Dirty Data: Longitudinal Classification Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 93-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Uprichard
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dirty Data ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Quantitative Changes ◽  
The City ◽  
Types Of Change ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Qualitative Changes

Typically in longitudinal quantitative research, classifications are tracked over time. However, most classifications change in absolute terms in that some die whilst others are created, and in their meaning. There is a need, therefore, to re-think how longitudinal quantitative research might explore both the qualitative changes to classification systems as well as the quantitative changes within each classification. By drawing on the changing classifications of local food retail outlets in the city of York (UK) since the 1950s as an illustrative example, an alternative way of graphing longitudinal quantitative data is presented which ultimately provides a description of both types of change over time. In so doing, this article argues for the increased use of ‘dirty data’ in longitudinal quantitative analysis, a step which allows for the exploration of both qualitative and quantitative changes to, and within, classification systems. This ultimately challenges existing assumptions relating to the quality and type of data used in quantitative research and how change in the social world is measured in general.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Economic Development: A Neighborhood Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Hanka ◽  
Trent Aaron Engbers
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Ordered Probit ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Sean Safford’s 2009 book Why the Garden Club Couldn’t Save Youngstown introduces a revolutionary idea that much of a community’s economic resilience is tied to the social capital that exists within it. Recent research suggests that social capital not only benefits those who develop it, but it can serve as a source of economic development in the communities in which it arises. Past quantitative research on the economic benefit of social capital has only examined the city or higher levels of aggregation. This study measures social capital in three diverse socioeconomic neighborhoods to better understand how social capital can serve as a tool for economic development. An ordered probit regression model was developed to examine how individual and neighborhood levels of social capital benefit households within these communities. Moreover, this study addresses how differences in social capital across neighborhoods are explained by both individual and neighborhood characteristics.

Living with Parkinson's—past, present and future: a qualitative study of the subjective perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 764-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Maffoni ◽  
Antonia Pierobon ◽  
Giuseppe Frazzitta ◽  
Simona Callegari ◽  
Anna Giardini
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Time Dimension ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Loss Of Autonomy ◽  
Past Life ◽  
Variable Presentation ◽  
Over Time

Background: the social impact of Parkinson's is difficult to capture in quantitative research given the condition's variable presentation, so qualitative research is needed to support a person-centred approach. Aims: to describe how people with Parkinson's experience living with their condition over time. Methods: 27 audio-recorded verbatim-transcribed interviews were analysed through the grounded theory method. Findings: past, present and future were the core categories that emerged. Past is the dimension of regretted memories of past life overturned by the communication of diagnosis. Present is the time dimension in which patients concretely experience the hindrances associated with the condition (loss of autonomy, submissive acceptance and social embarrassment), and the resources (search for autonomy, serene or in-progress acceptance, and social support). Future is characterised by both positive visions of tomorrow and negative ones (worry, resignation, denial). Conclusion: these results, highlighting what living with Parkinson's means over time, may contribute to a better tailoring of nursing practice to the person's needs and rhythm, in a perspective of continuous adaptation.

scholarly journals Saberes, fazeres e memória coletiva: a trajetória social de barbeiros e barbeiras da região central de Porto Alegre (RS)

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Paulo De Miranda Araújo Soares
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
The Social ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
The City ◽  
Everyday Knowledge ◽  
Over Time

A partir das memórias de barbeiros e barbeiras que trabalham no Centro de Porto Alegre (RS), pretendo problematizar os saberes e fazeres deste ofício, examinando as redes sociais de ingresso na profissão e a trajetória social ligada ao trabalho dos interlocutores. Assim, este trabalho procura articular as artes de fazer de trabalhadores manuais com a memória de um centro urbano que se transforma ao longo do tempo, incidindo em uma discussão sobre industrialização, urbanização e seus impactos sobre saberes e fazeres de profissões consideradas tradicionais como a de barbeiro. A pesquisa em questão, que deu origem à minha dissertação de mestrado, privilegia as narrativas dos interlocutores sobre suas experiências na cidade e a observação de suas práticas, gestos e saberes cotidianos relacionados ao seu trabalho. Palavras chave: Barbeiros. Saberes e fazeres. Trajetórias de trabalho.   Knowledge, practice and collective memory: the social trajectories of barbers in downtown Porto Alegre (RS)   Abstract  By considering the memoirs of barbers working in downtown Porto Alegre (RS), I intend to discuss the knowledge and practice of this craft, examining the social networks and the profession social trajectories linked to the work of the interlocutors. Thus, this paper seeks to articulate the handcraft manual labor with the memory of a town that turns over time, focusing on a discussion of industrialization, urbanization and its impacts on knowledge and practice of traditional occupations as the barbers. The research in question, which led to my master’s degree, focuses on the narratives of the speakers about their experiences in the city and in the observation of their practices, gestures and everyday knowledge related to their work. Keywords: Barbers. Practical knowledge. Work trajectories. 

CONVERSION METHOD DEVELOPS OR HAS DEVELOPED PLANNING STRUCTURE LARGE CITIES

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Dmitry Borisovich VERETENNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Perspective Transformation ◽  
Structural Reforms ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Qualitative Changes

On the basis of the historical and genetic analysis, incremental quantitative and qualitative changes of planning structures of the largest cities of the Volga region: Ulyanovsk, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd; analysis, identifying common to their development stages of structural reforms and laws of formation of planning structures, proposed a method for identifying stable over time the structural and planning foundations of the city, which could help to preserve the principle of urban planning continuity in the development of existing cities at the present stage of their evolution, and would help greater objectivity of urban planning decisions. As part of the method, the technique of perspective transformation of the existing planning structures the listed cities.

The Movement of Popular and Neighborhood Assemblies in the City of Buenos Aires, 2002–2011

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastián Mauro ◽  
Federico M. Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

The assembly movement of Buenos Aires was one of the main political actors that emerged with the social explosion of December 2001. It initially called for a complete renewal of the country’s elites, but it gradually divided into a sector that focused on neighborhood demands and a sector that adopted a national perspective. A detailed examination of a decade of development of two assemblies that are paradigmatic examples of the movement’s division show that they retained their political identities over time, with the result that the “neighborhood” assembly disbanded once the problems on which it had concentrated were considered resolved while the “popular” assembly continued to engage in cultural and political projects. El movimiento asambleario de Buenos Aires fue uno de los más importantes actores políticos que emergió con la explosión social de diciembre de 2001. Inicialmente reclamaba la completa renovación de las elites, pero gradualmente fue dividiéndose en un sector que se enfocó en demandas barriales y otro sector que adoptó una perspectiva nacional. Un examen detallado de una década de desarrollo de dos asambleas que son consideradas ejemplos paradigmáticos de la división del movimiento muestra que ambas asambleas conservaron a través del tiempo sus identidades, con el resultado de que la asamblea “vecinal” se disolvió una vez que consideraron resueltos los problemas en los que se enfocaba, mientras que la asamblea “popular” continuó activamente involucrada en proyectos políticos y culturales.

scholarly journals Study of changes in urban planning in the revision of the city plan for Campos dos Goytacazes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronaldo de Sousa Araújo ◽  
Raphael Paixão Cardoso ◽  
Zélia Maria Peixoto Chrispim
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Green Area ◽  
The Social ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
City Plan ◽  
The City ◽  
Qualitative Changes ◽  
Road System

Changes in urban planning resulting from the process of reviewing the cityplan for Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ were the object of this work. The objective of this research was to verify changes in land use legislation due to the revision of the 2008cityplan considering Araújo's proposal (2018), especially for the macro road system and for green areas in urban areas. In the methodological process, bibliographic and documentary data such as laws and maps were collected, an updated bibliographic review was carried out, and comparisons of maps and laws were made. It is noteworthy that due to the social distance caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the research was carried out remotely using the Google Classroom/Meet platform. The results indicated that the new urban legislation significantly expanded the macro road system and the green areas of preservation in the municipal urban area, in line with Araújo's proposal, with emphasis on the creation of the environmental protection road, which will enable the population's access to the green conservation areas that have been disorderly occupied over time. It was concluded that the revision of the Campos dos Goytacazescityplan allowed for quantitative and qualitative changes in the macro road system and in the city's green area system in a positive way.

The Role of Retail in the Roman City

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. R. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Urban Living ◽  
The Social ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Roman Urbanism ◽  
The City

This chapter concludes the book by examining the extent to which shops and bars were deeply integrated into the social and structural underpinnings of Roman urbanism. It looks more closely at the very things being retailed in bars: so, something of the menu of the Roman food and drink outlet. It also considers the role of shops and bars in the social and economic life of the city, and the extent to which these types of spaces serve as an index of urban living conditions. The aim of the chapter, indeed of the book, is not simply to argue for the “importance” of retail outlets to Roman life. It is rather to stimulate more and better ways to integrate studies of Roman retail into our growing understanding of cities and their urban communities.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TURNOVER INTENTION (Studi Pada Karyawan Perusahaan Jasa Multi Finance Di Kota Jambi)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ahmad Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The City ◽  
Research Show

This research aims to know the factors that affect employee turnover intention on multi services companies in finance in the city of jambi. The study is quantitative research is an investigation about the social issues based on testing a theory consisting of variables, measured by numbers, and analyzed with statistical procedures to determine whether the correct theory of the predictive generalizations. The respondents in this study i.e., employees at the companies services multi finance in the city of Jambi, the method of withdrawal of samples in this study using a purposive samplingmethod, the author here use qualitative data are ordinal by disseminating the questionnaire covered alternative answer had been provided to the respondent, the dataare transformed into data interval and processed with path analysis, the results of this research show the two factors which effect on the turnover intention, namely factors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment the second, of the most influential factors i.e. organizational commitment factor. Keywords: Turnover Intention

scholarly journals Burnout na atividade docente: evidências de um estudo envolvendo instituições de ensino superior

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 554-565
Author(s):  
Juliana Carvalho de Sousa ◽  
Agostinha Mafalda Barra de Oliveira ◽  
Pablo Marlon Medeiros da Silva ◽  
Lydia Maria Pinto Brito
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Strong Trend ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The City

The present research has the objective of investigating a relationship of the social, institutional and emotional aspects with Burnout syndrome incidence in teachers of higher education institutions in the city of Mossoró, RN. We chose a descriptive, quantitative research, and descriptive and inferential statistics, using Pearson's analysis as a statistical technique. A sample was attended by 103 teachers from three higher education institutions in the city of Mossoró. The results showed that among the investigated teachers, 43.7% had high levels of emotional exhaustion, 22.3% manifested levels of depersonalization, and 53.4% pointed of low professional achievement, generally revealing that 41% of respondents are a strong trend towards the development of a syndrome. Regarding correlations, among the analyzed aspects, all evidenced variables that showed a significant correlation. In this way, it can be inferred that the syndrome is multicausal.

scholarly journals Security Aspects of Critical Infrastructure Protection in Anthropogenic Disasters: A Case Study of Belgrade

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir M. Cvetković ◽  
Andrija Kezunović
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City

Abstract Recognized as the basis for maintaining the functionality of the community in disaster conditions, the protection of critical infrastructure is one of the most important measures to improve the resilience of society. Starting from the fact that society can be affected by various natural and anthropogenic disasters, the subject of this chapter refers to a comprehensive analysis of the security aspects of critical infrastructure protection in anthropogenic (man-made) disasters. On the other hand, the social goal of the research is to determine the level of public awareness of the importance of protecting critical infrastructure from these disasters. By applying the quantitative research tradition, quantitative research was realized in the area of ​​the city of Belgrade, in which 200 respondents were interviewed by the method of random sampling. The obtained research results unequivocally indicate that preventive action in this area should be mainly focused on the adoption of strategies based on which plans are made to prevent the occurrence of these disasters, as well as operational procedures for the protection of critical infrastructure.

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