Care4Carers – Newsletter 1
The first Newsletter of the Care4Carers Project has been released! You can read it here: Care 4 Carers Newsletter 1
Dimitar Zlatanov
PROSPER – Rescuing informal communication
In a hybrid setting, the informal communication is the first victim. Even employees who are present in person might be forced to spend the whole day in front of a screen in online meetings. How to keep the vital…
Two surveys on Kindergarten education in Germany
A survey was carried out to identify the most pressing challenges in the kindergarten system (Dr. Kemper, Thomas; Colbasevici, Liubovi; Espenhorst, Niels. Kita-Bericht 2022 des Paritätischen Gesamtverbandes. Der Paritätische Gesamtverband. Berlin. Juni 2022). In most municipalities, a clear lack of…
SASSI LLC – Adopting a growth mindset
Unfortunately, a growth mindset is not something you can adopt overnight. There is no ‘magic switch’ – making one simple change that will achieve the exact desired result. Instead, mindset is about how you perceive the world and yourself. It…
Kindergarten education in Germany – an overview
Education in Germany is a state matter. It is not controlled centrally, but by the 16 federal states. Kindergartens are a voluntary education and care offer to families and not subject of the public education system, as compulsory education only…
Critical Balance – How to Escape the Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories and Trust
Here is an excerpt from our upcoming e-book for youth workers on critical thinking and conspiracy theories: Conspiratorial thinking is all about mistrust – distrust in authorities, in mainstream media, in what “most people” think. If you are to help…
Care4Carers – Consequences of Unpaid Care
The partnership of Care4Carers is making an effort to stay up to date with research, literature and articles regarding supporting measures related to the work of family carers. Their work is both physically and mentally demanding and often…
PROSPER – The pitfalls of workload management and how to avoid them
Workload management is the process of estimating, planning, distributing, scheduling, and monitoring the workload of teams and individual employees. Some of the the pitfalls of workload management include: A mismatch between goals and capabilities – it is difficult to…
SASSI LLC – Growth vs. fixed mindset
As the Stanford psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck discovered, the mindset with which students approached tasks, matters very much. Students who believe they are ‘not good’ at a subject continue to fail at it, while students who see bad result as…
SASSI LLC – What should olderpreneurs be able to do?
When talking about olderpreneuship, we don’t mean that everyone should become a founder of a start-up, and grow a successful own business – this is clearly not feasible for everybody. Some people might consider doing it, and be remarkably successful…