scholarly journals The Human Disaster and the Urgency of the Intersetorial Join Between Public Social Policies: Lives that are Lost and Stories that Repeat Themselves

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s136-s137
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Barros Bellini ◽  
Nadianna Marques
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
Santa Maria

Introduction:The human disaster is a permanent challenge for the Brazilian government because the difficulties faced are related to the lack of interface between public policies, resulting in fragile analyses of risk and non-prevention, being that annually several Brazilian lives are lost in disasters that continue to happen.Aim:The article is the result of research and presents the analyses of health policy, actions, and programs developed to anticipate the fire victims of the Nightclub Kiss concert hall that took place in 2013 (Santa Maria, Brazil). The objective was to investigate and analyze the disasters and human disasters, especially the fire of Nightclub Kiss when 242 young people died. Causes and determinants were analyzed in order to subsidize public policies, in particular, the health policy.Methods:A qualitative case study supported by the critical dialectic method with semi-structured interviews, focus group, documentary analysis, and bibliographic review.Results:The experiences accumulated throughout history show that disaster situations require public policies to be able to act readily, resolve, and pay attention to the needs of the population involved. Disasters are increasingly recurrent episodes and generate deep social consequences that mark human life. Managing a human disaster remains a challenge for the health policy in Brazil. The difficulties faced are related to the lack of interface with other public policies. The urgency to incorporate intervention/action strategies into health plans is important. Implementation of prevention and training programs, and adopting strategies and protocols for the whole network of attention is critical.Discussion:It is important to emphasize the importance of broadening the theoretical definitions by overcoming the divergences of the concepts adopted between the theoretical and operational field, by elaborating a review of the Brazilian legislation in order to broaden and contemplate the needs of different people.

scholarly journals Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6478
Author(s):  
Amemarlita Matos ◽  
Laura Barraza ◽  
Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Extreme Climatic Events ◽  
Water Provision

This study is based on ethnographic research that analyzes how traditional knowledge and local beliefs on biodiversity conservation relates to the local ability to adapt and be resilient to climatic changes in two communities around Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Nhanfisse in the buffer zone and Muanandimae in the core area. A total of 78 semi-structured interviews with heads of households were conducted. We found that both communities carried out practices and held beliefs associated with conservation, such as protecting trees and animal species considered sacred or perceived as beneficial for human life in terms of water provision and agricultural production. In addition to traditional ceremonies that respond to extreme climatic events such as drought and flood, other adaptation strategies used by the communities include moving to neighboring areas in search of better living conditions and using forest products in times of scarcity. We discuss that the management of the park should be agreed on, in a shared way, between local communities and conservation agents to ensure that these areas continue to perform the ecological, subsistence, and spiritual functions required. Our research results contribute to a better understanding of local adaptation dynamics towards extreme climatic events and improvement of management strategies.

Transmitting competencies at universities in Kazakhstan: intellectual capital of teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulbakhyt Sultanova ◽  
Serik Svyatov ◽  
Nurzhan Ussenbayev
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Minimisation Problem

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure individual intellectual capital (IC) of academic staff as well as to test its impact on the employability readiness of future graduates and the reduction of the discrepancy between competencies developed and grades obtained with the help of two indicators, i.e. intellectual capital indicator (ICI) and employability readiness indicator (ERI). While ICI measures the level of a teacher’s competencies to be transmitted in the education process, ERI measures the level of a student’s competencies developed after completing relevant courses. Design/methodology/approach This is an empirical research carried out in the form of a case study. Regression model is applied to find the influence of ICI on ERI. The minimisation problem is set with relevant constraints to decrease the discrepancy between ERI and traditional grade point average (GPA). Findings The data were collected at one Kazakh university and from experts from academia and industry by means of documentary analysis, specialised tests and structured interviews. The direct impact of ICI on ERI is confirmed and the optimal level of ICI that permits an effective decrease in the discrepancy between ERI and GPA is identified. Research limitations/implications A longitudinal study covering more programmes is necessary to draw conclusions concerning causality. The application of ICI as a university’s management tool is shown. Originality/value The novelty of this study lies in providing a consistent and simple approach for calculating a teacher’s IC and its impact on a student’s employability readiness.

scholarly journals Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Agyemang ◽  
Kelum Jayasinghe ◽  
Pawan Adhikari ◽  
Abongeh Tunyi ◽  
Simon Carmel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Traditional Setting

PurposeThis paper examines how a “quasi-formal” organisation in a developing country engages in informal means of organising and decision-making through the use of calculative measures.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a case study of a large-scale indigenous manufacturing company in Ghana. Data for the study were collected through the use of semi-structured interviews conducted both onsite and off-site, supplemented by informal conversations and documentary analysis. Weber's notions of rationalities and traditionalism informed the analysis.FindingsThe paper advances knowledge about the practical day-to-day organisation of resources and the associated substantive rational calculative measures used for decision-making in quasi-formal organisations operating in a traditional setting. Instead of formal rational organisational mechanisms such as hierarchical organisational structures, production planning, labour controls and budgetary practices, the organisational mechanisms are found to be shaped by institutional and structural conditions which result from historical, sociocultural and traditional practices of Ghanaian society. These contextual substantive rational calculative measures consist of the native lineage system of inheritance, chieftaincy, trust and the power concealed within historically established sociocultural practices.Originality/valueThis paper is one of a few studies providing evidence of how local and traditional social practices contribute to shaping organising and decision-making activities in indigenous “quasi-formal” organisations. The paper extends our understanding of the nexus between “technical rational” calculative measures and the traditional culture and social practices prevailing in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Ghana in particular.

scholarly journals PRINCIPAL'S ACTIONS THROUGH DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS: A CASE STUDY OF TWO PUBLIC SPANISH SCHOOLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Ingrid del Valle García
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Management Functions ◽  
Leadership Dimensions

Experience has shown that the attitude of the person assuming the management functions in the school is a key and decisive element in the quality of the change processes in the school. Of these ideas is born, the concept of distributed leadership (DL). The research design is a case study. The main objective is to understand the four dimensions of DL and the actions of the Principal through representative cases of two schools. The techniques used to collect information were documentary analysis, questionnaires, in-depth semi-structured interviews, and observation. An analysis of the data and conclusions are provided.

scholarly journals Un estudio sobre la participación en Educación Física de una alumna con discapacidad física (A study about the participation in Physical Education of a student with physical disability)

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 116-127
Author(s):  
Alicia Valle Ramírez ◽  
Nieves María Sáez-Gallego ◽  
Jorge Abellán
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tree Model ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Primary School Student ◽  
Teaching Unit ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Individualized Activities

  Se presenta un estudio de caso sobre una alumna de tercero de primaria con discapacidad física en España. El objetivo fue evaluar la participación de Alba en las sesiones de Educación Física e implementar estrategias que favorezcan su inclusión en la asignatura a través de la adaptación de tareas. Para ello, se llevaron a cabo cuatro fases durante la investigación: La fase I, correspondiente a una observación no participante de cuatro sesiones no consecutivas de las clases de Educación Física; la fase II, correspondiente a la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas a los agentes implicados en la educación de la alumna y a la propia alumna; la fase III, correspondiente al análisis documental de una Unidad Didáctica del maestro mediante el modelo TREE, para detectar las posibles barreras en la participación de la alumna; y por último, la fase IV, correspondiente a una propuesta de adaptación de tareas de la Unidad Didáctica evaluada. Los resultados muestran una escasa participación de la alumna en Educación Física, ya que la interacción de esta con el grupo clase se limita a la asunción de roles pasivos o a la realización de actividades individualizadas en muchas ocasiones. Asimismo, se observa un claro desconocimiento sobre la trayectoria escolar de la alumna por parte de los agentes implicados, así como una falta de comunicación entre ellos y su familia. A partir de estos resultados se han propuesto una serie de adaptaciones para incrementar su participación en las sesiones de Educación Física. Abstract: A case study is carried out on a third-year primary school student with physical disabilities from a school in Spain. This research aims to evaluate the participation of Alba in Physical Education sessions and implement strategies that favour her inclusion through the adaptation of tasks. To do this, four phases were conducted during the investigation: phase I, corresponding to a non-participative observation of four non-consecutive sessions of the Physical Education classes that the participant attended; phase II, corresponding to the semi-structured interviews, carried out interviews with the agents involved in the student´s education; phase III, corresponding to the documentary analysis of a Teaching Unit of the teacher, using the TREE model, to detect the possible barriers that the participant must face; and finally, phase IV, corresponding to a proposal to adapt the tasks of that Teaching Unit. Results show a scare participation of the student in Physical Education, because the interaction with the group is limited to the assumption of passive roles or the performance of individualized activities on many situations. There is also a clear lack of knowledge about the student's school trajectory by the agents involved, as well as a lack of communication between them and their family. Based on these results, several adaptations have been proposed to increase their participation in physical education sessions.

scholarly journals Co-production and the third sector: A comparative study of England and France

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin McMullin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Production Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Third ◽  
Documentary Analysis

This thesis explores co-production between citizens and third sector professionals in England and France. I focus on five community regeneration organisations in Sheffield, England, and five in Lyon, France, followed by an analysis of comparator organisations in two further sectors of activity – parents’ organisations, and projects to reduce older people’s loneliness. The research is based on 57 semi-structured interviews, as well as event observations and documentary analysis. I employ an analytical framework of institutional logics to explore the ways in which the rules, practices and narratives of the case study organisations are specific to their city and national contexts and how these in turn drive and shape co-production practices.The study finds that while the Sheffield organisations are characterised by an assimilation of the state, community and market logics, the Lyon organisations demonstrate a blend of a ‘Napoleonic state’ logic, and a ‘local solidarity’ (rather than community) logic. These different combinations of logics illuminate two approaches to co-production. In France, co-production is informed by notions of citizenship, solidarity and participative democracy, leading to a greater focus on citizen involvement in organisational governance and greater influence of rules as an enabler and constraint to co-production. In Sheffield, co-production is seen as a way to improve communities, services and outcomes, and we therefore see more pragmatic attention to co-design and co-delivery activities. This thesis provides an important contribution both to co-production theory as well as to policy and practice, by demonstrating some of the cultural and contextual subjectivity of co- production, which has been overlooked in previous studies. In addition, employing institutional theory to study co-production enables me to produce evidence of meso and macro level factors that influence co-production behaviour.

scholarly journals Quality management in imaging diagnosis and the nursing team: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vargas Acauan ◽  
Juana Macias Seda ◽  
Graciele Oroski Paes ◽  
Marluci Andrade Conceição Stipp
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Imaging Diagnosis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Accreditation Program ◽  
Thematic Units ◽  
Management Principle ◽  
Role Of Nursing

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the contributions of nursing in the implementation of the quality management principle of the accreditation program in imaging diagnosis. Methods: a single, qualitative case study carried out in an accredited radiology and imaging diagnosis service. The data collection took place through semi-structured interviews, direct observation, and documentary analysis with the support of software in organizing the data for analysis. Results: a total of four thematic units emerged: the accreditation process in imaging services, the implementation of the program, the role of nursing in imaging services and patient safety and the management of non-conformities in imaging services. Of the other data sources, the word risk was highlighted and a non-conformity was evidenced in the external audit. Final considerations: nursing contributed mainly to the management of the risks involved in the performance of imaging and patient safety tests, requirements of the quality management principle of the accreditation program.

scholarly journals Strong contracts: the relationship between power and action

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 272-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Royston Morgan ◽  
Des Doran ◽  
Stephanie Jean Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Potential Success ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
Outsourcing Contracts

Purpose There is a view that strong preventative contracts are essential to control supplier opportunism and delivery during an outsourcing implementation. The purpose of this paper is to test the proposition that contractual project environments, typical of outsourcing engagements, are essentially conflictual and that context and circumstance can act to overwhelm formal contractual and project control and lead to poor outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports on a supply case study focussed on the outsourced delivery of an application development in the defence sector. Data were gathered by a participant observation in situ for a period of three years. A grounded analysis from observations, diaries, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, documentary analysis, and e-mails was carried out with six case organisations within the extended supply chain. Findings Collaboration between suppliers and buyers can be blocked by preventative fixed price contracts and as a result when requirements are incomplete or vague this adversely impacts success. Practical implications Strong contractual control focussed on compliance may actually impede the potential success of outsourcing contracts especially when collaborative approaches are needed to cope with variability in demand. Originality/value The research raises the important practical and conceptual notion that an outsourcing can be a conflictual inter-firm phenomenon especially where multiple actors are involved and business uncertainty is present.

scholarly journals Rubbing out gender: women and merchant ships

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Lavalle Acejo ◽  
Sanley S. Abila
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gender Differentials ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
And Training

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how gender differences are rubbed out and simultaneously reinforced in intentional and unintentional ways. It will do this by exploring the experiences of female cadets/seafarers. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is drawn from two independent PhD theses, where one of the theses conducted ethnographic fieldwork aboard a container ship in 2009. The other thesis used a case study research design of cadetship programmes in the Philippines using structured interviews, observations with the aid of fieldnotes and documentary analysis of records from seven maritime schools and cadetship programmes of ship-owners. Findings – This paper reveals that the merchant vessel remains to be a “man’s world” where female seafarers are marginalised. It also shows that the maritime colleges in the Philippines deploy training practices that reproduce the gender biases against women participation to seafaring because the socialisation of cadets are fraught with the values and symbols of a hegemonic masculinity intent to silence other genders. On board ships, similar contradictory rubbing out and reproducing of gender differentials are observed. This shows how controlling gender is difficult. Research limitations/implications – Observations conducted are limited to one shipboard voyage and whether the same manifestation in different types of ships, ship routes and crew mix would emerge require triangulation with other forms of data collection like in-depth interviews with seafarers on board. Practical implications – Ethnographic insights offer valuable insights for novice researchers and those conducting shipboard research. Originality/value – Not much study has been done with respect to the presence of women on board and how they disrupt and play with masculine space. This paper provides empirical evidence and insights on the ambivalence of integrating women in the seafaring profession owing to official and unofficial policies and training that intentionally and unintentionally construct women as unfit to work as sea-based professionals.

scholarly journals Environmental conceptions and the ideological commitments that guide the management of the environmental organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
José Kennedy Lopes Silva ◽  
Osmar Siena
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
The State ◽  
Environmental Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The One

Environmental organizations actively take part in the proposition of strategies, studies and environmental practices that aim at reducing the environmental degradation of the planet. These organizations have conceptions and commitments that guide their actions. The objective of the research that led to this article was to understand the environmental conceptions and the ideological commitments that guide the actions and the management of the environmental organizations. The research focused on three environmental organizations, two located in the state of Mato Grosso and one in the state of Rondônia, all of them belonging to the Brazilian Legal Amazon region. A qualitative research with multiple case study was carried out. Participant observation, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis were used as strategies. Several environmental conceptions that influence the performance and management of organizations were identified, with a greater presence of the socio-environmentalist and of the environmental justice conceptions. However, the latter is not discussed strategically. Regarding the ideological commitments, the eco-socialist vision is the one that seems to have more influence over organizations.

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