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Socially responsible universities and student satisfaction: Case analysis
Universities play the dual role of providing new knowledge and inculcating a sense of social responsibility in student citizens to contribute to community development. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are often expected to be socially responsible. The principal focus of this chapter is to determine the dimensions of University Social Responsibility (USR) and examine its impact on student satisfaction. A case study research was conducted with 299 students from a private university in India. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were used to identify the dimensions of USR. A structural equation model was used to analyze the impact of USR on student satisfaction, with gender and volunteerism in USR activities as moderators. The results show that student satisfaction is influenced by their perception of USR activities undertaken by the university. Findings indicate that the degree of influence of USR on satisfaction is more among female than male students. Contrastingly, the degree of influence of USR on satisfaction remained the same for volunteers and non-volunteers, indicating that the university is transparent in its USR activities. The findings highlight the importance of USR actions and how these activities lead to increased student satisfaction. The study also discusses the model adopted by the university to achieve higher standards of USR that other HEIs can adapt. 2024 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. -
Socialization tactics and new entrants adjustments in the information technology context /
PES Business Review, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp.19-28 ISSN No. 0973-919X -
Social, Medical, and Educational Applications of IoT to Assist Visually Impaired People
General daily tasks have always been a problem for visually impaired people. Identification of daily objects becomes a hectic task. Traditional methods such as a walking stick and a guide dog have been helpful to the visually impaired for basic navigation. Such, methods have a lot of limitations and often fail under varied situations. Technologies such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Image Processing (IP) Internet of Things (IoT), etc. have made a major contribution to overcoming the limitations. IoT brings a lot of technical and automated solutions to assist the visually impaired people. Data science and analytics are a major part of the process. Data accumulated via various sensors can be processed and used to identify obstacles and enhance basic navigation using haptic and voice feedback. Raw data goes through a series of analysis and refinement. This is then processed into a form which is understandable to the system and can be directly interpreted to perform various components of an application. These applications involve education, navigation, entertainment, security, consumer, etc. These applications are across various verticals of technologies differing in terms of hardware, software, and protocols. Various economically feasible and accurate solutions are now available. While, optimization remains an issue. These devices have generally been very helpful to ease the lives of visually impaired people. The main aim of this article is to provide essential details related to real-world applications of IoT in the field of education, healthcare, entertainment, security, navigation, and solutions to address the daily challenges faced by visually impaired people. The structure of the article includes introduction to IoT, applications of IoT in modern era is dealt in detail in Sect.10.1. Followed by hardware device and communication technologies in Sect.10.2. Section10.3 deals with state of art which focus majorly on research contributions related to applications of IoT and smart devices benefiting the lives of visually impaired. Section10.4 incorporates the future scope and concludes with a summary in Sect.10.5. The article covers more than 30 research contributions in the pastten years which includes journal papers, conference papers and patents which provide a detailed and clear view on the research being carried out in the field of IoT to help the visually impaired. 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Social-cognitive Skills Training on Interpersonal Understanding of Social Norms During Adolescence
Background: Social-cognitive skills training (SCST) in a therapeutic setup can result in more positive outcomes when incorporated with psychotherapy, especially among adolescents with minor social-cognitive impairments in their social interactions. It may result in multifarious benefits to mitigate their social-cognitive dysfunction. This study aimed to identify the effects of SCST on interpersonal understanding of social norms in adolescents with low social cognition. Methods: In this quasi-experimental research, 80 adolescents (1019 years) with low social cognition, no previous experience of skills training, and absence of any psychological disorders, especially those that affect their social-cognitive functioning, with assent from the participants and written informed consent from the parents/guardian and a score below 58 on the Need For Social-Cognition Scale, were included. They were randomly allocated into SCST or waitlist control group. SCST consists of 20 sessions with indoor activities, games, and discussions, and it has been arranged for 1 hour per 3 days a week for 3 months. Edinburgh social cognition test (ESCoT) was used to assess the degree of interpersonal understanding of social norms among adolescents as part of pre and posttests. Results: The Wilcoxon Sign Ranked Test showed that the interpersonal understanding of social norms after SCST is significantly higher than the interpersonal understanding of social norms SCST with a large effect size. The mean (standard deviation) scores in the ESCoT test improved significantly (P < 0.001) following [W = 0.001, P <.001, r = 1.000]. Conclusion: SCST effectively improves the interpersonal understanding of social norms, an essential developmental milestone during adolescence. It highlights the importance of focusing on mental health as a developmental asset that can influence social-cognitive development in the future. 2024 The Author(s). -
Social Work Intervention Research in Child Sponsorship Programs: Enhancing Psychological Well-being of Marginalized Adolescents
The Child Sponsorship Program (CSP) is critical to enhancing the objective and subjective well-being of enrollees. Meanwhile, social work interventions emphasize scientific approaches aimed at empowering marginalized populations. This intervention research (IR) was focused on raising the psychological well-being (PWB) of adolescents in a prominent CSP located in Kochi, Kerala. Preliminary findings from a pilot study underscored the need for intervention, and subsequent Delphi survey results guided the formulation of an intervention strategy. Capitalizing on the transformative power of peer groups, IR implemented a social group work intervention to enhance adolescent PWB in CSP. Using a nonequivalent comparison group interrupted time-series design, the PWB of participants in the intervention group (IG, N = 20) and comparison group (CG, N = 20) was measured and compared. Ryffs PWB scale with 42 items served as the assessment instrument. Descriptive statistics confirmed the normal distribution of baseline data for all participants (N = 40), while repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS 25 validated the alternative hypothesis, indicating significant differences in PWB measures over time within IG and between IG and CG. Additionally, along with statistical evidence of intervention effectiveness, this study used a qualitative design for ongoing evaluation of the intervention process, providing insights for program refinement and demonstrating intervention outcomes. By defining a model for group work intervention among CSP adolescents to improve PWB, this study underscores the important role of social work interventions in empowering marginalized populations. The Author(s) 2024. -
Social tourism and sustainability spectrum: A theoretical evaluation of marginalized community and partnership
The economic and development policies that ignore marginalized communities make the rural front of the society more vulnerable. This chapter examines social engagement and sustainable outlook by emphasizing the linkage between tourism partnership and community engagement through tourism business. This chapter engages research paradigms to integrate varied discourses by assessing tourism with promarginalized community growth paradigm. The chapter is indicative on proactive community empowerment to appreciate an inclusive engagement from a sustainable outlook which aims to pinpoint the tourism business ventures within that aid business and support smallholders in improving their standard of living. The analogy of social inclusive ideology ideates a strategic consideration towards ecologically viable measures and responsible tourism approaches while integrating social inclusivity based on sustainable consciousness. 2024 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. -
Social support and help-seeking worldwide
Social support has long been associated with positive physical, behavioral, and mental health outcomes. However, contextual factors such as subjective social status and an individuals cultural values, heavily influence social support behaviors (e.g., perceive available social support, accept support, seek support, provide support). We sought to determine the current state of social support behaviors and the association between these behaviors, cultural values, and subjective social support across regions of the world. Data from 6,366 participants were collected by collaborators from over 50 worldwide sites (67.4% or n = 4292, assigned female at birth; average age of 30.76). Our results show that individuals cultural values and subjective social status varied across world regions and were differentially associated with social support behaviors. For example, individuals with higher subjective social status were more likely to indicate more perceived and received social support and help-seeking behaviors; they also indicated more provision of social support to others than individuals with lower subjective social status. Further, horizontal, and vertical collectivism were related to higher help-seeking behavior, perceived support, received support, and provision of support, whereas horizontal individualism was associated with less perceived support and less help-seeking and vertical individualism was associated with less perceived and received support, but more help-seeking behavior. However, these effects were not consistently moderated by region. These findings highlight and advance the understanding of how cross-cultural complexities and contextual distinctions influence an individual's perception, processing, and practice of social support embedded in the changing social landscape. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024. -
Social security concerns of students pursuing higher education during Russia-Ukraine conflict: Legal analysis /
A stateless migrant is not considered a citizen or national of any country under the operation of its laws. Such a person has no recognized nationality or legal status and is therefore not entitled to the protection and benefits of any state. Stateless migrants may face significant difficulties in exercising their basic human rights, including the right to education, work, and access to healthcare, among others. There are many different concepts regarding migrants and stateless migrants. This research will emphasize upon the concept of stateless migrant and the Indian students those are pursuing higher education from Ukraine and that is disturbed because of the uncertain conflict happened in Ukraine. Migrant is defined as a person who leaves their country of origin to live in another country, while a stateless migrant is someone who does not have a recognized nationality. Both concepts are important to understand when considering the rights of individuals. However, this research will also encounter often challenges in ensuring that these rights should be respected and protected by the authorities. -
SOCIAL REHABILITATION THROUGH NEW MEDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 3 CONTINENTS WITH INDIA TO OVERCOME TABOOS ASSOCIATED WITH THERAPY
This paper attempts to measure the significance of New Media as a branch of social sciences and the growing impact it has on other walks of life, specifically its role in social rehabilitation. The word ??therapy is a ubiquitously known term and often used in daily speech in the branch of psychology. Given the new application of new media, the term has now crossed fences over the sphere of media with its application in online communication. The advantages of therapy and social rehabilitation through the online application of new media have been discussed as a central argument. It further seeks to analyze if it triumphs the role of traditional forms of therapy in making the latter a more viable medium today. The role of technology and its impact have certainly impacted the way one looks at the term ??therapy and ??counseling. This paper hence seeks to find the effectiveness of online therapy in social rehabilitation in comparison to traditional therapy while examining the perspectives of 3 continents specifically USA, UK and Africa and comparing it with India. -
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: Theories and Applications
This book examines the concept of social psychology in today's context. It analyses the theoretical concepts of social psychology and their applicationto other fields. It further explores the discipline in a cultural, historical, and philosophical context with special emphasis on religion. The volume goes beyond individual focus and directs its attention to society as the centre of influence. It advocates for a symbiotic relationship between the concepts of social psychology and their implementation in a society transitioning from being value-oriented to commerce-oriented. The book also suggests ways in which social psychology can assist in dealing with issues plaguing today's world. This book will be useful to students of psychology, applied psychology, sociology, social work, public health, gender, and women studies. It will also be indispensable to professionals working in the field of paediatrics, forensic medicine, psychiatry, and law enforcement authorities like police and judiciary. 2024 Sibnath Deb, Anjali Gireesan, Pooja Prabhavalkar and Shayana Deb. -
SOCIAL PROTECTION THROUGH MGNREGS: A STUDY OF RAYALASEEMA REGION IN ANDHRA PRADESH
This article attempts to explain how far MGNREGS provides social protection for marginal and disadvantaged sections. To study this, the present paper focuses on backward regions that are in dire need of government support through welfare measures. The bottom sections of society should be given priority while implementing different social welfare schemes like employment guarantee, food security, pensions, scholarships, etc. In this context, this article aims at analysing the role of MGNREGS in providing social protection for different sections of society. The role of MGNREGS can be understood through employment and income generated by the households participated. How many rural households depend on MGNREGS for employment? How much employment was generated under MGNREGS in the backward regions? What is the contribution of MGNREGS to the household income? To what extent is MGNREGS providing social protection to the rural poor compared to other welfare schemes? The present article explores answers to these questions with reference to the Rayalaseema, one of the most backward regions in Andhra Pradesh. 2022 National Institute of Rural Development. All rights reserved. -
Social performance and sustainability of Indian microfinance institutions: an interrogation
This paper has come forward from the research proposal to understand the effect of social performance on the sustainability of microfinance institutions. It has been revealed that the conventional method of assessment of financial institutions is not applicable to the microfinance sector. Performance measurement of microfinance institutions has to be different from that of other financial institutions because of the social aspects involved besides profitability. Social performance has now become part of microfinance business along with business sustainability. Our whole study course is entitled Effect of social performance on the sustainability of microfinance institutions. In this paper, we elucidate the topic, find the underrepresented research areas and formulate a research hypothesis for understanding the relationship between social performance and the sustainability of microfinance institutions. 2016, 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Social networking- A comparative study on the new google + project and facebook /
This research project set out to study the new Google + Project, a new social network by Google. The dissertation looks at the social network as compared to already existing social networks especially Facebook, what the sight possesses that other social networks may not have and how successful the site will be in the years to come and if there is a need for a new social network after what is already there. The researcher went out to find out from users of the social networks, how popular Google plus and Facebook are and how frequently the sites are and what possible future the sites have. The researcher found out that Google plus isnt as popular as Facebook just yet but in years to come if they can learn from the mistakes that the already existing social network have made and develop on that to make the site more user friendly. -
SOCIAL NETWORKING - A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE NEW GOOGLE + PPROJECT AND FACEBOOK
This research project set out to study the new Google + Project, a new social network by Google. The dissertation looks at the social network as compared to already existing social networks especially Facebook, what the sight possesses that other social networks may not have and how successful the site will be in the years to come and if there is a need for a new social network after what is already there. The researcher went out to find out from users of the social networks, how popular Google plus and Facebook are and how frequently the sites are and what possible future the sites have. The researcher found out that Google plus isnt as popular as Facebook just yet but in years to come if they can learn from the mistakes that the already existing social network have made and develop on that to make the site more user friendly. -
Social Network User Profiling With Multilayer Semantic Modeling Using Ego Network
Social and information networks undermine the real relationship between the individuals (ego) and the friends (alters) they are connected with on social media. The structure of individual network is highlighted by the ego network. Egocentric approach is popular due to its focus on individuals, groups, or communities. Size, structure, and composition directly impact the ego networks. Moreover, analysis includes strength of ego alter ties degree and strength of ties. Degree gives the first overview of network. Social support in the network is explored with the gap between the degree and average strength. These outcomes firmly propose that, regardless of whether the approaches to convey and to keep up social connections are evolving because of the dispersion of online social networks, the way individuals sort out their social connections appears to remain unaltered. As online social networks evolve, they help in receiving more diverse information. 2022 IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Social media, campus party politics and political participation
Political Participation is a desired quality among citizens in a democracy. Earlier studies have indicated that Political Knowledge, Political Efficacyand Civic Engagement enhance the Political Participation of college students. The current study has its background in two key aspects in the Indian context: First, the proliferation of Social Media Usage among college students in the last decade; Second, the implementation of the
Lyngdoh Commission Report (May 2006) on Campus Party Politics. Studies have not adequately addressed the question of the direct impact of Social Media Usage among college students, on their level of Political Knowledge, Political Efficacy, Civic Engagement, and Political Participation. The present study attempts to assess the impact of Social Media Usage on Political Knowledge, Political Efficacy and Civic Engagement and Political Participation of college students in the context of Kerala. In the context of the implementation of the Lyngdoh Commission report by some of the college and University campuses inIndia thus banning Party Politics in their campuses, while some of the other campuses still retaining Campus Party Politics, the presence/absence of Campus Party Politics is used as a control variable to see the impact of Campus Party Politics on Social Media Usage, Political Knowledge, Political Efficacy, Civic Engagement, and Political Participation. -
Social media usage in indian banking and financial institutions
Due to technological innovation, the economy is transitioning from a market-driven to a network-oriented status, and social media has seized the leading I.T. trends in the technology sector. A paradigm change in banking and inance operations has occurred due to the upswing in innovation, transformation, and digitalisation in Indian banking and inancial organisations. The development of online banking, mobile apps, mobile banking, and tools like debit and credit cards has changed how customers utilise banking and inancing services. Thanks to social media and digital marketing, banks may now be practical tools for supporting customers' enterprises and gaining target prospects. To provide customers with rapid and eicient service in the post-pandemic age, Indian banks and inancial institutions are rushing to modernise their technology infrastructure and digital goods. Social media ofers users attractive options for 24-hour access to information and the use of inancial services across temporal and geographic boundaries. 2023 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Social media strategies of royal challenges Bangalore team and perception of its fans /
Indian Premier League (IPL) buzz is primarily driven by marketing actions of the broadcaster, Here the researcher brings out the key aspects for the success of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise through social media part of sports communication to connect with their fans to build a brand identity, manage reputations, and engage fans through various clubs. -
Social Media Sentiment Analysis of Stock Market on Tweets
Sentiment categorization is utilized in today's world to analyze social media data about the stock market and estimate its future stock movement. We investigated the possible influence of 'public sentiment' on 'market trends' using sentiment analysis and machine learning concepts. Due to the enormous number of components involved, such as economic situations, political events, and other environmental factors that may affect the stock price, stock price prediction is an exceedingly complicated and challenging process. Because of these considerations, evaluating a single factor's influence on future pricing and trends is challenging. As more individuals spend time online, the popularity and impact of numerous social media platforms has skyrocketed in recent years. Twitter is one such social media tool that has exploded in popularity. Twitter is a terrific place to stay up to speed on current societal trends and perspectives. The 'Twittersphere' is a melting pot that supports diverse viewpoints, emotions, and trends, and it has the potential to be a crucial influencer in influencing and shaping perceptions. 2022 IEEE. -
Social media marketing and ghost shopping approach; a new business tool
Research motivation: The researcher is a mystery shopper who has vast experience in various field analyses. The researcher has taken up a few good assignments in various domains, which has given him a good experience. Thus, this experience has motivated the researcher to explore how mystery shopping is used in social media and how the process works in reality. The connectivity between mystery shopping and social media is a new emerging topic and only a very few research work is seen and hence this gap has been used to proceed with this research title. Research materials and methods: The research work makes use of quantitative and qualitative techniques to draw and analyse the data. The respondents for this research work is mystery shoppers, market research agencies, experts in marketing research and mystery shopping, a few marketers who deal with digital marketing etc. The tool used for this research is factor analysis for quantitative analysis and various qualitative techniques to determine the experience, observations, past case studies and literature works. Research outcome: From the quantitative techniques, it is clear that customer experience and relationship between the sales representatives and the customers dealing through online marketing plays an important role in the success of social media marketing which the mystery shoppers observe. Based on the observations a detailed report is submitted which will enhance the firms to form strong strategies. Future scope: The future researchers can analyse on the related aspects of mystery shopping and social media. The problems faced by mystery shoppers with regard to social media observations, the skills needed to deal with digital tools can be researched. IAEME Publication.