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Political community resilience in declining rural areas in Finland
2021
Abstract In this article, we study how declining rural communities build political resilience in Finland. Community resilience is an adaptive process through which rural communities try to maintain their viability in changed circumstances. This process does not entail a submissive attitude, but rather active agency and an effort to influence matters concerning the community’s well-being. We focus on the political dimension of resilience by identifying different local tactics that rural communities adopt to promote their own development following municipal mergers. We classify these tactics into three categories: cooperation, conflict and community-led development. The significant difference…
The psycho-physical risk and the Rasch model application
2011
Is it possible to understand a book missing a quarter of the letters? Unveiling the belowground species richness of grasslands
2022
Abstract Knowledge of species richness patterns in plant communities is biased toward its hidden belowground part and is derived only from the part visible aboveground. Studies on the relationship of the above- to belowground parts of plant communities suffer from the lack of a consistent and uniform approach to assess their taxonomic composition, particularly in species-rich ecosystems. This study described the proportion between above- and belowground parts of vegetation in three grassland types along with the environmental factors that affect them, using eDNA metabarcoding and an observer survey. The internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region was used to analyze the total plant richness…
Service provision and social cohesion in rural areas: interaction between commuting, mobility and the residential preferences in Latvia
2012
The main issue addressed in this study is interaction of development policy of agricultural and rural areas with the regional and cohesion policies. This paper is based on an empirical study of everyday commuting models and spatial practices of different social groups of rural people in Latvia. This article analyzes data from a survey “Place, capabilities, migration” conducted in 2011 with a total of 1009 respondents in Latvia. The theoretical basis of research is rooted in the mobility studies and sociological and geographical conceptualization of space and place. The main focus is on analysis of relationship between commuting, mobility and the placeattachment. What are the main reasons of…
Identità e qualità di una scuola. Il valore aggiunto dell’appartenenza a una comunità
2017
Un Istituto scolastico per svolgere efficacemente il suo lavoro educativo, per autovalutarsi e per migliorare il servizio adeguandolo alle esigenze reali degli studenti deve “appartenere” a qualcuno, nel senso che ci deve essere una comunità di riferimento, caratterizzata da ideali condivisi, che veda in quell’istituto scolastico l’espansione dei suoi ideali, cioè che lo consideri lo strumento per rendere partecipi gli alunni della propria cultura affinchè la migliorino e la diffondano a loro volta. Nella Costituzione italiana sono chiaramente espressi i principi morali su cui si basa la convivenza civile nel nostro Paese e che pertanto vanno proposti a tutti i giovani affinchè li interiori…
La consolidación de un proyecto iberoamericano de educación. La experiencia del Geoforo. Balance anual de 2011
2011
Los problemas sociales y ambientales que existen en este siglo XXI son de una gran magnitud. Pero la escuela sigue anclada en concepciones del siglo XIX, al mismo tiempo que se priorizan aspectos técnicos de la comunicación y se abandonan los valores y criterios de un análisis social. En este trabajo damos cuenta de las iniciativas llevadas a cabo por un grupo de profesores a través del Geoforo, que aprovecha las facilidades del ciberespacio, a partir del portal Geocrítica de la Universidad de Barcelona, para difundir sus inquietudes y generar la participación de educadores y estudiantes Su objetivo es estudiar los problemas comunes que existen entre los docentes para acercar la educación e…
Diversidades geográficas e construção de um conhecimento crítico para participar em rede. A experiência do Geoforo Iberoamericano. Balanço inicial
2011
The diversity of people, cultures and social situations in Latin America countries does not obstruct the critical and honest dialogue concerning the research carried out on the learning of world problems. Geography, as a science, can contribute to this challenge, but it needs, then, to leave the intellectual, corporate and academic obstacles that prevent its study by the pupils. In this work we communicate the initiatives developed by a group of teachers by means of the Geoforo, which takes advantage of the facilities of the cyberspace, from the Geocrítica portal of the University of Barcelona.
School Staff-centered School Development by Communicative Action: Working Methods for Creating Collective Responsibility - From the Idea to Action
2020
School development is often seen as a concerted (re-)action to educational policies, curriculum development, and change in education laws or regulations, and sometimes, as stakeholders’ reactions to low school performance. Generally, school development incorporates organizational, managerial, and educational activities and measures. This is done to adapt to the new situation to achieve the desired changes and goals initiated by a given curriculum reform. In contrast, this paper focuses on school staff–driven development: It describes how teachers together with paraprofessionals contribute to school-development. Using collective responsibility creating working methods of communication, the e…
Understanding teachers’ mental models of collaboration to enhance the learning community
2022
This study examined representations of Finnish basic education teachers’ mental models of collaboration to reveal the background features that enable or hinder changes in a school community and teacher collaboration. In this case study, we explored 41 teachers’ mental models of collaboration in a one-school community to identify and understand the features that enhance or challenge collaboration. The findings raise the question of how collaboration can support a school’s transition to a unified comprehensive school, when teachers are accustomed to working alone with a strong sense of autonomy and diverse mental models of collaboration. The findings revealed that collaboration is mainly limi…
Partecipare al bene comune attraverso il Living Lab. Una riflessione sul ruolo della scuola
2022
Le trasformazioni delle dinamiche produttive e sociali caratterizzanti questi ultimi decenni hanno avuto un impatto sui contesti socio-economici, oggi contrassegnati da globalizzazione, pervasività delle tecnologie e allentamento delle reti relazionali. Il mutamento dei processi di socializzazione, organizzazione e partecipazione alla costruzione del bene comune ha comportato una crescente disaffezione dell’uomo nei confronti della polis. Difronte ad un siffatto scenario, la scuola è chiamata a sviluppare concrete pratiche che promuovano negli alunni e nella collettività consapevolezza della propria agentività e senso di appartenenza, elementi fondanti della partecipazione attiva alla vita …