Journal of Community Positive Practices

https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/issue/feed Journal of Community Positive Practices 2025-04-27T23:12:03-06:00 Dr. Sorin CACE office@jppc.ro Open Journal Systems <h1 class="page_title">About Journal</h1> <div class="page"> <div> The Journal of Community Positive Practices (JCPP) was founded in 2001 as a result of a project regarding the development of services within the community funded by the World Bank. JCPP offers a high level scientific environment for the debate of contemporary social issues and publishing of original scientific papers on social concepts and research. With four issues a year, the journal addresses researches, professors and students in social sciences, practitioners, decision makers and the general public worldwide. Fields of interest Papers in area of Social Sciences including: General Social Sciences, Sociology and Political Science, Social Sciences (miscellaneous). • Basic and applied social research, development and innovation based on the use of quantitative methodology, qualitative or hybrid; • Presentation of the professional activities that are specific to local and international beneficiaries, NGOs, private companies, structures of local and central public administration; • Highlighting the expertise and the experts in the production of social knowledge; • Lay out of internal actions and projects the purposes of which are to increase the capacity of intervention, professional development, generating of know-how and issue of supporting materials to increase efficiency and maximize the impact of the activities. Access Journal of Community Positive Practices (JCPP) is an open access research journal.   Indexed in: Scopus; Google Scholar; Ideas RePeC; Econpapers; CEEOL; ProQuest; Scipio; Questia; WorldCat  JCPP publishes papers in English in accordance with the international editorial rules. Through the means of the published articles: • We increase the capacity of knowledge and comprehension of the individual and social life; • We integrate research experiences and its results within programs, projects or relevant activities relevant and meaningful, with outcomes and impact; • We facilitate the movement of ideas and the process of their issuance, the valorisation and exploitation of knowledge.  ISSN Print: 1582-8344 Electronic: 2247-6571 </div> </div> https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/916 Burnout: a brief theoretical approach in the current global context 2025-04-27T23:10:07-06:00 Georgiana-Virginia Bonea georgiana.bonea@gmail.com

The study of the burnout syndrome is important in order to explain and identify its main defining coordinates, causes and trends, being seen as a disease of the modern world. Overall, the present study provides a theoretical analysis of the burnout syndrome, through the investigation of the specialized scientific literature. After a brief (1) introduction to the context, the study provides a series of answers to several questions such as: (2) Short theoretical discussion: What is burnout?; (3) How does it manifest?; (4) What are the main risk factors favouring the appearance and maintenance of burnout?; (5) What are the consequences of burnout? (6) Burnout: What are the main methods and techniques of prevention and treatment?. The study concludes with a series of relevant discussions and (7) conclusions. The main purpose of the study is to outline a clear picture of the burnout syndrome, which can later contribute to future empirical studies.

2025-03-31T00:00:00-06:00 Copyright (c) https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/917 Sustainability related values in family-friendly organizations 2025-04-27T23:10:31-06:00 Anna Pátkai Bende bende.anna@sze.hu Julianna Fejes-Nádai nadaij@sze.hu

The focus of the study is to examine the set of values of family-friendly organizations in Hungary. The study highlights the importance of organizational values as a fundamental part of corporate culture, which can be a major competitive advantage for companies. Values at the organizational level not only influence employees' behaviour but also play an important role in strategic decision-making. Based on the results of a questionnaire survey carried out in spring 2023, this study demonstrates, which values dominate among organizations with the label Family-Friendly Workplace in Hungary and which are the priorities that influence their decisions. The research is meant to prove that a number of values related to social and environmental sustainability are considered in the basic principles of the organizations involved in the survey.

2025-03-31T00:00:00-06:00 Copyright (c) https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/918 The substantive representation of women's interests in the Romanian Parliament. 2012-2016 and 2016-2020 Legislatures 2025-04-27T23:10:53-06:00 Elena Spiridon elena.spiridon@iccv.ro

This study examines the substantive representation of women's interests in the Romanian Parliament during the 2012-2016 and 2016-2020 legislatures. It explores how the increased presence of women parliamentarians influenced legislative initiatives related to improving birth rate. The analysis reveals a shift from financial incentives to measures promoting work-life balance, reflecting a greater focus on reconciling women's professional and family lives during the second legislature when the descriptive representation of women parliamentarians almost doubled. Using content analysis and logistic regression models, the study highlights the correlation between descriptive and substantive representation, emphasizing the need for policies that support women's autonomy and gender equality.

2025-03-31T00:00:00-06:00 Copyright (c) https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/919 Connectedness to nature and sociodemographic variables in Ecuadorian University students 2025-04-27T23:11:15-06:00 Javier Ávila-Larrea javier.avila@ucuenca.edu.ec Adriana Mora Bernal adrimoraber@gmail.com

This study examines the relationship between the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) and traditional sociodemographic variables---age, sex, place of residence, and socioeconomic status (SES)---among university students, with a focus on the contextual influence of a female-majority academic environment. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, data were collected from 396 psychology students (66% female, 34% male) who were selected via stratified probabilistic sampling. The normality tests (Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov) indicated non-parametric distributions for the CNS, necessitating the implementation of Spearman's correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests. The findings indicated an absence of a statistically significant association between CNS and SES (ρ = -0.023, p = 0.652) or age (ρ = 0.041, p = 0.415).

2025-03-31T00:00:00-06:00 Copyright (c) https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/920 Current trends in academic social work training -- a narrative review 2025-04-27T23:11:38-06:00 Radu-Mihai Dumitrescu dum_mihu@yahoo.com Adrian-Nicolae Dan adrian.dan@unibuc.ro

Undergraduate social work education is evolving through the integration of social responsibility, holistic student support, educational partnerships and the use of digital technologies. Programmes emphasise social justice and a culture of non-violence, ensuring adequate professional and ethical training. Psychological and social support becomes a priority for student success, and collaboration with employers and alumni helps improve training. The digitalisation of education, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, offers new opportunities for teaching and learning. Review-type analyses can provide insight into current trends in university training programmes. The present research, although limited in scope, manages to identify a number of key directions for academic training in social work.

2025-03-31T00:00:00-06:00 Copyright (c) https://jppc.ro/en/index.php/jppc/article/view/921 Building bridge: community empowerment program in Islamic University and the practice of Ukhuwwah (Brotherhood) 2025-04-27T23:12:03-06:00 Hanif Hanif hanif@radenintan.ac.id Moh. Mukri Is Susanto Heni Noviarita

Economic inequality remains a pressing issue in Indonesia. Addressing this challenge requires government intervention and active engagement from higher education institutions. Although not immediately apparent, higher education plays a vital role in economic development, particularly community capacity-building through community empowerment programs. Islamic university, in particular, is interested in promoting the principles of Ukhuwwah (brotherhood) in community empowerment as a manifestation of Islam as a rahmatan lil 'ālamīn (mercy for all the worlds). This research looks at how community empowerment programs have evolved in Islamic universities.