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Opozycja polityczna w świetle eseistyki Adama Michnika z lat 1976–1985

2018

The article is analysis of esseys writing by Adam Michnik from years 1976-1985. Author of this article try find answer on the question: how, according to Adam Michnik, should functioning political opposition in Polish People’s Republic? For answers, author of this article try to determine targets, motivation and ways of working political opposition in concept of Adam Michnik. Author analized following esseys: „Kościół, lewica, dialog“ (1976) „Nowy ewolucjonizm“ (1977), „Polska wojna“ (1982), „O oporze“ (1982) i „Takie czasy… Rzecz o kompromisie“ (1985).

Sytuacja młodych ludzi na rynku pracy w województwie opolskim. Wyzwania dla polityki edukacyjnej w Polsce

2011

Tematem naszego wystąpienia i artykułu będzie sytuacja młodych ludzi na rynku pracy. W związku pogarszającymi się perspektywami naszych studentów postanowiliśmy przeprowadzić badania, które umożliwią znalezienie efektywnych środków zaradczych, możliwych do wykorzystania przez uniwersytet. Badania zostały przeprowadzone na próbie 500 osób, studiujących politologię, stosunki międzynarodowe i dziennikarstwo. Są to studenci bardzo aktywni, którzy wyrażają obawy o swoją przyszłość na rynku pracy. Dostępne opracowania i strategie pokazują, iż przyszłość młodych ludzi w Polsce w XXI wieku stanowi wielki znak zapytania. Uczelnia powinna spróbować znaleźć odpowiedź na podstawowe obawy młodych ludzi.…

Using Private Social Care Services in Finland : Free or Forced Choices for Older People?

2016

Use of private social care services among older people is increasing in Finland. This study aims to understand why older people choose private care in a comprehensive tax-subsidized social care system and examines whether people choose private service as a free choice or a forced choice as well as what factors contribute toward making these choices. Data for this study (N = 1,436) were gathered in 2010 from people aged 75 and above living independently at home in two Finnish cities: Tampere and Jyväskylä. Data were analyzed with several quantitative tests: chi-squared tests, multinomial regression analysis, and qualitative content analysis (for the open-ended responses from the survey quest…

Use of dietary supplements and dietary behaviour among young people who exercise at gyms

2008

The Scales of Psychological Well-Being – a validation, usability and test–retest study among community-dwelling older people in Finland

2020

Objectives: To validate the Finnish version of the 42-item Scales of Psychological Well-Being among community-dwelling older people. The study also examined the test–retest reliability and usability, i.e. user experience, of the scales in this age group. Method: The 42-item version of the SPWB was administered as part of a face-to-face interview among 968 men and women aged 75, 80 or 85 years. The subsample for test–retest analyses comprised 42 participants, who in addition to 11 interviewers also answered questions concerning the usability of the scales. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, Pearson and intra-class correlation coefficients, and Kendal…

Personal Social Networks of Community-Dwelling Oldest Old During the Covid-19 Pandemic—A Qualitative Study

2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and its related restrictions have affected the everyday life of older people. Advanced age is a significant predisposing factor for a more severe COVID-19 infection, increasing the risk for hospitalization and mortality. Even though restrictions have been, thus, well-grounded, they may also have had detrimental effects on the social well-being of older people. Personal networks and social activity are known protective factors against the premature decline in health and functioning, and it is widely acknowledged that social isolation increases feelings of loneliness, poor quality of life, and even the risk for diseases and disabilities among older adults. This qualitati…

Testing the Reading Ability of Low Educated ESOL Learners

2013

Current national policy requires all further education courses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be accredited, including those in English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL). However, there are issues surrounding this policy, particularly for learners at the lowest level, who bring with them a very wide spectrum of prior language and/or literacy knowledge. Some have little or no experience of literacy in any language and poor English language skills. A major barrier to assessment of beginner readers seems to be the examination process itself. This article summarises an on-going research project into the reasons for wrong answers given by low educated adult ESOL learners in readi…

Multicultural Australia. Narratives of conflict, narratives of reconciliation: from politicians' speeches to stolen generations narratives

2018

The aim of this paper is to bring to attention the problem of genuine reconciliation between the black native population of Australia and its (white) European settlers, who have been dominating the nation in terms of political, economic and cultural power since its foundation in 1901. The focus is on political speeches stemming from open conflict to a formal Parliament’s apology for mistreatment of, especially, Stolen Generations of the later 20th century, which also has got its reflections in some prominent works of Australian literature, like Sally Morgan’s My Place (1987) and Kim Scott’s Benang (1999).

Dyplomacja publiczna w kontekście rozwiązywania konfliktów: rozważania teoretyczne w odniesieniu do zasadności i użyteczności jej stosowania

2019

The aim of the article is to argue for the usefulness of public diplomacy and legitimacy of its application as a complementary tool for traditional diplomacy in the area of conflict resolution. Public diplomacy, due to its specificity, is part of changes in internationał relations and thus promotes approaches and offers tools that seem to be functional in various types and at different stages of internationał conflicts. The article consists of several parts. In the first part, subjective and objective changes in contemporary internationał relations are introduced. Their diagnosis makes it possible to deem public diplomacy legitimate in the context of conflict resolution. The second part des…

Tensions and resilience: the experiences of adult foster-care workers in Finland

2018

This article examines adult foster care for older people in Finland. This is a semi-formal service in which older people are cared for by foster carers who are remunerated for their work by the local municipality. In the article, the tensions and resources of resilience of foster-care work are analysed. The data consist of 12 thematic interviews with foster carers. The results suggest that foster-care work is emotionally draining and has adverse effects on social relationships. However, foster carers see caring as purposeful, they see themselves as professionals and they have enough social resources.