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Pełnomocność dziecka w edukacji wczesnoszkolnej w odsłonie krytycznych zdarzeń

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Nowicka M.

Studia Edukacyjne

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2019

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issue 55

27-38

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The article presents the concept of empowerment in the context of early childhood education, mentioning its 5 dimensions, i.e. meaning, self-determination, competence, influence and security. Attempts to identify these dimensions are presented in the collected research material in the form of critical events from students’ pedagogical practices. In the light of the results obtained, early school education appears as an environment for blocking students’ empowerment in each of the highlighted aspects. The summary of the article identifies the possibilities of overcoming barriers in respecting the autonomy of a child at school.

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WSPIERANIE EMPOWERMENTU UCZNIA W SYTUACJI ZINSTYTUCJONALIZOWANEGO NAUCZANIA JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH: MOŻLIWOŚCI, WYZWANIA I OGRANICZENIA

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Blachowska-Szmigiel M.

Neofilolog

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2017

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issue 48/2

199-211

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The aim of this article is to present opportunities, challenges and constraints related to the support of a student’s empowerment in the context of institutionalized foreign language teaching. In the first part of the article, we describe empowerment as the approach, the process and the action that support the growth of power in individuals, communities and organizations. In the following part we present teaching and learning of foreign languages as a process supporting student’s empowerment. In the last part, we point to a foreign language teacher as a source of opportunities, challenges and constraints related to the support of a student’s empowerment.

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Empowerment in the Lifelong Learning Perspective. Example from the “ICT Guides” Project

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Góralska R., Leek J.

Rocznik Andragogiczny

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2017

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vol. 24

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The paradigmatic change in adult education that took place in the 1990s, involving “a shift from teaching towards learning”, resulted not only in deeper reflection of andragogists on the epistemological issues concerning the specific character and conditions of adult learning, but also in the redefinition of andragogic notions including the title category of empowerment. Another consequence of this change is a different attitude towards the educational activity of adults, an example of which is the international educational project “ICT-Guides” described in the article. The first part of the article analyzes the concept of lifelong learning and characterizes empowerment, which provides the theoretical context for further deliberations. Then, the assumptions of the “ICT-Guides” project are presented. The project shows a new way of determining educational tasks and organizing educational work in the context of lifelong learning. The “ICT-Guides” project is also an example of a good practice serving empowering functions.

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Empowerment w kontekście uczenia sie przez całe życie.Przykład z projektu “ICT Guides”W pierwszej części artykułu poddano analizie koncepcję całożyciowego uczenia oraz scharakteryzowano kategorię empowerment, co tworzy teoretyczny kontekst rozważań. Pojęcie empowerment (upełnomocnienie) jest tu definiowane jako złożona kompetencja, którą rozwinąć można w wielowymiarowym procesie społecznego uczenia się, wiąże się ona z uzyskaniem kontroli nad własnym życiem poprzez zdobycie wiedzy i umiejętności, które umożliwiają poprawę sytuacji życiowej. Upełnomocnienie można analizować z perspektywy indywidualnej i zbiorowej. Indywidualny aspekt upełnomocnienia zwraca uwagę na dostęp ludzi do takich typów wiedzy, które umożliwią rozwój wykraczający poza rolę pracownika czy konsumenta; odnosi się do sposobu, w jaki ludzie postrzegają siebie i myślą o sobie, oraz świadomości w zakresie wiedzy eksperckiej i umiejętności, które rzeczywiście posiadają. Upełnomocnienie zbiorowe z kolei, odnosi się do przełamywania barier, do zmiany pozycji społecznej, umożliwia bycie „aktorem społecznym” w pełni zdolnym do wnoszenia wkładu indywidualnego i kolektywnego w zmianę świata wokół siebie. W drugiej części artykułu zostały przedstawione cele i założenia projektu „ICT- -Guides”, który jest egzemplifikacją nowego sposobu określania zadań edukacyjnych i organizacji pracy dydaktycznej w zakresie rozwijania wiedzy i umiejętności, przyczyniających się do upełnomocnienia jednostek zarówno w obszarze indywidualnym, jak i zbiorowym. Projekt jest realizowany m.in. w miastach Goeteborg, Berlin, Madryt, Sheffield, w których od lat notuje się wysoki odsetek osób (głównie imigrantów) zagrożonych ubóstwem i wykluczeniem społecznym. Celem projektu jest zbadanie możliwości zastosowania technologii teleinformatycznych (ICT) jako narzędzia łączącego młodych imigrantów, zagrożonych przedwczesnym porzuceniem edukacji szkolnej, z pokoleniem starszym, w celu ograniczenia wśród imigrantów zjawiska porzucania szkoły i wykluczania społecznego. Wstępne wyniki badań potwierdzają założenie, że projekt „ICT- -Guides” to przykład „dobrej praktyki” pełniącej funkcje upełnomacniające.

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Homeless People as Agents of Self-representation: Exploring the Potential of Enhanced Participation in a Community Newspaper Project

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Dvořák V.

Central European Journal of Communication

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2022

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vol. 15

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issue 1(30)

132-149

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Homeless people are subjected to disadvantageous representations in the media, also lacking opportunities for self-representation. This article reports on the findings of two preparatory stages of a project that involves homeless people in the publication of their own newspaper. The findings show that homeless people want to represent themselves through self-created news and to address homelessness as a social issue through people’s life stories, which has the potential to challenge mainstream media practices related to portraying homelessness. At the same time, the analysis reveals several issues that need to be considered while implementing such projects. For example, self-empowerment may sometimes come at the price of disempowerment of others. This emphasizes the importance of carefully structuring the facilitating processes to promote homeless people’s genuine media participation, and to support individual and community empowerment.

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Employee Subjectivity as a Key Value in Management

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Marek A.

Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym

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2016

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vol. 19

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issue 4

123-136

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People, with their knowledge and potential, are undoubtedly the most important part in any organisation because, thanks to them, it might accomplish its goals, gain a competitive advantage and achieve success on the market. That is why each organisation should hire the most appropriate employees and provide working conditions that enable them to unleash their potential for the company’s benefit. The fundamental value for creating a good work environment is employees’ subjectivity, which can be perceived in two ways. The basic level of honouring a person’s subjectivity is respecting human rights and the employee’s dignity in mutual relations. The higher level, though, is to give people a certain amount of autonomy and responsibility in their workplace. The aim of this paper is to identify and analyse interdisciplinary concepts that managers can use in order to ensure that people are given the respect they deserve.

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Empowering the marginalized: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India

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Vij N.

Human Affairs

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2013

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vol. 23

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issue 1

91-104

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Social protection programs have been an important part of development process and planning in India since its Independence. However, after sixty-five years, around one-fourth of its population lives in poverty. Despite a plethora of social protection programs, vulnerable groups among the poor have not been well targeted. However, the recent paradigm shift towards rights-based legislations may have hit the right chord with its self-targeting mechanism. The Right to Work, or the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provided employment to almost 55 million households and spending nearly 8 billion US dollars in April 2010–March 2011. Participation of women and socially backward groups has been exceptionally high. This paper analyzes the policy provisions, implementation and monitoring mechanism of MGNEGA to argue that policy designs with legal enforceable mechanisms and collaborative governance systems can lead to empowerment of the marginalized sections.

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Zagadnienie upełnomocniania pracowników w koncepcji przywództwa personalistycznego i służebnego

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Bombała B.

Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym

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2010

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vol. 13

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issue 1

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The paper presents concepts of personalistic leadership and servant leadership as an alternative to the technocratic management. The most important issue in the two concepts of leadership is the empowerment, that is, the capacity of building the staff (competence, knowledge, motivation). Servant leadership is an American concept of leadership very similar to the concept of personalistic leadership. The differences arise from how to give reasons – servant leadership has inspired by religion (Christianity), whereas the concept of personalistic leadership is based on the personalism and phenomenology.

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Transformations of tourism in the Colca Valley – new actors and new patterns of local development

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Lisocka-Jaegermann B., Wołoszczak K.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2008

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vol. 13

219-229

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The article presents history and dynamics of tourist movement in the Colca Valley. Analyzing results of field research conducted in 2003 and 2007 the authors describe main changes in the attitudes of local inhabitants and authorities towards tourism and identify their character. Tourist activities based on the Colca Canyon natural attractions, remaining under total control of external tour operators since the eighties and perceived as a burden in the area, are seen now as a possible important factor of local development. New bottom-up initiatives are spreading in the Colca localities supported by NGOs and a public development program. Patterns of more sustainable tourism emerge and local culture is turning into an important element of the Colca tourist product.

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Zmiana paradygmatu zarządzania w ekoempatycznej koncepcji menedżeryzmu

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Bombała B.

Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym

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2009

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vol. 12

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issue 2

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The negative tendencies in contemporary society and organisations occur as a result of technocratic culture (technopoly). To improve this situation, it is necessary to change the technocratic decision-making paradigm to an ecoempathetic one. The paper presents the ecoempathetic concept of management operations as a philosophy leading to sustainable development and harmony in organisations.

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Children of “Vulnerable Identity” Do They Have To Be Excluded? Some Reflections Based on Empirical Research

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Ornacka K., Department of Apllied Sociology and Social Work I. o. S., katarzyna.ornacka@uj.edu.pl

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Sociologica

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2014

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vol. 49

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Childhood is a unique period of life, and it has a fundamental influence on human being’s process of development. Knowledge and experience gathered by a child has a great impact on his/her behaviour and relations with others. Identity(ies) of the child, especially its social aspect, is shaped through the acting process, in a specific social space. It is the key to understanding mechanisms taking place between an individual and society. Its form and shape are determined by a society as well as an individual depending on his/her position in the social structure. What are the commonalities and differences between the world of children of vulnerable identity and those who are brought up in “healthy” family systems? They form a separate social group and are present in various types of discourse. However, their social situation is different, much more difficult ‒ their life stories are complicated, and their firsthand experience is much bigger. What are their chances of being included in the mainstream? The purpose of the article is to find the answer to the question

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Questioning Equality for Self-Reflexive Societies

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Karolina M. C.

Dialogue and Universalism

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2017

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issue 1

149-163

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The article focuses on the issue of equality with regard to the process of European integration. Firstly, the change of the legal paradigm in the European legal culture is characterised, secondly, the notion of self-reflexive societies is introduced, and eventu-ally the paper deals with the issue of equality set as a complex problem, especially with regard to the social dimension. The chief concern of the paper is to develop the concept of the public power of judgement, to unveil the role of moral-discursive competencies, and to explain in what sense the theoretical premise of rationality potentials released in the discourse may overburden an ordinary citizen’s participation in processes of demo-cratic law legitimation.

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Od humanizacji i strukturalizacji pracy do upełnomocnienia pracowników - aspekt etyczny

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Bombała B.

Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym

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2011

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vol. 14

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issue 1

67-81

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The article analyses the main humanistic models in the theory of management. Seeking the answer to a question is an aim of analysis research: whether achievements of the humanistic current do the man good and help them with their development, or whether, on the contrary – have instrumental character and serve only increasing the effectiveness of the man as the employee? Discovering deeper sources of the activity is crucial for fuller understanding the empowerment, which is developed in servant leadership.

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Empowerment in the Open Innovation Concept

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Aneta P.

Ekonomia i Zarzadzanie

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2016

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vol. 8

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issue 3

35-42

EN

The aim of this study is an attempt to interpret the concept of „empowerment” in the perspective of open innovation issues. The text consists of a brief introduction, four sections, and summary. The main background of the research is related to the importance of the social reality of the organisation to evolving paradigms of innovation. In the face of globalization challenges, the innovation management could be interpreted as a specific system based on interdisciplinary analysis of an organisation’s social potential. The methodology involves desk research and theoretical deliberations. As the results, this study distinguished attributes and role of empowerment in the social development process. The possibilities of an adoption of this concept to management in the open innovation context provide the theoretical contribution.

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Inclusiveness as a key determinant of work engagement: evidence from V4 countries

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Borisov I., Vinogradov S.

Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy

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2022

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vol. 17

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issue 4

1015-1050

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Research background: There is currently a need for empirical research regarding the validity of specific work environment model elements supported by strong statistical evidence. The amount of research conducted in this field has been particularly limited in Central-Eastern Europe. The desire to fill in these gaps was at least in part responsible for the uniqueness of the research approach and its differences from previous similar studies. Purpose of the article: The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting employee engagement and to examine their relationship with each other using Visegrad countries as an example. Methods: The initial data is taken from the fourth European Company Survey (2019) for management respondents. After data cleaning, the sample sizes for Czechia, Hungary Poland, and Slovakia are N(CZ)=904, N(HU)=682, N(PL)=511, and N(SK)=361, respectively. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the following five dimensions were identified for this research: (1) inclusiveness, (2) empowerment, (3) work autonomy, (4) organizational learning environment, and (5) work engagement. An analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to determine the links that exist among these dimensions of a constructive work environment. Findings & value added: The structural model indicates that inclusiveness and empowerment have a significant positive impact on work engagement in all the countries examined. Inclusiveness was the strongest predictor of work engagement, followed by empowerment. Both of the two other predictors in the model (workplace autonomy and organizational learning environment) generally had less or no effect on employee engagement. The present study extends recent literature on work engagement by empirically validating the influence of workplace environment-related factors, as well as providing useful organizational policy recommendations for managers.

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Developing Skills Regarding Empowerment as the Basis for Assisting Socially Excluded People

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Borzucka-Sitkiewicz K., Kowalczewska-Grabowska K., Geerts L., Pollefait R.

The New Educational Review

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2022

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vol. 70

23-33

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The social assistance system faces challenges related to the emergence of new problems (e.g., migration processes, military conflicts). The ACTTE project was prepared in response to these needs. It is based on the Empowerment concept, which emphasises the social strengthening and restoration of people’s total possible participation. One of the project’s tasks was to conduct research. Its methodology was based on the action research concept. As part of the research, interviews were conducted. Data were collected on participants’ experiences gained during the training and utilising the acquired knowledge and skills in professional practice. The results are presented in the article.

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Uwarunkowania i korzyści empowermentu we współczesnych organizacjach

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Wójcik P.

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio H – Oeconomia

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2017

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vol. 51

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issue 3

EN

The objective of the paper is to present empowerment from various perspectives, indicate its determinants and applications in modern organizations. The paper is theoretical and informational in character. Empowerment revolving around the inclusion of employees into decision-making and development of their tangible influence upon the organization’s operations constitutes an answer to needs of modern enterprises. The paper reviews definitions of empowerment, describes its elements from the point of view of employees and companies, and presents benefits and costs of empowerment incurred by the organization. A review of studies pertaining to the impact of empowerment upon organizations was also conducted.

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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie ujęcia empowermentu z różnych perspektyw, jego uwarunkowań i zastosowania we współczesnych organizacjach. Opracowanie ma charakter teoretyczno-poglądowy. Empowerment, polegający na włączeniu pracowników w proces podejmowania decyzji i rozwijania ich realnego wpływu na funkcjonowanie organizacji, stanowi odpowiedź na potrzeby współczesnego przedsiębiorstwa. W artykule dokonano przeglądu defiicji empowermentu, opisano jego elementy z punktu widzenia pracownika i przedsiębiorstwa oraz przedstawiono korzyści i koszty empowermentu ponoszone przez organizację. Dokonano też przeglądu badań dotyczących wpływu empowermentu na organizację.

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Sztuka i socjologia na przykładzie filmów Małgorzaty Szumowskiej

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Grodź I.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura

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2020

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vol. 12

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issue 4

94-112

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The purpose of this paper is to indicate links between film and sociology, as exemplified by Małgorzata Szumowska’s films. Another important context is the combination of the empowerment approach – its application in social work in the context of art therapy – with solving social problems and enhancing the quality of life of beneficiaries receiving this aid. Suggested considerations are to indicate the usefulness of film therapy, especially for social and educational practice. The methodology used is comparative research and the gains of emancipatory pedagogy.

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Celem tekstu jest wskazanie związków filmu z socjologią na przykładzie filmów Małgorzaty Szumowskiej. Innym ważnym kontekstem jest połączenie podejścia empowerment (umocnienie) – jego zastosowania w pracy społecznej w kontekście terapii sztuką – z rozwiązywaniem problemów społecznych i podnoszeniem jakości życia beneficjentów tej pomocy. Zainicjowane rozważania mają wskazać użyteczność filmoterapii, zwłaszcza dla praktyki społecznej i edukacyjnej. Metodologia to badania porównawcze i zdobycze pedagogiki emancypacyjnej.

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Badanie i pomiar poziomu empowermentu – wyniki badań, ocena narzędzi identyfikacji poziomu empowermentu w organizacji

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Czubasiewicz H., Grajewski P.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2018

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issue 538

95-110

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Artykuł prezentuje koncepcję empowermentu i możliwość wykorzystania jej w zarządzaniu organizacjami. Zaprezentowano w nim istotę empowermentu w fazie rozwiniętej oraz zidentyfikowano warunki funkcjonowania organizacji związane z wdrożeniem tej koncepcji do praktyki zarządzania. Celem artykułu było zaprezentowanie narzędzia identyfikacji i pomiaru poziomu empowermentu w organizacjach i wykorzystanie tego narzędzia w zarządzaniu. W badaniach wykorzystano narzędzie skonstruowane przez autorów, które diagnozuje przejawy świadczące o poziomie i zakresie empowermentu. Dodatkowym walorem zastosowanego narzędzia jest możliwość, przy jego użyciu, diagnozowania tych obszarów, które należy doskonalić, aby nie stały się barierą samodzielności pracowników. Wyniki badań wskazują, że bariery te najczęściej występują w obszarach samodzielności, odpowiedzialności i akceptacji przez przełożonych partycypacji pracowników w podejmowaniu decyzji.

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The article presents the concept of empowerment and the possibility of using it in the management of organizations. It formulated the essence of the empowerment in the developed phase and identified the conditions for the functioning of the organization related to the implementation of this concept in the practice of management. The main purpose of the article was to present tools for identifying and measuring the level of empowerment in organizations and conditions of using this tool in management. The research used a tool constructed by the authors, which diagnoses manifestations of the level and extent of empowerment. An additional advantage of the used tool is the possibility, with its help, to diagnose those areas that should be improved so that they do not become a barrier of employee independence. The research results indicate that these barriers most often occur in the areas of independence, responsibility and acceptance of employee participation in decision making by superiors.

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The Manager’s Autocratic Style Of Management And The Trust Of Employees

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Skowronek A.

Przedsiębiorstwo we współczesnej gospodarce - teoria i praktyka

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2022

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vol. 1

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issue 34

20-39

PL

Cel: Celem artykułu jest rozpoznanie relacji pomiędzy autokratycznym stylem zarządzania a zaufaniem pracowników. Ponadto artykuł ma na celu poznanie związku pomiędzy autokratycznym stylem zarządzania a fluktuacją pracowników. Materiały i metody badawcze: W części teoretycznej artykułu zaprezentowano istotę autokratycznego stylu zarządzania, a także opisano znaczenie zaufania w organizacjach. W przeprowadzonym badaniu zastosowano metodę case study, w wybranej firmie specjalizującej się w produkcji i sprzedaży wyrobów cukierniczych, która charakteryzuje się wysokim wskaźnikiem rotacji pracowników. Wyniki: Przedstawiono wyniki badania dotyczącego preferowanego stylu zarządzania przez menedżera oraz wyniki badania ankietowego przeprowadzonego wśród pracowników oceniające m.in. poziom zaufania i kontroli w relacji z właścicielem. Wnioski praktyczne: Badanie to przeprowadzono w celu zwrócenia uwagi na zależność pomiędzy stylem zarządzania a istniejącym poziomem zaufania pracowników do osoby właściciela. Wnioski i podsumowanie: Wnioski wyciągnięte z badania pozwoliły na zwrócenie uwagi na istniejącą relację pomiędzy stosowanym stylem zarządzania menedżera a poziomem zaufania i kontroli, które w konsekwencji przekładają się na dużą fluktuację pracowników.

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Background and purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the relationship between autocratic management style and employee trust. Furthermore, the article aims to explore the correlation between autocratic management style and employee turnover. Design/Materials and research methods: The theoretical part of the paper presents the essence of the autocratic management style and describes the importance of trust in organizations. The study was conducted using the case study method with respect to a selected company specializing in the production and sale of confectionery products, which has a high rate of employee turnover. Results: The paper presents the results of the study on the manager’s preferred management style and the results of an employee survey assessing, among other things, the level of trust and control in the relationship with the owner. Practical implications: This study was conducted to highlight the relationship between management style and the existing level of employee trust in the owner. Conclusion and summary: The conclusions drawn from the study highlighted the existing relationship between the management style used by the manager and the level of trust and control, which consequently translate into high employee turnover.

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Innovative Approaches, Forms and Methods of Modern Social Work

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Szluz B.

Społeczeństwo i Rodzina

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2014

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issue 2(39)

52-62

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The presence or appearance of social problems is associated with the continuous search for new approaches, forms and methods of social work, creating efficient solutions based on a thorough analysis of scientific literature, research, as well as their use by practitioners, often encompassing supervision by the creators or experienced implementers. Among the most recent examples of the concept of using the idea of empowerment, inter alia, an approach which concentrates on solutions, positive psychology, case management, the supported employment model, and an approach based on the building and development of society. Moreover, one must draw attention to motivational dialogue and family group conferences, video training communication, genogram, or the accompaniment method and outreach method. Bearing in mind the necessity of engaging in work with individuals who need the assistance of a social worker, the goal of considerations was to show selected innovative solutions in contemporary social work.

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Występowanie czy pojawianie się problemów społecznych wiąże się z ciągłym poszukiwaniem nowych podejść, form i metod pracy socjalnej, tworzeniem efektywniejszych rozwiązań, opartych na wnikliwej analizie literatury naukowej, badaniach, jak również ich zastosowaniem przez praktyków, niejednokrotnie objętych superwizją przez twórców czy też doświadczonych realizatorów. Wśród najnowszych przykładów koncepcji, wykorzystujących idee empowerment, można wymienić m.in.: podejście skoncentrowane na rozwiązaniach, psychologię pozytywną, zarządzanie zasobami przypadku, model zatrudnienia wspieranego, podejście oparte na budowaniu i rozwoju społeczności. Ponadto należy zwrócić uwagę na dialog motywujący oraz konferencję grupy rodzinnej, a także wideotrening komunikacji, genogram czy metodę towarzyszenia i metodę outreach. Mając na uwadze konieczność podejmowania pracy z osobami potrzebującymi pomocy pracownika socjalnego celem rozważań uczyniono ukazanie wybranych innowacyjnych rozwiązań we współczesnej pracy socjalnej.

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