Social, science sites of the week 24th April 2020
23rd April was World Book day
Read the UN statement and links to resources it has created for the lockdown period
according to the Reading Agency's most recent survey more people are reading in self isolation
How much do people normally read in the UK?
in 2014 the Book Trusts survey of 1500 adults found
Nearly a fifth (18%) never read physical books, and 71% never read e-books.
How does this compare with elsewhere?
In the USA the Pew Center conducts a regular annual survey on who doesnt read.
27% recorded not reading a book in the last year. Higher figures recorded for poorer and hispanic adults.
On a global scale UNESCO records literacy statistics
However reading does have the power to change lives. in 2018 Demos published a report called a society of readers. which summarised research on a variety of factors including well being and social mobility.
The National Literacy Trust has conducted a number of surveys on the link between reading and positive mental well-being
Children who are the most engaged with literacy are three times more likely to have higher levels of mental wellbeing than children who are the least engaged (39.4% vs 11.8%) The Reading Agency also conducted a 2015 literature review on reading for empowerment and wellbeing
Read the UN statement and links to resources it has created for the lockdown period
according to the Reading Agency's most recent survey more people are reading in self isolation
How much do people normally read in the UK?
in 2014 the Book Trusts survey of 1500 adults found
Nearly a fifth (18%) never read physical books, and 71% never read e-books.
How does this compare with elsewhere?
In the USA the Pew Center conducts a regular annual survey on who doesnt read.
27% recorded not reading a book in the last year. Higher figures recorded for poorer and hispanic adults.
On a global scale UNESCO records literacy statistics
However reading does have the power to change lives. in 2018 Demos published a report called a society of readers. which summarised research on a variety of factors including well being and social mobility.
The National Literacy Trust has conducted a number of surveys on the link between reading and positive mental well-being
Children who are the most engaged with literacy are three times more likely to have higher levels of mental wellbeing than children who are the least engaged (39.4% vs 11.8%) The Reading Agency also conducted a 2015 literature review on reading for empowerment and wellbeing
Covid resources
We
are updating links to individual government documents and key papers on our
blog.
Social
data during the COVID-19 pandemic
Useful
crowd sources
Google Docs being coordinated by Ben Geiger University of Kent and the
National Centre for Social Methods .It lists
sources of existing government surveys on subjects including employment,
income, poverty & deprivation, loneliness & mental health as well as
new COVID-19 polls, qualitative research, and priority topics for future
research.
This
recent new working paper gives insight into the sheer amount of new research
being produced
“it
states The global growth rate is 500
publications and the production doubles every 15 days. In the case of Pubmed
the weekly growth is around 1000 publications.”
Read on more for the indepth methodology and data
sources.
BIP!
Finder for COVID-19
Aims to help researchers navigate
this wealth of literature by locating the most highly cited articles.
This
working paper from those involved explains how they are getting the metrics
data
A
group of Uk academic staff and researchers blogging and writing on political
behaviour, crisis management theory, international relations and political
psychology to consider public attitudes to policy such as social distancing
Covid-19 and
Labour statistics.
It is
considering employment and unemployment. Mention is also made on the impact and
ability of national suppliers to collect statistics.
Edible Plants from the Americas – a new
Europeana online exhibition
A
great new resource from Europeana drawing upon the collections from
Europe’s major national libraries and research institutes. It explores the
introduction of new edible foodstuffs and their impact on the cuisine and
cultural life of Europe. It includes spices, potatoes and chocolate! The text
includes extracts from historic texts and includes prints and ilustrations . see
these for cocoa
A digital archive of text multimedia and images curated by
staff at the University of Warwick.it focuses upon popular culture, music ,
graffiti, cartoons and art and its link with the revolution and democracy. The
site also contains timelines, essays and teachers guides.
Finally a museum from home to inspire
This
week via Google and Culture
The
great anthropology museum in Mexico City . choose the explore option
To
see the stunning layout.
with its star
exhibit the sun stone. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/piedra-del-sol-unknown/9QF3u2yNtD8ufQ
the images
really show the sunny galleries that I remember and the outdoor garden
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