Information Activity in the Social Communications Structure of Network Society: Status and Prospects

2020 ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
S. Yahodzinskyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Network Society ◽  
Information Activity ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals The position of the Internet and cyberspace in social communications: an approach to the role of virtual social networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Reza Abedi ◽  
Fatemeh Daneshvar Muhammadzadegan ◽  
Roqayyeh Sadat Hosseini Kerman ◽  
Fatemeh Miri Kolah Kaj
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Proper Training

With an ever-increasing development of internet communications, human reactions have interred a new phase. The results of these communications are a most significant matter considered by the sociologists. Using the internet is developing and forms a significant part of individuals` lives. The advantages and disadvantages of this easiness in communicating and traveling through boundaries should be considered. Breaking the norms happened in the light of these reactions should be discussed, also increasing in awareness and availability to information, joining to global information networks and communication is another face of this placeless and timelessness. This contrasting face challenges the position of cyber space in the social communications, a challenge of which there is no escape by the society. In this research it is an attempt to criticize this challenge through criticizing the position of internet and to consider the role of social networks. We suppose that it is not possible to neglect the advantages of virtual space in developing a new level of human occasions but via this method lack of proper awareness in principle using of it results in some problems which should be covered by a proper training and comprehensive informing. Online spaces penetrate in human`s life in an extended way and it is a good opportunity to have good use from social networks as the basic condition. The results of this presence form reaction in individuals which will be considered in the present study.

A Theory for Knowing in the Network Society

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Ertan Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Societal Changes

Rapid changes and developments in the information and communication technologies have led to societal transformation and emergence of new social structures. In consequence of these, information has become a vital necessity for every individual in the 21st century, and the social structures have been shaped within the framework of processes for diffusion of information. Moreover, technological and societal changes gave rise to the changes in the nature of information (formation and diffusion) and in the process of having access to the information. In this study, changes in the nature of information and knowing are being discussed on the basis of the theories explaining societal change after the industrial revolution. The study will refer to the characteristics of the learning theories and theoretically assess Connectivisim, which is suggested to be a theory for the contemporary era. This paper discusses Connectivism as an approach which explains learning within the social structures of the Network Society and the Post-Industrial Society based on the review of the theories.

scholarly journals a-REAEDUCA: Revista de Educação para o Século XXI: Pensar, Desenvolver e Criar um REA

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélder Ferreira Pereira ◽  
Ana Maria Nobre ◽  
Rui Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
The Social ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Journal ◽  
Educational Paradigm

O presente artigo relata a concepção de uma revista online de Educação para o Século XXI: REAeduca, sustentada na filosofia dos Recursos Educacionais Abertos. A sua origem encontra-se no desenvolvimento de uma atividade da unidade curricular Materiais e Recursos para E-Learning, do mestrado em Pedagogia do E-Learning da Universidade Aberta em Portugal. A metodologia seguiu a seleção do tema, o planejamento da revista e a revisão de literatura sobre a temática em foco para atingir-se uma revista cientificamente fundamentada e a criação efetiva da revista online. Composta por abordagens temáticas variadas e concebida em uma página web, apresenta outras referências para a temática em estudo. O efeito do projeto foi extremamente satisfatório, quer pelos testemunhos recolhidos na página da revista, quer pelas partilhas nas redes sociais nas quais a revista foi compartilhada. Os resultados foram triangulados e evidenciam o movimento de recursos educacionais abertos como pilar de uma mudança do paradigma educativo, que integra tecnologia e metodologia, rumo a melhorias tanto para a prática docente quanto para o estudante. Com o desenvolvimento da revista, adaptações foram necessárias, como a evolução do nome para a-REAeduca, com o prefixo alusivo à abertura da informação e do conhecimento na sociedade em rede em que vivemos, e o seu alargamento em três domínios: acadêmico, organizacional e didático-pedagógico, entre outras conquistas. Palavras-chave: Recursos educacionais abertos, Educação online, Educação aberta, Revista de Educação, Sociedade em rede, Projetos educativos.  a-REAEDUCA - Journal of Education for the 21st Century: think, develop and create an OER AbstractThis article focuses on the design of an online journal of Education for the 21st Century - REAeduca, supported by open educational resources philosophy. Its origin lies in the development of an activity of the course unit Materiais e Recursos para E-Learning, of the Master in E-Learning Pedagogy by the Universidade Aberta, Portugal. The methodology followed the theme selection, the journals planning and a content analysis on the subject in focus, to achieve a scientifically based magazine, and the effective creation of the online journal. Consisting of various thematic approaches and designed in a web page with other references to the topic under study. The effect of the project was extremely satisfactory, either by the evidence gathered in the journal page, or by shares in the social networks in which the journal was shared. The results show that the movement of Open Educational Resources as a pillar of the change of the educational paradigm that integrates technology and methodology towards improvements both for teaching and for the student. With the development of the journal adaptations were necessary, among which the evolution of the journal's name to a-REAeduca, with allusive prefix of an open information and knowledge in the network society we live in, and its extension in three areas: academic, organizational and didactic-pedagogic, and other achievements presented in this article. Keywords: Open Educational Resources, Online Education, Open Education, Education Journal, Network Society, Educational projects.

scholarly journals Interactive Methods of Communication and Training to Deal with Adolescents and Youths with Deviant Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
M.R. Dushkina ◽  
R.V. Chirkina
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Educational Concept

The article examines the problematique of increasing the effectiveness of specialists training in psychology and education of dealing with deviant behavior through the use of innovative interactive and interdisciplinary educational methods. Studying, discussing and analyzing the complex of current problems of socialization and personal development is delivered out with specific examples within the framework of the “Social Pedagogy” Course. It enables students to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms, factors and determinants of deviant behavior, and contribute to the development of prevention and correction technologies. The key elements of the educational concept are scientific and practical orientation, increasing its relevance to the tasks of professional training by focusing on active methods of mastering the discipline and using modern technologies of social communications (simulation games, various types of discussions, TIPS-techniques, etc.). The result of this approach is the acquired skills and abilities, allowing them to design, organize and deliver appropriate work with children, adolescents and youth, including those with deviant behavior, in a modern society with a new technological context.

scholarly journals Loneliness among Middle-Aged and Older Middle-Aged Adults in Russia (Saint Petersburg) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9889
Author(s):  
Olga Strizhitskaya ◽  
Marina Petrash ◽  
Inna Murtazina ◽  
Gayane Vartanyan ◽  
Anton Shchukin
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Social ◽  
General Experience ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Loneliness has been considered a major challenge since long before the pandemic. Changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic included modifications in social communications and activities. Thus, it was expected that loneliness would increase during the pandemic. The first studies of loneliness during the pandemic revealed inconsistent results. We hypothesized that physical isolation led to changes in the quality of relationships; thus, loneliness trends could be different from those predicted. For our study we used methods to measure loneliness: the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S) for Adults and Older Adults; the Multidimensional Inventory of Loneliness Experience; and demographic data. Participants were middle-aged and older middle-aged adults (n = 457) aged 35–59 (M = 45.5, SD = 6.88, 35.4% males). Participants came from two studies: Study 1 consisted of 280 participants aged 35–59 (M = 44.8; SD = 6.93; 29.6% males), the study was conducted before the pandemic in late 2019; participants in Study 2 were adults (n = 177) aged 35–59 (M = 46.5; SD = 6.68; 44.6% males), data were collected in the fall of 2020. The results did not confirm increase in loneliness; moreover, participants reported lower scores of loneliness in some domains. Regression analyses showed that general experience of loneliness was predicted by different loneliness characteristics in pre-pandemic and pandemic age groups. We found some similar mechanisms that were activated within different situations. Our results confirmed the complex nature of loneliness, they argue that pandemic effects were not limited to increase in loneliness and that the mechanism of loneliness can adjust to environmental factors.

scholarly journals Networks of power and counterpower in social work with children and families in England

2021 ◽  
pp. 026101832110347
Author(s):  
Joe Hanley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Type ◽  
Manuel Castells

This article applies the work of Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells to contemporary children and families’ social work in England. Castells’ work suggests that the intractability of many of the issues facing the profession is the result of the new type of society that emerged around the turn of the millennium: the network society. Within this society, the interests and values of dominant networks are imposed upon those who are selectively excluded. Several challenges for the social work profession stemming from this analysis are posed, including in relation to challenging networks and promoting transparency. However, it is suggested that the most significant contribution Castells’ work has for social work lies in shifting the discussion from an analysis of dominant networks, as has been undertaken elsewhere, towards an understanding of how social workers can, and do, build networks of counterpower capable of effectively challenging dominant networks in the space they occupy.

scholarly journals Social Problems of Social Communications Research as Mass Emotion Areas of Functioning

2018 ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Alevtyna Beletska
Keyword(s):  
Social Communication ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Media Specialist ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Popular Cinema ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Monitoring ◽  
Social Importance

The subject of the new publication of the author are scientific researches in the field of social communication, monographs, materials in the media, that demonstrate the social importance of social communications researching as areas of functioning of mass emotions. The participants of social communications need to realize the phenomenon of transformation of individual emotions into mass emotions under the influence of information source, media specialist and recipient of an information product. The objective of the study is to elucidate the social problems of phenomenon of mass emotions’ coverage in social communications for the purpose of controlling mass consciousness by the efforts of mass media representatives, works of popular cinema and other subjects of formation of public opinion. The methods of theoretical research (system, comparative and functional methods) and a specific scientific method of media monitoring were used to achieve the goal. The main results of the study: the topic “Mass emotions as a sphere of social communication functioning” has the social importance for all participants in the process of social communication – media professionals and audiences. It is proved that creation of the theory of mass emotions within the framework of the theory of social communications will contribute to solving the systemic problem of the quality of mass information institutions and the social communication product, as well as effectiveness and professionalism of their work in the post-truth and fake news, and will make it impossible to manipulate emotions of mass audience in order to achieve communicative tasks.

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