de la concentración académica en política, sociedad y economía, principalmente. Esta investigación analítica y descriptiva es un breve diagnóstico de la situación de la ciencia en el país en los últimos 26 años posteriores al fin de la dictadura stronista (1954-1989), que pasó de ser olvidada tanto por el Estado como por los actores privados, a consagrarse hoy como un puente a la economía del conocimiento o a la “sociedad del conocimiento”. Se llevó a cabo previamente una investigación bibliográfica, de manera a constatar que, por un lado, hay escasos registros académicos sobre historia de la ciencia en Paraguay y, por el otro, se realizaron encuentas y entrevistas a investigadores de Nivel II y III del Programa Nacional de Incentivo a Investigadores (PRONII) del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conacyt) en el año 2014. Se utilizaron indicadores nacionales de CyT y bibliométricos. El resultado de ello es una muestra de los logros en las distintas áreas del conocimiento, que pretende ser un esbozo de la construcción teórica de la historia de la ciencia en Paraguay. En términos concretos, ya podemos hablar de producción cientítica paraguaya, pero tenemos una clara “ciencia en construcción y transición” en el país, donde los principales problemas que encuentran los científicos son la falta de recursos humanos cualificados y un bajo presupuesto, público y privado, para la investigación. Entre los mayores desafíos con que cuentan hoy los investigadores se destacan la eliminación de la burocracia y mejor acceso a las fuentes de financiación, el incentivo a la iniciación científica, más recursos económicos y creación de postgrados con enfoques de investigación.
Respuesta al estrés académico de estudiantes universitarios del Paraguay: una comparación entre carreras
Authors: González Galeano María Fernanda
Published: April 2018

El estudiante universitario se adapta a exigencias académicas encaminadas a mejorar la calidad de los resultados educativos. Dado que cada carrera universitaria impone un nivel de exigencia distinto, esta puede influir en la intensidad con que se experimenta el estrés y las respuestas desadaptativas asociadas. El objetivo fue diferenciar el tipo de respuesta al estrés académico según el tipo de carrera universitaria. Un muestreo no probabilístico intencionalpermitió seleccionar 353 estudiantes de diversas carreras universitarias, con una edad promedio de 22.75 (DS = 3.920), agrupados en cinco áreas de estudio: Ciencias de la salud, Ciencias sociales y Humanidades, Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ingenierías y finalmente, Arquitectura, Diseño y Arte. El estudio fue cuantitativo, no experimental, correlacional-descriptivo y transversal. Se aplicó la Escala de Respuesta al estrés del Cuestionario de Estrés Académico de Cabanach, Valle, Rodríguez & Piñeiro (2008). Los estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud obtuvieron mayores niveles de agotamiento físico, alteraciones de sueño y agitación física en comparación a todas las demás carreras, encontrándose diferencias estadísticamente significativas tras ser comparados con los estudiantes de Ingenierías en la dimensión de agotamiento físico (p = .001), alteraciones de sueño (p = .003), pensamientos negativos (p = .022) y agitación física (p = .000), mientras que al ser comparados con los de Economía y Administración, los de Ciencias de la Salud volvieron a alcanzar mayores índices de pensamientos negativos (p = .020) y agitación física (p = .025). Se encontró correlación positiva a nivel .001 entre todas las dimensiones conforman el instrumento.
Abordaje y prevención de la problemática del bullying en el tercer ciclo de la Educación Escolar Básica en cinco instituciones educativas de Asunción
Authors: De Alderete Roxana Claudia Mainero
Published: April 2018

El 9 de setiembre 2014 (diario Última Hora), se declaró el primer caso de condena por bullying en el país “La jueza de la Niñez y la Adolescencia Graciela Rolón Cardozo, dictaminó la pena”. En medios de comunicación, nacionales e internacionales se describieron actos de violencia en distintos niveles. El presente trabajo de investigación descriptiva, diseño no experimental, con enfoque mixto reporta los hallazgos encontrados sobre abordaje y prevención del bullying con alumnos del Tercer Ciclo de la Educación Escolar Básica (EEB), en cinco instituciones educativas de Asunción, durante el año 2014. Como objetivo general se pretendió: Analizar la forma de abordaje y prevención del bullying en la EEB. La técnica empleada fue la encuesta por medio de un cuestionario semi -estructurado, los resultados demostraron que existe un escaso conocimiento sobre el abordaje y prevención de la problemática e intervención en cuanto a procedimientos; sin embargo se visualizó en las instituciones el uso de estrategias similares para la prevención: Charlas –entrevistas– reuniones, entre otras. Así mismo se describen los tipos de maltratos más comunes entre los estudiantes y lugares más frecuentes para el acoso. Los hallazgos revelaron que el maltrato es parte de la diversión y ésta se constituye en una de las causas más frecuentes de bullying, citada por los alumnos. Entre las niñas existe más maltrato verbal/ social y entre los varones, físicos, no se identificó acoso a través de las redes sociales.
Presentación
Authors: Romero de Velázquez Sanie
Published: April 2018

La Universidad Iberoamericana, coherente con la misión institucional, presenta a la sociedad el quinto número de la Revista Científica Estudios e Investigaciones, en el marco del V Foro de Investigadores.La UNIBE promueve la investigación y la innovación generando instancias pertinentes en las carreras de grado y programas de posgrado, conformando equipos de investigadores Juniors y participando activamente en los programas de investigación convocados por el CONACYT.
Vivencias de estudiantes universitarios de la Carrera de Enfermería del Instituto Dr. Andrés Barbero de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Año 2014
Authors: Paniagua Esperanza
Published: April 2018

Los estudiantes universitarios experimentan un fuerte cambio en el ritmo cotidiano de la vida y en el seno de la Educación Superior. El abandono o la cronicidad de estudiantes para concluir sus estudios, preocupa a la gestión académica y financiera de la universidad, a docentes, orientadores, familiares y al estudiante mismo. El estudio se realizó con el objetivo de describir las vivencias de los estudiantes de enfermería del Instituto Dr. Andrés Barbero de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, durante su vida universitaria en el año 2014. Esta investigación es cualitativa, de diseño observacional y alcance descriptivo fenomenológico, la muestra representada por estudiantes matriculados del tercer año carrera de Enfermería. El área de estudios abarcó la Casa Central y filiales. Se conformaron dos grupos focales de diez participantes cada uno, como instrumento se elaboró una guía de preguntas abiertas en base a las categorías de análisis: datos sociodemográficos, motivos de elección de la carrera, percepción de estudiantes y aspectos socioafectivos. Los resultados reflejan la integración de estudiantes con la comunidad académica, el prestigio institucional, experimentan temor, nerviosismo, ansiedad ante la presentación oral de trabajos prácticos y exámenes, desacuerdo de docentes que no desarrollan las unidades y dejan la responsabilidad a los estudiantes en el trabajo práctico, temor antes las patologías, rechazo por algunos usuarios, proceso de adaptación, falta de difusión del sistema de becas, no están de acuerdo con el horario para el pago de aranceles. Se recomienda dotar de recursos humanos en perceptoría y el apoyo a estudiantes en el proceso de adaptación, integración e inducción.
Población infanto-juvenil testigo y víctima de violencia doméstica
Authors: Arrom Suhurt Cristina , Fresco María Del Pilar , Arrom Suhurt Carmen Marina , Ruoti María Mónica , Arrom Suhurt María Auxiliadora
Published: April 2018

Numerosos estudios han demostrado una asociación entre violencia de pareja contra la mujer y consecuencias de salud y sociales negativas para los hijos e hijas.
Proyecto: Clasificación, tipología y ranking de las universidades paraguayas
Authors: Cubilla Antonio L.
Published: April 2018

A través de la aceptación de la diversidad educativa superior se podría estudiar la problemática existente en las universidades con una evaluación objetiva. Por ello, se proyecta la clasificación, tipología y ranking de las universidades paraguayas. Se proponen siete indicadores objetivos de medición y 27 subindicadores adaptables al contexto universitario del país. El ranking puede aplicarse a las 54 universidades existentes en todo el país.
Estudio sobre el animal autodomesticado
Authors: Bunge Mario
Published: April 2018

El calificativo biosocial nos invita a fusionar todas las disciplinas que se ocupan de las personas, desde la zoología y la neurociencia hasta la antropología y la historiografía. El trabajo de los neurocientíficos es descubrir los sistemas y procesos neurales involucrados en el sentimiento, la planificación o el control de los procesos sociales, es decir, en las cadenas de eventos que afectan a otras personas. La neurociencia cognitiva social amplía y actualiza la visión clásica de la psicología social, al estudiar no sólo el comportamiento sino también su fuente interna cuando no es automática sino impulsada o por lo menos influenciada por la emoción o la volición. Este artículo sugiere que la psicología es una ciencia más que un capítulo de la zoología, como lo pregona el biologismo.
Implementation of MenACWY vaccination because of ongoing increase in serogroup W invasive meningococcal disease, the Netherlands, 2018
Authors: Knol Mirjam J , Ruijs Wilhelmina LM , Antonise-Kamp Laura , de Melker Hester E , van der Ende Arie
Published: April 2018

The annual incidence rate of serogroup W invasive meningococcal disease in the Netherlands increased from < 0.05/100,000 (n < 10) before 2015 to 0.5/100,000 (n = 80) in 2017. Most isolates (94%) belong to clonal complex 11. The incidence rate is highest among  < 5 year-olds and 15–24 year-olds. The case fatality rate was 12% (17/138) in 2015–2017. From May 2018, MenACWY vaccination replaces MenC vaccination at age 14 months and from October 2018, 13–14 year-olds are offered MenACWY vaccination.
Student Reflective Literacy Practices and the Professional Development of Mexican American Women Post-Secondary Educators
Authors: A Palomo Rebecca , J Hinojosa Tamara
Published: April 2018

Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how the professional development of two Mexican-American women post-secondary educators was impacted by the reflective literacy practices (RLPs) of their students and themselves. RLPs were defined as verbal and written dialogue that fosters reflection of their learning.

Background: Research suggests that RLPs can be empowering for students, yet there is minimal research about the impact that RLPs may have on the post-secondary educators (PSEs) who assign or use them.

Methodology: We used critical theory, to conduct a collaborative autoethnographic study exploring how the use of RLPs influenced our professional development as Mexican-American women PSEs. Specifically, we focused on the contrasting nature of three specific concepts related to professional development: (1) voice/silence, (2) masking/expressing of emotions, and (3) empowerment/disempowerment.

Contribution: Findings suggest that RLPs help PSEs gain insight about their students and about themselves. These insights facilitate both voice/silence and expressing/masking of emotions within the classroom and during interactions with colleagues. These insights also enable PSEs to enhance their pedagogical voices and to create empowering post-secondary education settings for themselves and for their students.

Findings: Two themes emerged in our study: Developing Pedagogical Voice and Becoming Empowered. The first theme had two sub-themes: (1) empowering class discussions and (2) personal experiences that guide our pedagogical voices. The second theme had four sub-themes: (1) dealing with other colleagues, (2) letting go of perfection, (3) 50:50 responsibility, and (4) vulnerability and heart.

Recommendations for Practitioners: Our research supports the use of RLPs in post-secondary education settings. However, because our findings also demonstrate how RLPs can contribute to Mexican American PSEs feeling silenced, implications for professionals who work with Mexican American PSEs indicate providing culturally empowering environments that decrease silence. Culturally empowering environments may include research mentorship for Mexican American PSEs, networking opportunities, and diversity recruitment efforts to increase the number of Mexican American women as post-secondary educators.

Future Research: Future research should focus on the use of specific types of RLPs, including how technology is changing RLPs.
Design and implementation of a local DICOM PACS and Teleradiology for general hospital
Authors: Dao Van Tuyet , Truong Cong Thang , Ngo Hoang Huy , Ta Yen Thai , Hoang Xuan Trung , Sergey Ablameyko
Published: April 2018

Medical Imaging Informatics has begun over two or more decades. Currently, the share of X-ray, CT images used in medical diagnostics, or share medical images in collaborative research purposes and other public administrative report is one of the challenging issues for medicine and computer science. In the developing country, almost all the general hospital has been equipped with a number of modality for medical examination including an X-ray machine, CT scanner, MRI machine, Ultrasound machine. Initially, these devices were developed as a separated system and unconnected so that their digital images cannot be stored in a server, can not be shared and supported by specialized departments, and especially for Teleradiology activity. Our research proposes a topology for integrating Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and Teleradiology. Design the model and deploy the local DICOM PACS and some application of Teleradiology on the system in the General Hospital. In this paper, we also propose some novel workflow and substitute for the current process which has been used by physicians at the General Hospital so far.
The NU Non-Parallel Voice Conversion System for the Voice Conversion Challenge 2018
Authors: Wu Yichiao , Lumban Tobing Patrick , Hayashi Tomoki , Kobayashi Kazuhiro , Toda Tomoki
Published: April 2018

This paper presents the NU non-parallel voice conversion (VC) system developed at Nagoya University for SPOKE task of Voice Conversion Challenge 2018 (VCC2018). The goal of the SPOKE task is to develop VC systems without the requirement of parallel training data. The key idea of our system development is to use text-to-speech (TTS) voice as a reference voice, making it possible to create two parallel training datasets between the source and TTS voices and between the TTS and target voices. Using these datasets, a cascade VC system is developed to convert the source voice into the target voice via the TTS voice as the reference. Furthermore, we also propose a system selection framework to avoid generating collapsed speech waveforms, which are often observed by using less accurately converted speech features in WaveNet vocoder. The VCC2018 results demonstrate that our system has achieved the 2nd best in terms of similarity (around 70% of the similarity score) and an above average in terms of naturalness (around 3.0 of the mean opinion score) among all submitted systems.
Detection of exceptional genomic words: a comparison between species
Authors: Tavares Ana , Rodrigues João , Bastos Carlos , Pinho Armando , Ferreira Paulo , Brito Paula , Afreixo Vera
Published: April 2018

In this study we explore the potentialities of the inter-word distances to detect exceptional genomic words (oligonucleotides) in several species, using whole-genome analysis. We confront the empirical results obtained from the complete genomes with the corresponding results obtained from the random background. We develop a procedure, based on some statistical properties of the global distance distributions in DNA sequences, to discriminate words with exceptional inter-word distance distribution and to identify distances with exceptional frequency of occurrence. We identify the statistically exceptional words in whole-genomes, i.e., words with unexpected inter-word distance distributions, and we suggest species signatures based on exceptional word profiles.
sprocket: Open-Source Voice Conversion Software
Authors: Kobayashi Kazuhiro , Toda Tomoki
Published: April 2018

Statistical voice conversion (VC) is a technique to convert specific non- or paralinguistic information while keeping linguistic information unchanged, and speaker conversion has been studied as a typical application of VC for a few decades.
To better understand various VC techniques using a freely available common dataset, the Voice Conversion Challenge (VCC) was launched in 2016 and the 2nd challenge was held in 2018.
As one of the baseline systems for VCC 2018, we developed open-source VC software called "sprocket", in which not only conventional techniques, such as a trajectory-based conversion method using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) and a vocoder-based conversion framework but also recently developed techniques, such as a vocoder-free VC framework, have been implemented.
Using sprocket, it is possible to 1) easily reproduce converted voices using the VCC datasets and 2) develop VC systems using other parallel speech datasets with fundamental VC functions, such as acoustic feature extraction, time alignment between the source and target features, GMM training, feature conversion, and waveform generation.
In this paper, we describe 1) the technical details and use of sprocket, 2) the development of the baseline systems for the HUB and SPOKE tasks of VCC 2018 using sprocket, and 3) the performance of sprocket as a VC system by demonstrating results for our developed baseline systems in VCC 2018.
Exploring Parents’ Security and Privacy Concerns and Practices
Authors: Alqhatani Abdulmajeed , Lipford Heather
Published: April 2018

Children today grow up within an environment with many digital technologies. Yet, the use of technology also brings with it the need to protect one’s information and devices, and for parents, the need to protect their children as well. Previous research on children has mainly focused on addressing technology use among older teens, who are already primary users of many of the same applications as adults. Yet, little is known about the use of technology by younger children, and parents’ perspectives regarding the privacy and security implications of that use. Through 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with parents of children aged 5-12, this study seeks to provide a clearer understanding of security and privacy related concerns, behaviors, and practices of parents and their children. We aim to expand the knowledge related to technology use in the family, and opportunities to improve how we protect and educate children in security and privacy.
Factors affecting Happiness of Expatriate Academicians and Expatriate Non-Academicians in Dubai
Authors: Bin Ahmad Kamarul Zaman , Shaikh Majid Wahid
Published: April 2018

Purpose: To determine the antecedents of happiness and compare academicians and non-academicians in selected Dubai Universities. Design/methodological/approach: Qualitative research using in-depth interviews followed by cross-sectional surveys of teaching staff and non-teaching staff from different universities in Dubai.?Findings: There is no significant relationship between knowledge sharing and happiness of academics and well as non-academics. Happiness is significantly related to the other factors.Research implications and limitations: The small sample size of the academic group and the study was targeted at the university staff in Dubai only. Practical implications: The findings of this research gives useful recommendations to Universities to improve happiness among their academic as well as non-academic staff. It will also provide recommendations for developmental purposes for the University of Dubai and the UAE’s “Happiness and Positivity program.”Originality/value: No known research studies the determinants of happiness for academics and non-academics in Dubai Universities.Paper type: Research paper