Search results for "yhteenkuuluvuus"

The Development and Initial Validation of a Short, Self-Report Measure on Social Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities-A Transnational …

2021

Sport has been promoted as a means of increasing the social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities. Suitable tools for evaluating this claim are not readily available. The aim of this study was to develop a self-report tool for use by people with intellectual disabilities regarding the social inclusion they experience in sport and in the community. A three-phase process was used. In the first phase an item bank of questionnaire items was created and field-tested with 111 participants. Initial factor analysis identified 42 items which were further evaluated in Phase 2 with 941 participants from six European countries. Construct validity was established first through Exploratory …

Politics of belonging in Brussels’ European Quarter

2019

The European Union (EU) has been criticised for a lack of imageries and sites of memory that nation-states have traditionally utilised in their identity-building. The EU, along with other actors, has responded to this iconographic deficit with memory and heritage initiatives and branding campaigns. This article explores how this deficit is dealt with in the European Quarter in Brussels by enlivening it through cultural regeneration and creating narratives that link Europe’s and the EU’s past with the present. The article utilises hermeneutic phenomenological approach combining observation and interpretation of diverse place-making practices, such as monuments, memorials, public artworks, hi…

Values of well-being and togetherness in the early childhood education of younger children

2017

This chapter illustrates the younger children’s expressions of the values of well-being and togetherness in day-care groups and the educators’ role in communicating these values. The values of well-being and togetherness were closely interconnected. The children expressed these values by bodily gestures, laughter and enthusiasm in their activities and by mutual interest, physical closeness, and playing together. The educators communicated the values by a caring attitude and emotional warmth. They were present to the children and assured that the atmosphere was supportive and joyful. The educators encouraged the children to engage in shared endeavors and, above all, played with them. Final D…

How listening to music and engagement with other media provide a sense of belonging: An exploratory study of social surrogacy

2020

The social surrogacy hypothesis holds that people resort to temporary substitutes, so-called social surrogates, if direct social interaction is not possible. In this exploratory study, we investigate social motives for listening to music in comparison to watching TV and reading fiction. Thirty statements about possible social reasons for the engagement with media were compiled. After 374 participants had rated their agreement with those statements, they were reduced to seven categories: Company, Shared experiences, Understanding others, Reminiscence, Isolation, Group identity, and Culture. The results propose that music is used as temporary substitute for social interaction alongside TV pr…

Associations between the dimensions of perceived togetherness, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among older Finnish people

2017

Objectives: We studied the associations between perceived togetherness, depressive symptoms, and loneliness over a six-month period among 222 people aged 75–79 who reported loneliness or depressive mood at baseline. Method: The present cross-lagged models utilized baseline and six-month follow-up data of a randomized controlled trial that examined the effects of a social intervention on loneliness and depression (ISRCTN78426775). Dimensions of perceived togetherness, i.e. attachment, social integration, guidance, alliance, nurturance, and reassurance of worth, were measured with the Social Provisions Scale, depressive symptoms with a short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale, and lonelin…

Työn mielekkyyttä ja hallintaa tukevat tekijät Otavan Opistossa

2014

Tässä tutkimuksessa selvitettiin, millaiset teknologia-avusteisen työajanseu-rantaan ja -suunnitteluun liittyvät tekijät voivat olla motivoimassa Otavan Opiston työntekijöitä työssään. Työajanseurantaa ja työnsuunnittelua tarkastellaan työtä tukevana palveluna, ei niinkään hallinnollisena pakkona, joksi se on totuttu miel-tämään. Tutkimus lähtee tarkastelemaan yleisiä motivoivan ilmapiirin piirteitä itsemääräytymisteorian kautta. Yleinen motivoiva ilmapiiri nähdään toiminnan perustana, ja sitä voidaan edesauttaa teknologian avulla. Tutkimus perehtyy nykyisen tietotyön luonteeseen ja sen käynnissä olevaan murrokseen, organisaatioiden johtamiseen, avustavaan teknologiaan, tarkastelee miten ih…

Finnish-Chinese intercultural negotiation : power positioning and search for common ground

2018

‘Rising China’ is a term that has come to refer to China’s march to being number one, the speed of its economic growth, and its investment around the world during last two decades. In Finland, government agencies have been established to promote investment, trade, and co-operation with China, while regional and local governments are also actively involved. Meanwhile, much of the world is now competing for the attention of China, so the power dynamic is tending to shift in favour of the Chinese. This developing context has been examined in previous studies primarily from the perspectives of politics, economics, and management studies. The overarching aim of this study is to investigate emerg…

Erityistä tukea tarvitseva oppilas yleisopetuksen liikuntaryhmässä : oppilaiden ja opettajien kokemuksia

2014

Vuori, Kaisa (2014). Erityistä tukea tarvitseva oppilas yleisopetuksen liikuntaryhmässä: oppilaiden ja opettajien kokemuksia. Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto, liikuntapedagogiikan pro gradu –tutkielma, 60 s., 4 liitettä. Pro gradu –tutkielmani tarkoituksena oli selvittää erityistä tukea tarvitsevien yleisopetuksen liikuntaryhmään integroitujen oppilaiden kokemuksia liikuntatunneista. Lisäksi selvitin, miten opettaja kokee opetustyönsä, kun liikuntaryhmässä on integroitu oppilas. Tutkimus on laadullinen tapaustutkimus ja työn tieteenfilosofinen lähtökohta oli fenomenologis-hermeneuttinen. Tutkimusaineisto kerättiin haastattelemalla kolmea liikunnanopettajaa ja kolmea yleisop…

Jumalanpalvelussaarna hengellisten ryhmien määrittelijänä 1800-luvun taitteen raumalaisessa paikallisyhteisössä

2023

Athlete leadership behavior : how it relates to perceived team cohesion and players' satisfaction in elite sport teams

2014

So far only little is known about athlete leadership. Instead, previous research in sports leadership focused on the role a coach plays within sport teams. Yet, first studies could raise awareness for the importance of athlete leaders who occupy a formal or informal role in a team. Initial research results showed a significant impact of athlete leadership behavior on perceived team cohesion and the satisfaction of team members. Additionally, the concept of motivational leadership was recently introduced and claimed to be one of the most important functions leaders may overtake. Thus, this study aimed to confirm former findings and extent the knowledge by taking a new behavior pattern of mot…