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Ready to Go? Schools’ Preparedness for Teaching and Learning Within a One-to-One Program
2020
Part 6: ICT and Education; International audience; During the years there has been an increasing number of one-to-one programs around the world. In such programs all students are equipped with portable devices, such as laptops, tablets, smartphones for learning purposes. Even if these initiatives are increasing, our knowledge of the impact of such digital transformation of education is still little studied. Based on data from a three years longitudinal study on a large-scale implementation of Chromebooks in a municipality, this paper highlights teachers’ experiences. Key findings suggest that this initiative has been successful when it comes to the administrative and technical implementatio…
Assessment of Social Services’ Disaster Risk Management: Case Finland
2017
Local actors are crucial in disaster risk management; thus, their capacities should be assessed periodically. In this study, local social services’ preparedness plans were assessed using Emergency Management Program Measurement and quantitative document analysis. The specific aim was to study how social service areas of various sizes were prepared for disasters in Finland. The results showed that disaster risk management capacity varied significantly between large and small service areas. Larger areas were better prepared for supporting management, and had better procedures to activate their response, modern public information and deeper cooperation with the private sector and the civil soc…
The individuals’ interest in preventing everyday accidents and crises : A Swedish explorative study of the importance of motivation
2014
This explorative study presents an empirical examination of the connection between motivation and the measures individuals take to prevent everyday accidents and prepare for crises. Positional factors (age and gender) and situational factors (education, size of locality, and household composition) are included because the literature highlights their importance. The study used data gathered in a 2010/2011 poll of randomly selected Swedish residents aged 16–75 (N = 2000; 44.8% response rate). A factor analysis reduced the theoretical model for situational motivation (Guay, Vallerand, & Blanchard, 2000) from four to two dimensions: motivation and amotivation. Subsequent regression analyses sta…
Testing a methodology to improve organizational learning about crisis communication by public organizations
2011
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a measurement system with performance indicators to improve organizational learning about crisis communication by public organizations enhancing public safety in large scale emergencies. The tool can be used to conduct a preparedness audit or to evaluate communication performance in a real situation or in an emergency exercise. Evaluation is part of the strategic planning and development of crisis communication.Design/methodology/approach – The construction of the instrument and its theoretical underpinnings are first explained, after which the series of empirical tests that were implemented to scrutinize the clarity and appropriateness of the …
User involvement in the implementation of welfare technology in home care services: The experience of health professionals—A qualitative study
2020
Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to learn more about factors that promote or inhibit user involvement among health professionals when implementing welfare technology in home care services. Background: It is a health policy goal to increase the use of welfare technology in order to address some of the challenges that healthcare services are facing. Health professionals' involvement is important for the successful implementation of welfare technology in home care services. Design: The study has an explorative and descriptive longitudinal design based on a qualitative approach. Five focus group interviews were conducted with 16 nurses and assistant nurses from three different muni…
Are Future School Teachers Qualified to Teach Flood Risk? An Approach from the Geography Discipline in the Context of Climate Change
2021
The aims of this research, based on a case study (trainee teachers of Primary degree and Secondary Education–MAES of the University of Valencia, Spain), are to analyse the students’ memories and perceptions of their training about floods
Significant others’ experience of hospitalized patients’ transfer to home:a systematic review protocol
2014
Review question/objective The objective of this review is to identify, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence exploring significant others’ experiences of the discharge/transfer of patients after hospitalization. More specifically, the review questions are: What is the significant other(s) experience of hospital/discharge transfer of patients; in particular, experiences relating to transitions concerning organizational, psychosocial and existential issues? How do significant others experience their preparedness for bringing the patient(s) home? How do significant others experience the planning of discharge? Inclusion criteria Types of participants The participants of this revie…
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026
2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in health surveillance systems, disease prevention, and treatment globally. Among the many factors that might have led to these gaps is the issue of the financing of national health systems, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), as well as a robust global system for pandemic preparedness. We aimed to provide a comparative assessment of global health spending at the onset of the pandemic; characterise the amount of development assistance for pandemic preparedness and response disbursed in the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic; and examine expectations for future health spending and put into context the expected ne…
Developing a Conceptual Framework for Investigating Communication Supporting Community Resilience
2015
In crisis management, cooperation within the response network is seen as crucial. Usually, this network refers to authorities and nongovernmental organizations, such as the Red Cross. However, the authors argue that to improve societal resilience one should take a broader overview of the actors involved in crisis preparedness and mitigation, and also include the public. With this in mind, the role of communication is scrutinized and a conceptual framework developed as a starting point for further investigation into how communication may be developed to strengthen a community approach to crisis management that includes citizen groups in the broader response network. A model is presented alon…
Crisis preparedness through co-operation between municipalities and non-governmental organizations
2016
Julkissektorin toimijoiden kriisiviestintä ja kriisijohtaminen eroavat yksityisten toimijoiden vastaavasta viestinnästä, koska julkisen sektorin organisaatioilla on lakisääteinen velvollisuus pelastaa kansalaisia hädässä. Useissa kriisiviestinnän tutkimuksissa on keskitytty tutkimaan kriisejä organisaation tai johtamisen näkökulmasta. Tämän opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli tutkia kriisiin varautumista kuntien ja vapaaehtoisjärjestöjen yhteistyön näkökulmasta. Tutkimuksen teoreettinen tausta on haettu CERC-mallista ja kriisiviestinnän tuloskortista (Crisis Communication Scorecard. Kriisiviestinnän tuloskortti on kehitetty ja testattu parantamaan kriisiviestinnän laatua ja samanaikaisesti kehitt…