An English perspective on policy for adults with autism

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane McCarthy ◽  
Eddie Chaplin ◽  
Lisa Underwood
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Services ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Awareness Training ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Key Policy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of English policy and legislation which impacts on the health outcomes and social inclusion for adults with autism. Design/methodology/approach – A descriptive review of national policy for England was undertaken using key internet search engines such as Google. Findings – In spite of innovative legislation and policy relating to autism across England, there are still wide discrepancies in both service models and provision relating to autism. More work is required to communicate what autism services should look like along with greater awareness training for professionals working with adults with autism to ensure reasonable adjustments are occurring across public services. Originality/value – This paper outlines current key policy and legislation in England relating to autism.

Challenges to economic integration and social inclusion of Syrian refugees in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Christina Bache
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
Local Dynamics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government

Purpose The following question drove this research: Would the pursuit of a rights-based approach, one that considers local dynamics and political sensitivities result in greater economic integration and social inclusion of Syrian refugees in Turkey? The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This piece draws on independent research the author conducted in Turkey and other frontline states to the war in Syria from 2016 to 2018. Findings Despite a shift in government policy toward Syrian refugees, without an overarching rights-based approach that includes the participation of all stakeholders and considers local dynamics and political sensitivities, enhancing the livelihood security of Syrian refugees and vulnerable members of host communities remains bleak in Turkey. Originality/value This original paper closely examines the Government of Turkey’s response to the humanitarian crisis that was precipitated by the armed conflict in Syria. The paper also examines the socioeconomic dynamics and increased tensions between the Syrian refugee and host communities.

Reading by listening: conceptualising audiobook practices in the age of streaming subscription services

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Tattersall Wallin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Aloud ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Contemporary Study ◽  
Human Sense ◽  
Subscription Service

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to clarify issues related to the contemporary study of audiobook practices, in order to aid subsequent research on topics related to reading, digital audiobooks and streaming subscription services.Design/methodology/approachUsing the concept of remediation, this paper covers four messy issues for audiobook researchers, primarily by developing the concept of reading by listening and then exploring the different remediations of the audiobook, clarifying the audiobook as a book and exploring the context of streaming subscription services.FindingsReading is here conceptualised according to the human sense used when making meaning from text, with reading by listening suggested for reading done with the help of the ears. Three different forms of remediation can be seen in subscription-based audiobooks, related to format, content and sense. Audiobooks simultaneously follow traditions of reading aloud, remediates the printed book and previous audiobook formats. It is suggested that the content is what makes an audiobook a book. The concepts library model and bookshop model are introduced to understand different audiobook subscription service models.Originality/valueThis is a research area on the rise with several messy issues and the concepts and clarifications in this paper may benefit future research.

Partnerships with the police – logics and strategies of justification

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertil Rolandsson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Organizational Legitimacy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Empirical Material

Purpose – Political reforms call for new types of public-private or community partnerships, in which public services are shaped in collaboration with networks of public, business or non-governmental organizations. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how municipal partners justify and thereby maintain partnerships with the police. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical material comprises documents and 26 semi-structured interviews with civil servants, politicians, and police staff. This qualitative study investigates three Swedish municipalities engaged in partnerships with the same police authority. Findings – Based on Boltanski and Thévenot’s order of worth, the paper describes how municipal partners manage two partly contradictory arrangements; one constituted by industrial and civic logics, and one constituted by domestic and industrial logics. Guided by these two different arrangements, they justify and thereby maintain their partnership with the police by alternating between a compromising strategy promoting adaptation to the police and a compensating strategy stating that they are independent partners with demands on the police. Research limitations/implications – This is a qualitative study that needs further confirmation before general conclusions can be drawn. Still, it suggests that partners justify themselves by making claims on being both collaborative and independent within these partnerships. Originality/value – Unlike research investigating how authorities initiate partnerships to organize integrated and cost-efficient public services, the paper highlights how partners justify their participation by alternating between two rather different but linked justifying strategies. The study applies a justificatory logic perspective that helps us understand that complex and sometimes contradictory arrangements of logics, which could threaten partner participation, also enable them to justify and thereby maintain their partnership with the police. Unlike institutional studies describing how tensions challenge organizational legitimacy this study describes how justificatory strains remain even when partners are able to justify their participation.

Research watch: Coronavirus (COVID-19), mental health and social inclusion in the UK and Ireland

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Holttum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Mental Well Being

Purpose This paper aims to examine recent papers on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, including implications for some of the groups of people already less included in society. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings Two papers describe surveys of adults in the UK and Irish Republic in the first days of lockdown. Low income and loss of income were associated with anxiety and depression. These surveys could not examine distress in Black and minority ethnicities, who have higher death rates from COVID-19. Two surveys of children and young people report distress and what can help. One paper summarises a host of ways in which the pandemic may affect mental well-being in different groups, and what might help. Another calls for research to understand how to protect mental well-being in various groups. Originality/value These five papers give a sense of the early days of the pandemic, especially in the UK. They also highlight the needs of some specific groups of people, or the need to find out more about how these groups experience the pandemic. They suggest some ways of trying to ensure that everyone has the best chance to thrive in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Integrating Big Data in “e-Oman”: opportunities and challenges

Info ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 79-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuti Saxena ◽  
Sujeet Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to integrate Big Data in e-government in Oman, also known as “e-Oman”, wherein Big Data might be better harnessed to tackle real-time challenges. Design/methodology/approach Besides a description of the concepts of e-government and Big Data in general, the paper underscores the dimensions of “e-Oman”. Following a qualitative approach, the paper asserts how integration of Big Data in “e-Oman” may be useful by invoking examples from four short case studies across different sectors. Findings The paper supports the integration of “e-Oman” and Big Data wherein besides providing smooth public services, the government is encouraged to forge inter- and intra-ministerial collaboration and public-private partnership. The paper probes through the challenges and opportunities in effecting this integration. Practical implications The paper provides a platform for the policymakers to conceive of a synchronized programme for integrating “e-Oman” and the Big Data generated by it. This integration would go a long way in building upon the economy of Oman, besides providing better public services to the individuals and businesses on a real-time basis. Social implications The paper does throw light on the issues of privacy and confidentiality of data available with the government. There are challenges of cybercrime as well. Therefore, the paper posits that a robust fool-proof infrastructure should be instituted by the government for effecting integration of e-government and Big Data. Originality/value This paper seeks to fill the gap in extant literature which remains scant on the integration of e-government with Big Data. This is especially true in the case of Oman where not a single study has been presented to probe this issue. Given that “e-Oman” is expanding its scope over the years, this paper foresees the concomitant opportunities and challenges in the integration of Big Data in “e-Oman”.

Some are more equal than others

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Implementation ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – It is commonly accepted in many European countries that equality between men and women is generally “a good thing”. So much so that governments have passed legislation placing a duty on public sector bodies to explain what they are doing to actively promote equality. So far, so good. Except that in practice, there still appears to be quite a gap between national policy development and local implementation. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Commentary on “An audit of an Intensive Interaction service”

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Peter Baker
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Models ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “An audit of an Intensive Interaction service”. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the literature regarding other related person-centred approaches and clinical and research experience, an argument is made that people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities are particularly at risk when service innovation does not account for their unique needs. Findings – Practice and service models need to specifically account for the needs of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Originality/value – The commentary draws attention to the importance of implementation and seeks to draw lessons from well established, service wide approaches for people with intellectual disabilities.

100 years from now: comparing parental perspectives about supports for adults with autism in the USA and China

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-254
Author(s):  
Diana Baker ◽  
Helen McCabe ◽  
Mary Kelly ◽  
Tian Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adult Services ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Parental Perspectives ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Findings from a comparative qualitative study with parents in the USA and China increase the understanding of experiences of adults with autism in both countries. Design/methodology/approach Semi-Structured interviews were conducted with families in the USA and in China. In total, 18 families participated in the study – 7 in the USA, 11 in China. Findings Analysis of the comparative data led to the emergence of three overarching themes, expressing both similarities and differences in experiences: 1) transition to adult services plays out differently in the two nations, 2) parent advocacy and efforts in supporting and securing services for their children are strong in both countries but are also defined by the variability in access to services and 3) due to the scarcity of adult services in their country, Chinese parents express significantly more worries about their own aging and mortality as compared with USA parents. Research limitations/implications Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed. Originality/value By examining the experiences of families of adults with autism in the USA and China, the research reveals themes that would not be visible in a single-nation study.

Moving smallholders up rice value chain: a system dynamics approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 852-869
Author(s):  
Yeong Sheng Tey ◽  
Abdulla Ibragimov ◽  
Mark Brindal ◽  
Shaufique F. Sidique ◽  
Rustam Abduraupov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Direct Marketing ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Paddy Farmers ◽  
End Use ◽  
Conventional Farm

PurposePaddy farmers form the backbone of food security. However, poverty plagues them despite having linked them to the rice value chain. To overcome this, the concept of involving smallholders in post-farm value chain stages is promoted. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of upgrading smallholder involvement in rice value chains through the adoption of a sustainability standard.Design/methodology/approachThe authors built a system dynamic model to capture both conventional and certified sub-value chains. The latter deviates from the conventional one and capitalizes on compliance to a sustainability standard.FindingsWhen compared to conventional farm gate sales methods, the simulations revealed obvious profitability of direct marketing with respect to certified sustainable rice. Although coupled with productivity growth, the simulations indicated the shift to standard adoption would likely to be both limited and slow.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that the profitability of a certified rice value chain will remain fettered. In order to enhance both farmer livelihood and food security, given the limited prospect of moving smallholders up that chain, the authors conclude that national policy should be rationalized and concentrated on the possibility of diversifying the end-use of rice through research, development and subsequent commercialization.

Lessons for commissioning and health outcomes from Her Majesty’s Prison Birmingham

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-227
Author(s):  
Jan Cassidy ◽  
Woody Caan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Prison Health

Purpose This study of HMP Birmingham was part of a much larger investigation of health needs assessment (HNA), in the context of a new “HNA Toolkit” developed by Public Health England for use in the prison service. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach In 2015, details of prison healthcare in HMP Birmingham had figured in the authors’ analysis of documents. In 2018, a crisis in Birmingham typified problems developing more widely in England and Wales. Was the crisis predictable from the initial HNA? Findings Recommendations embodied in the 2015 HNA were not acted upon; the eventual problems that combined to overwhelm the running of HMP Birmingham were predictable. Originality/value Lessons from this case study could inform more coherent commissioning of prison health services. This in turn could promote timely developments for improved health and morale in the prison, amongst prisoners and staff. Longer term, this might help to avoid future crises.

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