A Model of Inclusion for Children With Disability in NSW Community Preschools

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Tracey Quick ◽  
Beth Flatley ◽  
Claire Sellwood ◽  
Oishee Alam ◽  
Ildi Vukovich
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Children With Disability ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
South Wales

Abstract The New South Wales (NSW) Government supports the meaningful participation of children with disability and additional learning needs in community-based not-for-profit preschools. Funding and sector capacity building is provided under the Disability and Inclusion Program to support access and participation in educational programs. Research and theories, which highlight the essential factors for successful inclusion, have been used to guide the development of the program. Baseline data were collected from 680 survey respondents from NSW community preschools regarding barriers to inclusion and supports needed to ensure that inclusion for children with additional needs is successful. Attitude to inclusion was not reported to be a major barrier; however, educators reported the need for specialist support and appropriate training. Data from the program continue to reveal the reality of inclusion for children and the role played by funding and ongoing capacity-building support.

TOG Hackerspace

2019 ◽  
pp. 177-197
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
The Public ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Start Ups

The TOG Dublin Hackerspace has been in existence since 2009 with a membership base of 73 users in 2017. The space is located in central Dublin, Ireland within easy walking distance of a number of public transport areas. The space is a not-for-profit business with shareholders and associate members who hold voting rights. The stated objectives of the space are to advance science, technology, modern culture, and the creative arts in the Dublin area. As such, the space is strictly non-commercial and does not provide manufacturing services. The space does not provide areas for or encourage start-ups or other types of commercial activity and self-police of members' activities. Known for its rubber duck mascot, TOG participates in a number of community-based activities like the Dublin Maker Faire and other events. The space also organizes a number of events and workshops open to the public and for members to connect and create learning communities around machines and group interests. This chapter explores TOG Hackerspace.

The fair sex and unfair treatment in management of community-based organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-532
Author(s):  
Anat Freund
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Career Commitment ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Work Attitudes ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Not For Profit

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of gender on the organizational commitments of managers in community-based organizations. Design/methodology/approach A total of 327 managers in community-based organizations were asked about their work attitudes. LISREL analysis was performed. The dependent variable was the intention to withdraw from the organization. The questionnaires were mailed to the sampled population. In all, 202 questionnaires were returned, representing a 62 percent response rate. Findings Findings show that for women, job involvement was related to affective organizational commitment and to career commitment, but not to continuance organizational commitment. The current research offers an alternative path structure to that of Randall and Cote’s (1991) original model, which does not relate job involvement to continuance organizational commitment. As for men, the author found a significant relationship between job involvement, career commitment, and affective organizational commitment. Hence, men’s work attitudes in this study are consistent with those elicited in the original research model. Regarding the factors influencing withdrawal intentions among women, the author found that career commitment influenced the initial intention to withdraw from the organization and thinking of quitting. The author also found that affective organizational commitment influenced initial intention to withdraw, thinking of quitting, and search intentions. Among men, there was a significant relationship between job involvement, career commitment, and affective organizational commitment. Research limitations/implications Future research should use multiple informants for assessing the model as well as a longitudinal design. Another potential avenue of research is to examine whether the findings hold true across professions and sectors. Practical implications The findings are important for community-based organizations because they are not-for-profit organizations; therefore, the provision of good service to the community is based on managers’ high levels of commitment. In addition, results could assist managers in developing a policy to bolster adequate work attitudes by considering the differences between men and women, in order to retain high-quality workers in the organization. Social implications The social contribution of this study derives from the demographic differences found between men and women, and according to the literature that supports the inclusion of different genders, cultures, and social groups in community-based organizations. Originality/value The findings are important for community-based organizations because they are not-for-profit organizations and therefore good service to the community is based on high commitment of managers.

scholarly journals Microlending: What Business Can Do To Facilitate Community-Based Growth

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mackenzie M. Festa ◽  
Alan J. Wilson ◽  
Presha E. Neidermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Foreign Assistance ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Made In

<p class="NormalWeb1" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Billions of dollars have been expended in foreign assistance throughout the third world, with much of this aid being provided by the not-for-profit community. While frequently effective in facilitating short-term benefits, these projects often do not improve the continuing living conditions for the residents of the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Not-for-profits generally are in the business of short-term crisis relief; consequently, they do not have a focus on job provisions in the affected community that would increase their living standards in the long-term.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Entrepreneurs, on the other hand, are in the business of job creation, which not only provides long-term benefits for the entrepreneur, but also for the entire community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Microlending, a term coined originally by Muhammad Yunus to describe very small loans made in third-world countries, has had an enormous impact on the lives of entrepreneurs, their families, and their communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Many not-for-profits may wish to employ the techniques illustrated by Yunus and other successful microlending institutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They may find the task overwhelming, however, without employing business professionals, whose services can be costly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>For not-for-profits who might be interested in starting such a program, this paper will describe the process of microlending, articulate methods of selecting a loan recipient, and show mechanisms for documenting a microloan.</span></span></p>

Why not a peer worker?

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay Jackson ◽  
Tim Fong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective on peer work and insights from Flourish Australia’s journey in growing a thriving peer workforce. Flourish Australia is a large not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting people with their recovery journeys for over 60 years. The organisation provides, predominantly, non-clinical community-based support to enable people who live with a mental health issue and/or psychosocial disabilities to lead contributing lives in their community. Design/methodology/approach Flourish Australia developed and implemented a number of strategic directives in order to support the growth of a peer workforce. Central to these directives were policy positions that encouraged a shared understanding of the value and contribution that people with a lived experience of a mental health issue add to an organisation. From this policy foundation, the Why Not a Peer Worker? strategy and Transformation Peer Worker strategy were implemented and embraced by hiring managers across the organisation. Findings The “Why Not a Peer Worker?” campaign, coupled with the Transformation Peer Worker strategy, resulted in an increase in Flourish Australia’s peer workforce of almost 600 per cent over an 18-month period to now number 145 positions. Research limitations/implications This paper provides organisations who are seeking to develop or grow their peer workforce with practical ideas that have been successfully implemented by Flourish Australia that can be discussed and debated when developing a peer workforce. Originality/value This paper provides unique insights into Flourish Australia’s peer workforce journey.

Incorporating Immigrant Perspectives Into Organizational Research and Practice: Implementing Inclusive Discussions

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Jennifer Long ◽  
Melissa Fellin ◽  
Janet Bauer ◽  
Dolores Koenig ◽  
Rhiannon Mosher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Relevant Evidence ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Competitive Funding

Anthropologists have "been in business" with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) for most of the 20th century, and their role as consultants for such corporations, research firms, and local organizations has continued to grow since this time (Jordan 2013). When they invest in community-based research through these partnerships, NPOs often hope to acquire meaningful and relevant evidence about practices in their communities. Yet, NPOs are unable to realize many of their potential collaborations with academics due to their dependency on elaborate and increasingly competitive funding frameworks constructed by granting bodies (INTRAC 2012). Furthermore, Morris and Luque (2011) have argued that community-based organizations and coalitions have limited input from the populations they hope to represent. Consequently, the representation and inclusion of diverse populations throughout the research process continues to be a struggle. This includes participation in data collection, project development, creation of evaluation measures, and the negotiation of program and/or policy development. Despite these limitations, participatory-action research is shown to provide long-term partnerships between both academics and their collaborators (INTRAC 2012).

scholarly journals “Thinking outside the Box”: Social Innovations Emerging from Academic Nursing-Community Partnerships

2022 ◽  
pp. 245-272
Author(s):  
Cheryl Zlotnick ◽  
Mary McDonnell-Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The World

AbstractNurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects and interventions that benefit both their students’ education and individuals in the community. This chapter describes an integrative review of these academic nursing-community partnerships, focusing on the nurses’ roles, the students’ role and the lessons learned from the partnership strategies that blend the expertise of the community members and nurses in higher education.

Stakeholders and Power in Community-Based IT Projects

2013 ◽  
pp. 1289-1304
Author(s):  
Rosemary Stockdale ◽  
Chris Felstead
Keyword(s):  
Research Approach ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Community Characteristics ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Community Stakeholders

Not-for-profit organisations put considerable effort into community-based Information Technology (IT) projects to bridge the gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ of the digital divide. However, the outcomes of these IT projects are often seen as problematic with service recipients failing to gain the intended benefits. This research takes a critical research approach to examining the role of service recipients as stakeholders in community-based IT projects. In this paper, the authors address the first element of critical research, that of considering ‘what we think is known.’ Using the lens of Bourdieu’s forms of capital, the authors identify the power asymmetries among not-for-profit community stakeholders and provide an understanding of community characteristics that affect the delivery of project outcomes.

Stakeholders and Power in Community-Based IT Projects

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
Rosemary Stockdale ◽  
Chris Felstead
Keyword(s):  
Research Approach ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Community Characteristics ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Community Stakeholders

Not-for-profit organisations put considerable effort into community-based Information Technology (IT) projects to bridge the gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ of the digital divide. However, the outcomes of these IT projects are often seen as problematic with service recipients failing to gain the intended benefits. This research takes a critical research approach to examining the role of service recipients as stakeholders in community-based IT projects. In this paper, the authors address the first element of critical research, that of considering ‘what we think is known.’ Using the lens of Bourdieu’s forms of capital, the authors identify the power asymmetries among not-for-profit community stakeholders and provide an understanding of community characteristics that affect the delivery of project outcomes.

scholarly journals Foundations for the Canadian Humanities and Social Sciences Commons: Exploring the Possibilities of Digital Research Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Winter ◽  
Tyler Fontenot ◽  
Luis Meneses ◽  
Alyssa Arbuckle ◽  
Ray Siemens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Community Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Partnership Research ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Commons ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Share Information

This paper introduces the Canadian Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Commons, an open online space where Canadian HSS researchers and stakeholders can gather to share information and resources, make connections, and build community. Situated at the intersection of the fields of digital scholarship, open access, digital humanities, and social knowledge creation, the Canadian HSS Commons is being developed as part of a research program investigating how a not-for-profit, community-partnership research commons could benefit the HSS community in Canada. This paper considers an intellectual foundation for conceptualizing the commons, its potential benefits, and its role in the Canadian scholarly publishing ecosystem; it explores how the Canadian HSS Commons’ open, community-based platform complements existing research infrastructure serving the Canadian HSS research community.

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