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Aviation is undeniably one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide (ICAO, 2022). Analysts predict that despite a brief―yet considerable―pause, brought on by COVID-19 (Gao, 2022;IATA, 2022), global aviation traffic is increasing and will possibly threefold in the next 30 years (Gössling & Humpe, 2020;ICAO, 2023). Furthermore, this tremendous increase in air travel will also trigger a considerable need for personnel and will unavoidably lead to a significant shortage of pilots which has been forecasted by many sources in the past (Bennett & Vijaygopal, 2021;Champ, 2022;Meredith, 2019;Moehle & Clauss, 2015;Rice et al., 2014). Specifically, trends showed that the world will be lacking approximately 800,000 pilots by the year 2037 (Caraway, 2020). Put another way, the demand for airline pilots is going to outweigh the supply by far. Unfortunately, the high entry cost of new pilots to the industry and the relatively low salaries are averting a quick fix to this problem (Lutte, 2014) © 2022, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace.All Rights Reserved.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns enforced by many countries resulted in indispensable adjustments to the way people live and communicate. The introduction of online education in secondary and tertiary education was one such adjustment and gave rise to a new dynamic whose educational angle and potential were unknown to many teachers. Special Education teachers in particular encountered difficulties with online teaching, stemming from a number of issues common in their field: lack of uniformity special education cases present;the confusion and stress of special needs learners when faced with the teacher's physical absence;a dearth in studies on teaching Music Technology to people with mental disabilities;and the fact that Music Technology necessitates that learners already be in possession of certain digital skills. The present study aims at presenting not only its researchers' systematic recording of their teaching approach but also of the researchers' actions (March 2020 lockdown-present) regarding the teaching of Music Technology online to a learner with Down syndrome, through differentiated teaching, motivation, steady interaction, and communication. Assessment was accomplished through systematic observation of the learning process, successful completion by the special needs learner of specially designed actions, and semi-structured interviews at the end of every session.
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Purpose: This paper aims to examine whether private healthcare entrepreneurship can flourish and overcome obstacles in cases of a free-access public health system and periods of strict public policies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the paper aims to illuminate the wider social role of private healthcare entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: This paper adopts a qualitative methodological strategy through 12 in-depth semi-structured interviews with the owners of diagnostic centres located in small Greek towns. Findings: Private healthcare entrepreneurship flourished and played a significantly positive social role in the context of a degraded public health sector, which lacked investments for more than ten years and was further depleted by its recent focus on COVID-19 incidents. This paper reveals that although public policies that aimed to deal with COVID-19 produced serious consequences, business activity adapted to the new circumstances. Research limitations/implications: Future research can combine the findings of this paper with the views of stakeholders, policymakers and social actors. Originality/value: This paper's value lies in its efforts to expand our current knowledge regarding the impact of COVID-19 public policies on entrepreneurship. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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Purpose The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront the importance of rural health enterprises (RHEs), the peculiarity, in these terms, of rural areas, and the impact of rurality on health entrepreneurial activities. This paper aims to undertake a literature review regarding RHEs in the EU, identify research gaps and set future research directions. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was conducted and the key aspects coded across four thematic areas - after examining 68 papers. Findings The findings reveal that more intense research should be conducted across four area which emerged;rural health providers vs urban health providers;RHEs and rural development;RHEs and quality of life;and social RHEs. Research limitations/implications Future research avenues were identified and suggestions for further research on RHEs were provided. Practical implications The paper provides insights into how rural areas can attract health enterprises and how health enterprises can operate in rural areas. Originality/value This research expands on the limited existing knowledge of RHEs and sets the foundations for further research.