bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BRIDGING THE CITY: CONNECTING ART, PERFORMANCE DESIGN, ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION
Authors: Griniuk Marija
Published: May 2021

This study explores knotworks and networks within art, participatory performance design, the environment and education specialists and institutions within the case-project “Nomadic Radical Academy”, realised in 2019 and 2020. The novelty of the research lies in its investigation of how international collaborations impact the performance pedagogy project at the local level. The project bridged a wide spectrum of actors in order to design an interactive space and participatory infrastructure involving a diverse variety of stakeholders. The projects were created by the author of this paper and involved the art venue Gallery Meno Parkas in Kaunas, local Kaunas schools and environment-friendly local art initiatives, families in Kaunas, Kaunas Municipality, The Lithuanian Council for Culture, a performance designer and international artists from the Baltic-Nordic region. The author created the performative milieu in the gallery space with the intention of educating children and young people about the environment and climate change through performance pedagogy methods. The research question is as follows: How are the knotworks and networks created during the planning and realisation of the international performance pedagogy project, and how do they target the local community and influence projects locally in real-time? The study materials were collected by arts-based methods and analysed by utilising reflexive research. The data collected during the planning and implementation phases are the author’s notes and reflections, notes from feedback and discussions with the involved artists and photos and videos. This research can be valuable to educators, performance designers and artists interested in knotwork- and network-building. This research focused on the planning and realisation of the project by involving international performance professionals in site-specific projects designed for local communities.
MUSIC-MAKING IN A FAMILY – THE LIFELONG LEARNING TRADITIONS AND CHALLENGES OF HOME-LEARNING
Authors: Dukaļska Iveta
Published: May 2021

The aim of the present study is to compare the training of folk musical instrument play within families until 1960s in the traditional cultural environment of Latvia’s countryside to the opportunities of the same training in the early 21st century – outside the formal education but within the context of life-long learning.Data for the research were acquired in field study, questionnaires in the virtual environment, and also the information from the Internet on the offer of music schools and institutions of non-formal education in the field of musical instrument play was used.Until 1950s and ‘60s the basics of the musical instrument play were acquired by children within their respective families, with the musicians of the elderly generation being their tutors. The aspirations to become a musician were sparked by family traditions, the high esteem of a musician as a personality by the local community, as well as the child’s own willingness and perseverance in acquisition of an instrument’s technique. The field-study interviews show musicians always referring to past experience and family tradition, namely, some member of the family already was a musician – granddad, dad, uncle – while granny or mother have been good singers. In the cultural environment of 1960s’ countryside the two traditions – singing and music-making – are separated. The tradition of singing (both everyday and church) and its functioning in the local community was mainly sustained by the women, while playing the instruments was the part of the men. The children started to acquire the technique of a musical instrument roughly at the age of 6–10 years, while the full status of a musician within a community could be acquired by the aspiring player as early as at the age of 16, after having played for several times at some community events (an open-air dance “zaļumballe” or an evening get-together „večerinka” in Latgale). During that period the playing skills were acquired without the ability to read score, based on musical memory.At the end of the 20th century and the early 21st most frequently the playing skills of an instrument (like violin, clarinet or accordion) are acquired attending some institution of music education, while both children and adults have an opportunity to learn the technique of some folk instrument (zither, harmonica, little drum, etc.) within some non-formal education setting or that of an amateur group.The present study analysis the factors either helping or hindering the continuation of the folk music- making tradition in the cultural environment of the 21st century, based on the opportunities for learning the techniques within the home-learning and life-long learning contexts.
SELF-KNOWLEDGE: AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR IMPROVING TEACHERS' EMOTIONAL RESPONSIVENESS IN LIFELONG EDUCATION
Authors: Kusnere Ilga
Published: May 2021

The quality of a teacher's professional activity is closely tied to personal growth. Personal growth, however, is influenced by self-knowledge (K. G. Jung 1994, 2001; Wilber 2010, 2013; Plotkin, 2020; Dispenza, 2015, 2016). Nowadays, there is a shift in the approaches of upbringing and educational work – from a child-focused approach to a child-centered one (OECD, 2019). Therefore, one of the currently relevant skills is getting to know oneself in order to cooperate more successfully with others and be able to accept real-life situations. The results obtained confirm that through the self-knowledge process, teachers get to experience their own personality growth. Categories such as empathy, attitude, and daringness are identified in personal growth.The research shows that by experiencing the procedural activities of self-knowledge with the help of “Get to know yourself!” method and methodological tool developed by the author, teachers improve their emotional responsiveness.The results of the study show that through the experiences gained in the self-knowledge process, teachers learn to integrate new models of action into their pedagogical activities. The aim of the study was to show the importance of self-knowledge in improving teachers' emotional responsiveness in lifelong education, by using the method "Get to know yourself!" developed by the author of the study.The objectives of the study were literature examination and evaluation and work with the target audience by using the author's method and methodological tool "Get to know yourself!".Methods: Literature studies, survey, observation.
TRANSITION TO ONLINE EDUCATION: RESEARCH OF VIDEO TEACHING CHALLENGES DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Miseviciene Regina , Rimavicius Vidmantas , Makackas Dalius
Published: May 2021

Since 2020 middle of March many universities transposed the study process to online environment. Kaunas University of Technology within two weeks completely transferred the study process to the online space also. The following tools Zoom, Big Blue Button, Adobe Connect, MS Teams, Loom, Web Meetings have been offered for working remotely.To reveal the learners' experience and evaluate the above-mentioned video conferencing technologies in the education process, the authors of this article conducted a case study involving 354 second-year students of the Faculty of Informatics. The case study was accomplished in June 2020, after the end of quarantine in our country.The aim of the work was to reveal the learners' experience and summarize the results using different types of video conferencing systems.The case study showed that the rapid transition to online form of education has been quite successful and that lessons learned can be used in the future in circumstances like COVID 19.
EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS LEARNING METHODS IN STUDENT EDUCATION
Authors: Grabusts Pēteris , Zorins Alex
Published: May 2021

Teaching experience shows that during educational process student perceive graphical information better than analytical relationships. As a possible solution, there could be the use of package Matlab in realization of different algorithms for IT studies. Students are very interested in modern data mining methods, such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, clustering and evolution methods. Series of research were carried out in order to demonstrate the suitability of the Matlab for the purpose of visualization of various simulation models of some data mining disciplines – particularly genetic algorithms. Nowadays the possibilities of evolutionary algorithms are widely used in many optimization and classification tasks. There are four paradigms in the world of evolutionary algorithms: evolutionary programming, evolution strategies, genetic algorithms and genetic programming. This paper analyses present-day approaches of genetic algorithms and genetic programming and examines the possibilities of genetic programming that will be used in further research. Genetic algorithm learning methods are often undeservedly forgotten, although the implementation of their algorithms is relatively strong and can be implemented even for students. In the research part of the study the modelling capabilities in data mining studies were demonstrated based on genetic algorithms and real examples. We assume that students already have prior knowledge of genetic algorithms.
LIFE WITH COVID-19: SWOT ANALYSES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE DIGITAL LEARNING IN EDUCATORS’ PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Vindača Olga , Ļubkina Velta , Abuže Anda , Ušča Svetlana
Published: May 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has influenced all fields of life, including education, teaching and learning procedure. Initially the situation seemed vague and uncertain, but still challengeable, by moving almost all processes online and offering the digital or distance learning. The aim of the article to identify key aspects of distance learning from educator’s perspective following Covid-19 and basing on the research results to offer transformative digital learning strategy for educational institution. The authors draw attention to the procedure how to re-direct weakness and threats into strengths and opportunities, by implementing necessary changes at four indicated levels: individual, institutional, local government and state one. An important part for any strategy creation, including transformative digital learning (TDL) strategy for educational institution, is the detailed situation analyses. SWOT analysis structure has been offered by analyzing respondents’ views for the conducted online questionnaire for educators and experts’ interviews Additionally literature review has been made to create the list of key elements necessary for the TDL strategy development, including global networking providers and nowadays paradigm shift –the transformative one
THE CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CONTEXT OF LITHUANIAN PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS' OPINIONS
Authors: Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė Ieva , Bilbokaitė Renata
Published: May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the education system. Since Lithuania has declared the state-level emergency in February 2020, imposed by quarantine, the educational process was organized in a distance mode. Distance learning, namely, was a platform that pre-schools used to meet the learning needs of children. The aim of this article is to review pre-school teachers’ opinions about the challenges of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The article describes the situation in Lithuanian pre-schools using distance learning during the lockdown. The authors analyse the main problems that pedagogues have faced with - lack of competence in the use of IT, poor support from management, inadequate material base, lack of time and teachers’ self-confidence, the low involvement of families.
SIMULATION PROGRAMS IN DISTANCE LEARNING
Authors: Ptak Paweł
Published: May 2021

In the era of the development of computer technology, methods were created that enable teaching, not only through direct contact with the student, but also through the computer network and the Internet. In order for this to be possible, programs allowing this type of activity had to be created. They are to model the operating conditions of electronic and measurement systems in virtual space as much as possible. Such programs must reflect the operation of such systems under operating conditions, taking into account disturbing signals. They should also be adapted to remote work via the Internet. In the era of epidemics, when the possibilities of teaching in the classical form are very limited or impossible, simulation programs working in a network environment may make sense. The results of modeling the operation of systems in virtual reality and the created measurement systems can be sent electronically. This allows their verification with the laboratory teacher and joint work on the project by a group of students during the laboratory classes.
PECULIARITIES OF HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS’ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Pašinska Olga
Published: May 2021

Healthcare specialists are expected to possess competences essential for a successful fulfilment of their duties. Although specialists’ practical competences enabling them to deal with a wide range of health conditions are the key ones, communicative competence, implying an ability to use a target language “accurately, appropriately, and flexibly” (Yule, 2010, p.194), has also had an immense impact on the accomplishment of professional duties (World Health Organisation, 2005). It follows that apart from giving opportunities to acquire knowledge about medicine and practical skills, medical education institutions are expected to teach 21st century students to communicate effectively using various linguistic tools applicable in their professional context (Zethsen and Askehave, 2006). The present article aims to elucidate the peculiarities of communicative competence that practising or future healthcare providers should possess in order to demonstrate how it enables them to accomplish their responsibilities by communicating with patients and, thus, provide them with qualitative care or treatment in a foreign language, specifically English as a foreign language. With the aim to reach the goal, a scientific literature review was conducted. The theoretical implications were supported by the examples of medical encounters; in the given encounters, the use of the selected language aspects and participants’ non-verbal cues were interpreted.
USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPERVISION REMOTE PRACTICE: DATA SECURITY
Authors: Dubinins Kirils , Mārtinsone Kristīne
Published: May 2021

Provision of remote services became relevant all over the world, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Latvian supervisors were also forced to transfer their practice to the digital space as well. COVID-19 pandemic challenges opened a wider range of opportunities for improvement remote practice. Pandemic also highlighted the risks associated with lack of relevant competences. At the global level over the last decade, risks associated with remote counselling summarized in guidelines, providing professionals with examples of best practice. In Latvia, on other hand, such guidelines have not adopted yet.This study developed with the aim to find out the awareness of Latvian supervisors about the risks (cyber security) of using information technology and the protection of personal data in the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic.To find out how Latvian supervisors are aware about the risks of using information technology (cyber security) and personal data protection, a survey conducted among Latvian supervisors and organizing an expert panel discussion, scientific strength of the study ensured by data triangulation.The obtained results allowed to conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for supervision remote practice, at the same time the research data show that the awareness of Latvian supervisors about the risks of information technology use (cyber security) and personal data protection is medium to low.The results of the research show that in the education of Latvian supervisors it is necessary to allocate place for the acquisition of information technology (cyber security) risk and personal data protection regulation.This research emphasizes the importance of several supervisors’ competences such as digital knowledge and personal data protection, however further research is needed to find the most effective methods how to improve these competences.
COVID-19 AND THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION: THE CASE OF LATVIA AND LITHUANIA
Authors: Trinkūnienė Sandra , Juskaite Loreta
Published: May 2021

Educational ecosystem is facing rapid changes due emerging technologies and their rapid penetration to daily use. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, it only accelerated many of these trends. Nevertheless, some education systems have been able to adapt to the changing situation and digital transformation more easily than others. Digital competence is essential for learning, work and active participation in society in digital transformation context. Given the pressure of change on existing learning institutions and learning models, ICT offers broad opportunities for developing a different view. In order for digital education actors to adapt to the digital transformation in the education sector, they also need to have the skills needed to use technology effectively. However, there is a lack of computer and technological literacy. In Latvia and Lithuania, about one in three workers has limited or no digital skills, and most STEM vacancies remain unfilled because workers do not have the necessary competencies and are not inclined to study or retrain. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of dynamic capabilities for added value educational outcomes during COVID-19 recession. The results of the study revealed that dynamic capabilities have a direct positive eﬀect on value based education outcomes.
ON THE COASE THEOREM AS A THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE KYOTO AND PARIS PROTOCOLS
Authors: Egorov Dmitry , Manoilova Marina , Strakhov Vasilii , Egorov Gleb
Published: May 2021

Purpose of the study: a critical examination of the so-called Coase theorem, which is largely the theoretical basis of the idea of trading in emission quotas for greenhouse gas emissions. Since the research is theoretical, research methods: critical analysis of texts written by researchers who adhere to the economic mainstream and theoretical construction. In our opinion, Coase's theorem is essentially reduced to indicating that two conditions are implicitly assumed in the proof of the optimality of the ideal market model: 1) the absence of transaction costs; 2) fully defined property rights to all resources, in any way involved in the transactions in question. The problem is that these two conditions in a situation of environmental problems are completely unrealistic. Therefore, the question of optimal environmental and economic regulation cannot be considered closed. Moreover, it is impossible to present this problem as already solved when writing textbooks for students and graduate students. Those who study must be aware of the real complexity of the problem of unwanted externalities destroying the Earth's biosphere. Only in this case, having become managers and politicians, they will be able to stop negative processes in the biosphere and implement the declarations adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto and Paris in the common interests of all people living on Earth.
SERVICE QUALITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF LATVIA
Authors: Katelo Iveta , Kokina Irēna , Raščevskis Vitālijs
Published: May 2021

Improvement of quality of public services is one of the important goals in the advancement of the operation of state / public administration in Latvia. The aim of the research was to evaluate the quality of customer service in the institutions of public administration in Latvia, to perform the factor analysis of the collected data.The research was based on the selection of customers of public services, in total of 292 people in Riga and in Latvian regional centres in 2017-2018. The research was conducted in public institutions of Latvian regions that provide social assistance (SSIA – the State Social Insurance Agency), offer employment promotion services (SEA – the State Employment Agency); realize tax policy in the state (SRS – the State Revenue Service), implement the state environmental protection policy (MEPRD – Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development); provide legal aid services (DC – Daugavpils Court). The quality of services provided to the clients of corresponding institutions was evaluated. For the data collection, the service quality assessment model – the SERVQUAL instrument (Parasuraman et al., 1988) was used, as well as the analysis of the research data factors was carried out.The service quality assessment revealed that the performance of public service organizations in Latvia does not meet the customers’ expectations. The evaluation of service quality provided by public authorities, as well as their regular monitoring would improve the quality of services provided.
BUSINESS’S CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT THE POST-SOVIET AREA: FEATURES OF ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION’S SOCIAL SPHERE
Authors: Malei Alena , Afanasyeva Katsiaryna
Published: May 2021

The global trend of developing the institute of social responsibility of businesses leads to the need to train specialists with new professional competences in the practical application of the concept of corporate social responsibility, taking into account the peculiarities of the social sphere of industrial organizations in the post-Soviet countries.   The purpose of this study is to develop a methodical toolkit to assess the effectiveness of the management of the social sphere of industrial enterprises within the framework of the concept of corporate social responsibility. Methods of theoretical and empirical research, methodological techniques and approaches used in the analysis of the activities of enterprises by Western experts, as well as their modifications, allowing to take into account the specifics of the economic situation of the post-Soviet countries, were used as methodological tools. The article discusses the methodological features of assessing the effectiveness of an industrial organizations' social sphere within the framework of applying the CSR concept at the post-Soviet space. The authors propose a system for evaluating the effectiveness and forecasting the activity of the social sphere of industrial organizations in four key areas: social, economic, organizational, and technological efficiency, which meet the main targets of the activities of such entities. The authors have developed a new system of balanced indicators that allows to assess the efficiency of the functioning of cultural and recreational facilities that are on the balance sheet of industrial organizations, focusing on the interests of various parties: both external and internal stakeholders, based on the optimal ratio of economic benefit and social result. The new CSR procedure related to the integration of social reporting with the system of key performance indicators will allow monitoring the effectiveness of the industrial organizations' social sphere by aggregated indicators within the framework of management by goals and is a powerful tool for strategic planning of their activities.
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DURING COVID-19 CRISIS: REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND SUSTAINABLE POST-CRISIS RESPONSE
Authors: Ņikadimovs Oļegs , Rodčenkova Aļina
Published: May 2021

This study, titled “Hospitality Industry During COVID-19 Crisis: Review of the Current Situation and Sustainable Post-Crisis Response”, is a review of published studies, assessing the current research efforts in the hospitality industry that was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as possible sustainable crisis management solutions. In response to the crisis, caused by virus outbreak and followed by the travel bans, many hotels were forced to close their doors temporarily or even forever. Such a deep crisis in the hospitality industry resulted in many problems, especially social problems among the employees of the industry. The study has utilised secondary research methodology to conduct a literature review; qualitative content analysis has been applied to the selected academic pieces of literature, journal articles, published researches and thesis papers, government reports, case studies, UNWTO monthly reports. The results revealed approaches and the most popular research directions, as well as possible crisis management solutions and strategies. The findings are highlighting the challenges in tourisms and hospitality industry in the wake of ongoing pandemic; the study lists possible post-crisis sustainable strategic solutions, as well as directions for the future research efforts.
THE EXPRESSION OF MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Čižikienė Janina , Urmanavicius Justas
Published: May 2021

The aim of social service organizations that provide modern social services is to give quality social services that would help a person (family) to become independent and able to integrate into society. Successful operation of organizations is ensured by the ability of managers to lead, motivate employees to achieve the set goals, and promote cooperation with stakeholders. Therefore, managerial leadership is especially important to influence the activities of the members of the organization, creating conditions for continuous improvement and cooperation.  A leader must be able to bring employees into a team, evaluating achievements and facilitating social interaction between team members, and strive to continually improve employees’ ability to provide individual, customer-oriented services. The aim of the article is, based on theoretical analysis and empirical research, to highlight the peculiarities of managerial leadership in social service organizations and to define the influence of leadership in the process of providing social services to employees, service recipients, and stakeholders. The research revealed what the most important characteristics, personal qualities, and competencies of a leader in an organization are and what influence managerial leadership has when organizing and providing quality social services. The research identified the aspects of managerial leadership that would help ensure successful operation of organizations when providing effective support to those experiencing exclusion in the community.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INDICATORS AND THE DIFFICULTY TO ADAPT TO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY OF THE LATVIAN INHABITANTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Upesleja Gatis , Perepjolkina Viktorija
Published: May 2021

The aim of this study is to investigate relationship between social and psychological indicators and the difficulties to adapt to the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary data from the survey (N = 2608, men 39.8%, aged from 18 – 74) carried out in July 2020, in the frame of the National research program (VPP-COVID-2020/1-0011) was used in this study. Data of only some demographic questions (age, gender, education, place of residence, family status, number of children, employment status, and changes in the workload), 6 items as proxy measures of 6 personality traits (persistence, openness, hostility, extraversion, pessimism, and rigidity), Resilience scale, Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ-27) and Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised version (SPRP-S) as well as answers on a criterion statement: “Overall it was very difficult for me to adapt to the state of emergency” were used. Results showed that it was more difficult to adapt to the state of emergency for such demographic groups as females, persons lining in an urban area, and for those, who have experience changes (in any direction) in their workload. Results of the series of stepwise linear regression analysis showed that Negative problem orientation, Avoidance style of social problem solving, Psychological resilience (negatively), Rigidity and Extraversion are prognostic psychological factors of the difficulties to adapt to lockdown. Based on the results of this study a more targeted recommendations and interventions to enhance the psychological resilience and adaptability to the changes associated with the COVID-19 crisis for the particular groups of the Latvian population could be developed.
PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF MUSIC LISTENING: A THEORETICAL REVIEW
Authors: Janisauska Jana , Bernhofs Valdis
Published: May 2021

Human beings exist within a perpetual sound environment, where ambient noises, work environment, conversations, music in supermarkets, cafes and other public establishments, as well as other sources of sound create a complex soundscape. To be able to navigate this environment, to receive timely warning signals and to participate in the communication process with the people around us, constant listening is required. Listening is our way to experience, sense, understand and coherently react to this world. Although the term “listening” by which we define this activity affects almost the entire scope of our daily lives, one of the aspects that has been of interest to a wide spectrum of specialists, including philosophers, scientists, theoreticians and teachers is the listening to music. During the last decade, the interest in the research of several components of this activity has increased also in the field of music psychology, especially in the context of neuropsychology. However, until now, no in-depth analysis of the interaction of perceptual aspects of music listening has been conducted.The purpose of this article is to provide a theoretical overview on the latest findings in the analysis of the perceptual factors in music listening, defining their mutual interaction. The findings of this article substantiate the statement that music listening can be viewed as a continuous and individualized interaction of perceptual processes that on various levels of cognition are fostered by the individual’s musical experience. The entirety of findings invites deeper analysis of the complex nature of this dual concept.
Community Mental Health Care in Serbia: Development and Perspectives
Authors: Lecic-Tosevski Dusica , Milosavljevic Maja
Published: May 2021

Community mental health care was developed in Serbia in 1982 at the Belgrade Institute of mental health. Treatment was provided through the primary health care system, with each health centre having its own mental health care team. However, in the process of psychiatric reform and deinstitutionalization, dedicated community centres had to be established, in accordance with the National Strategy for the Development of Mental Health Care. The first community-based mental health centre opened in the southern area of Serbia in 2005 and subsequently, other centres were established. The centres are organized independently of psychiatric hospitals and are located in local, self-government units, providing psychosocial treatment and the continuation of mental health care. In relation to the ongoing reform of psychiatry in the country, there are positive and negative issues. There are 41.41 beds per 100,000 of the population in psychiatric hospitals and 18.33 beds per 100,000 of the population in the psychiatric departments of general hospitals. Day hospitals, established throughout the country, provide patients with good quality care. Mental health care professionals are educated to a high standard and integrative, person-centred treatment is applied in most services. However, the level of stigma directed towards those with mental illness is still high and constitutes a barrier to treatment. Well-developed screening and early detection programmes to identify persons requiring mental health care are lacking, as are the records of patients with mental disorders. The future goal is to further reduce the number of beds in psychiatric hospitals, establish new community mental health care services throughout the country and ensure the prevention of mental disorders, as well as mental health promotion.
Qatar Community Mental Health Care: Achievements and Challenges
Authors: Ahmed Mohamed Ali , Ghuloum Suhaila Ali
Published: May 2021

Guided by international best practice and evidence-based medicine, the Qatar mental health service has undergone a major transformation in the last two decades, replacing the institution-based service with an accessible multidisciplinary community-based service.

In this paper, we provide a brief historical background to mental health services in Qatar, and the progress and development towards community-based mental health-care provision.

We also explore the challenges facing this new model of care in Qatar including social and cultural sensitivities, and the various solutions adopted to overcome these challenges.

We outline the comprehensive plans envisaged to further develop Qatar community mental health services, including the provision of accessible, integrated and multimodal mental health care within primary care settings.
Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Korean Peninsula
Authors: Park Seongjun , Hong Tae-Kyung , Rah Gyubyeong
Published: May 2021

The Korean Peninsula is located in a stable intraplate region with low-seismicity rates and long recurrence intervals of major earthquakes. Recent moderate-size earthquakes demonstrate possible occurrence of seismic damages in the Korean Peninsula. A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis based on instrumental and historical seismicity is applied for the Korean Peninsula. Three seismotectonic province models are used for area sources. Seven ground-motion prediction equations calibrated for bedrock condition are considered. Fault source models are not applied due to poor identification of active faults. A 500 yr long historical record of earthquakes includes moderate and large earthquakes of long recurrence intervals. The influences of model parameters are reflected through a logic-tree scheme. The process and results are verified by Monte Carlo ground-motion level simulation and benchmark tests. Relatively high-seismic hazards are modeled in the northwestern, south-central, and southeastern Korean Peninsula. The horizontal peak ground accelerations reach ∼0.06, 0.09, 0.13, 0.21, and 0.28g for periods of 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 yr, respectively, with exceedance probability of 10%. Successive moderate-size earthquakes since the 11 March 2011 Tohoku–Oki megathrust earthquake have temporarily increased the seismic hazards in the southeastern peninsula.
Mapping Fundamental-Mode Site Periods and Amplifications from Thick Sediments: An Example from the Jackson Purchase Region of Western Kentucky, Central United States
Authors: Zhu Yichuan , Wang Zhenming , Seth Carpenter N. , Woolery Edward W. , Haneberg William C.
Published: May 2021

V S 30 is currently used as a key proxy to parameterize site response in engineering design and other applications. However, it has been found that VS30 is not an appropriate proxy, because it does not reliably correlate with site response. Therefore, the VS30-based National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program site maps may not capture regional site responses. In earthquake engineering, site resonance, which can be characterized by the fundamental mode with a site period (Tf) and its associated peak amplification (A0), is the primary site-response concern. Mapping Tf and A0 is thus essential for accurate regional seismic hazard assessment. We developed a 3D shear-wave velocity model for the Jackson Purchase Region of western Kentucky, based on shear-wave velocity profiles interpreted from seismic reflections and refractions, mapped geologic units, and digital-elevation-model datasets. We generated shear-wave velocity profiles at grid points with 500 m spacing from the 3D model and performed 1D linear site-response analyses to obtain Tf and A0, which we then used to construct contour maps for the study area. Our results show that Tf and A0 maps correlate with the characteristics of regional geology in terms of sediment thicknesses and their average shear-wave velocities. We also observed a strong dependency of A0 on bedrock shear-wave velocities. The mapped Tf and A0 are consistent with those estimated from borehole transfer functions and horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio analyses at broadband and strong-motion stations in the study area. Our analyses also demonstrate that the depth to bedrock (Zb) is correlated to Tf, and the average sediment shear-wave velocity (VS-avg) is correlated to A0. This implies that Zb and VS-avg may be considered as paired proxies to parameterize site resonance in the linear-elastic regime.
A Suite of Alternative Ground-Motion Models (GMMs) for Israel
Authors: Maiti Soumya Kanti , Yagoda-Biran Gony , Kamai Ronnie
Published: May 2021

Models for estimating earthquake ground motions are a key component in seismic hazard analysis. In data-rich regions, these models are mostly empirical, relying on the ever-increasing ground-motion databases. However, in areas in which strong-motion data are scarce, other approaches for ground-motion estimates are sought, including, but not limited to, the use of simulations to replace empirical data. In Israel, despite a clear seismic hazard posed by the active plate boundary on its eastern border, the instrumental record is sparse and poor, leading to the use of global models for hazard estimation in the building code and all other engineering applications. In this study, we develop a suite of alternative ground-motion models for Israel, based on an empirical database from Israel as well as on four data-calibrated synthetic databases. Two host models are used to constrain model behavior, such that the epistemic uncertainty is captured and characterized. Despite the lack of empirical data at large magnitudes and short distances, constraints based on the host models or on the physical grounds provided by simulations ensure these models are appropriate for engineering applications. The models presented herein are cast in terms of the Fourier amplitude spectra, which is a linear, physical representation of ground motions. The models are suitable for shallow crustal earthquakes; they include an estimate of the median and the aleatory variability, and are applicable in the magnitude range of 3–8 and distance range of 1–300 km.
The dispersion of surface waves on multilayered media*
Authors: Haskell N. A.
Published: May 2021

abstract

A matrix formalism developed by W. T. Thomson is used to obtain the phase velocity dispersion equations for elastic surface waves of Rayleigh and Love type on multilayered solid media. The method is used to compute phase and group velocities of Rayleigh waves for two assumed three-layer models and one two-layer model of the earth's crust in the continents. The computed group velocity curves are compared with published values of the group velocities at various frequencies of Rayleigh waves over continental paths. The scatter of the observed values is larger than the difference between the three computed curves. It is believed that not all of this scatter is due to observational errors, but probably represents a real horizontal heterogeneity of the continental crusts.
Deconstruction of the Border Theory through the Axiological Paradigm
Authors: Nikiforova Basia
Published: May 2021

Granice i regiony przygraniczne to szczególnie ważne miejsca dla badań społecznych, zwłaszcza w erze postępującej globalizacji oraz rozwoju regionów ponadpaństwowych, takich jak Unia Europejska (UE). Migracyjny kryzys Europy wymusił aktualną refleksję na temat bezpieczeństwa granic. Wszystko to natychmiast znalazło odbicie w literaturze badawczej, która oferuje krytyczne spojrzenie na bieżąca politykę migracyjną dotyczącą zatrzymań, deportacji i kontroli granicznej w trakcie ostatnich lat. Poprzez paradygmat aksjologiczny nowego materializmu oraz krytycznej i radykalnej geografii spróbuję porównać koncepcje granic z lat 90ch (É. Balibar, A. Paasi, H. Donnan i Th.M. Wilson) z koncepcjami z pierwszych dziesięcioleci XXI wieku, które reprezentują nowy sposób myślenia o granicach Europy poprzez takie definicje, jak wahanie granic, dyfrakcja, dehumanizacja i animalizacja migrantów, biopolityczne bezpieczeństwo. Artykuł pokazuje, w jaki sposób powstała w ostatnich latach sytuacja na europejskich granicach wpływa na hierarchię wartości europejskich, uwidoczniającą się w mediach i internetowych sieciach społecznych. Ponadto w artykule mowa jest o moralnych kwestiach kryzysu środowiska i zmiany klimatu.
„Próżny teatr życia”. Do Jana Libiniusza. Usprawiedliwienie swej samotności (Oda IV. 12) Macieja Kazimierza Sarbiewskiego
Authors: Al-Araj Anna
Published: May 2021

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie zapatrywań Macieja Kazimierza Sarbiewskiego na wybrane kwestie z zakresu poetyki oraz interpretacja – wzbogacona o inne konteksty (Horacy, Jan Kochanowski) – jego Ody IV. 12 Do Jana Libiniusza. Usprawiedliwienie swej samotności. Rozważania poparte zostały odwołaniami do liryków i traktatów teoretycznych jezuity, cenną podbudowę stanowią ponadto rozprawy dotyczące twórczości sarmackiego Horacjusza autorstwa m.in. Andrzeja Borowskiego, Piotra Urbańskiego czy Elwiry Buszewicz.

Artykuł składa się z dwóch zasadniczych części, z których pierwsza poświęcona jest poetyce sformułowanej Sarbiewskiego. Autorka przybliża w niej idee myśliciela dotyczące roli poety, hierarchii sztuk oraz funkcji zabiegu alegoryzacji i jego związku z koncepcją fabulosa theologia. W kolejnej części zwraca się uwagę na obecność motywów ignacjańskich w lirykach jezuity powstałych po 1625 roku. Nawiązania do doktryny zakonu św. Ignacego Loyoli w silnym stopniu naznaczają także tkankę Ody IV. 12, równie istotnymi kontekstami są ponadto topos theatrum mundi oraz dorobek literacki Horacego (zwłaszcza Carm. III. 1). Rozważania zostają zwieńczone tezą o spójności wyłożonych w rozprawach teoretycznych idei z wydźwiękiem „późnych” utworów Sarbiewskiego.
Zdalne umiędzynarodowienie? Mobilność edukacyjna studentów w obliczu zmian
Authors: Zapotoczna Magdalena
Published: May 2021

Wprowadzenie: Umiędzynarodowienie jest jednym z kluczowych wskaźników rozwoju szkolnictwa wyższego, a zarazem obszarem funkcjonowania uczelni, który w wyniku globalnego kryzysu zdrowotnego doświadcza znaczących ograniczeń. Wraz z eskalacją rozprzestrzeniania się wirusa uczelnie na całym świecie stają w obliczu bezprecedensowych wyzwań związanych z koniecznością znalezienia nowej formuły dla internacjonalizacji w przestrzeni wirtualnej. Spadek zainteresowania mobilnością międzynarodową jako kluczową formą internacjonalizacji, oraz przyspieszona, nagła transformacja cyfrowa szkolnictwa wyższego wymuszają rewizję strategii uczelni.

Cel badań: W tekście zaprezentowano zestawienie najnowszych danych z europejskich wyników badań poświęconych wpływowi COVID-19 na strategie umiędzynarodowienia, ze szczególnym wskazaniem na międzynarodową mobilność studentów. Celem artykułu jest naszkicowanie bezpośrednich konsekwencji pandemii dla międzynarodowej mobilności studentów oraz sposobów dostosowania się środowiska akademickiego do tych zmian.

Stan wiedzy: Na podstawie analizowanych raportów wskazać można wysoce prawdopodobne kierunki zmian krótko- i długoterminowych strategii umiędzynarodowienia uczelni wyższych, w szczególności aspektów dotyczących projektów mobilności edukacyjnych studentów. Badane źródła zawierają prognozy i rekomendacje ukierunkowane na poszukiwanie efektywnych rozwiązań, by zniwelować skutki kryzysu i przystosować się do funkcjonowania w nowych warunkach.

Podsumowanie: Stworzenie interaktywnej przestrzeni edukacyjnej nie rekompensuje potencjalnym uczestnikom wymian międzynarodowych wymiany doświadczeń i rozwoju specyficznych kompetencji. Wprowadzone restrykcje silnie oddziałują na globalny obraz szkolnictwa wyższego. Doświadczenia te mogą osłabić lub paradoksalnie wzmocnić międzynarodową aktywność uczelni i ukazać nowe perspektywy budowania potencjału uczelni w przestrzeni międzynarodowej.
Mediacja w sprawach nieletnich – wymiar wychowawczy
Authors: Urbańska Magda
Published: May 2021

Wprowadzenie: Jednym ze sposobów rozwiązywania konfliktów są mediacje, w trakcie których strony dążą, przy  pomocy mediatora, do osiągnięcia obopólnie korzystnego porozumienia. Mediacja znajduje swoje zastosowanie także w kontekście spraw karnych, których sprawcami są nieletni. W wyniku mediacji mogą zostać wypracowane satysfakcjonujące obie strony warunki zadośćuczynienia i naprawienia wyrządzonej szkody. Stwarza to szanse na wychowawcze oddziaływanie na młodzież łamiącą normy prawne.

Cel badań: W artykule dokonano analizy literatury przedmiotu z zakresu mediacji karnych oraz aktów prawnych dotyczących mediacji w sprawach nieletnich, skupiając się na ukazaniu specyfiki mediacji z udziałem nieletnich sprawców czynów karalnych  oraz korzyściach wychowawczych związanych z prowadzeniem postępowania mediacyjnego w tego rodzaju sprawach.

Stan wiedzy: Literatura przedmiotu zwraca uwagę na liczne korzyści związane z prowadzeniem mediacji w sprawach nieletnich, podkreślając zwłaszcza jej wymiar wychowawczy i pozytywny wpływ na rozwój osobowości młodego człowieka. Udział w spotkaniu mediacyjnym pozwala bowiem osiągnąć nie tylko wzajemnie satysfakcjonujące porozumienie, ale także dzięki dobrowolnym i samodzielnym decyzjom podejmowanym przez młodego sprawcę w trakcie mediacji ma on szansę na zmianę swojego postępowania w kierunku pożądanym społecznie. 

Podsumowanie: Mediacja jako sposób rozwiązywania sporów będących wynikiem czynu karalnego pozwala na wypracowanie porozumienia w kwestii zadośćuczynienia i naprawienia przez sprawcę wyrządzanych przez niego krzywd. Ze względu na wychowawczy potencjał mediacji warto byłoby propagować jej szersze wykorzystanie w pracy z młodzieżą, w tym z nieletnimi sprawcami czynów karalnych.
Obraz matki i obraz ojca w percepcji młodzieży przebywającej w placówkach opiekuńczo- -wychowawczych typu socjalizacyjnego
Authors: Klimek Lilianna
Published: May 2021

Wprowadzenie: Gdy rodzina przestaje wypełniać swe funkcje, nie sprzyja rozwojowi swoich członków, a wszelkie możliwe działania na rzecz integralności rodziny okażą się bezskuteczne, konieczne staje się umieszczenie dziecka w środowisku zastępczym. Dla rozwoju wychowanka domu dziecka ogromne znaczenie ma obraz rodziców jaki istnieje w jego świadomości, gdyż odgrywa on istotną rolę w regulacji stosunków jednostki ze światem, a także ukierunkowuje pracę z rodziną.

Cel badań: Celem podjętych badań jest diagnoza obrazu matki i ojca w percepcji młodzieży wychowującej się w domu dziecka.

Metoda badań: W badaniach zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego. Wzięło w nich udział 67 wychowanków domów dziecka z województwa lubelskiego oraz 66 osób wychowujących się w pełnych rodzinach własnych.

Wyniki: Obraz rodziców u sierot społecznych jest mniej korzystny niż u młodzieży wychowującej się w domu rodzinnym. Ponadto ocena postaw rodzicielskich ojca, jego akceptacja oraz postawy wobec niego są istotnie mniej korzystne w grupie młodzieży z domów dziecka.

Wnioski: Istnieje potrzeba profesjonalnej diagnozy obrazu rodziny wychowanka domu dziecka, zapewniająca właściwe ukierunkowanie pracy wychowawczej i terapeutycznej z dzieckiem i z rodziną.
Zdezorientowana dydaktyka współczesnych czasów
Authors: Piecuch Aleksander
Published: May 2021

Współczesna dydaktyka stanęła na rozdrożu. Z jednej strony usiłuje zapobiec obniżającemu się poziomowi kształcenia na wszystkich szczeblach edukacji. Z drugiej, poszukuje możliwości dostosowania się do współczesności i oczekiwań społecznych. Przejawem nowoczesności miały stać się dobrze wyposażone w sprzęt informatyczny szkoły. Powstało wiele nowych projektów (np. Cyfrowa szkoła) oraz pojawiły się nowe koncepcje (kognitywizm, konektywizm) mające dostarczyć rozwiązań sprzyjających podniesieniu efektywności kształcenia. Zarówno krajowe i zagraniczne badania efektywności kształcenia, nie dowiodły jak do tej pory wyższości kształcenia wspomaganego środkami informatycznymi nad tradycyjnymi metodami kształcenia. W artykule  podjęto dyskusję na wspomniane tematy.