scholarly journals Challenges to inform the curricula of Master of Public Administration programmes

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-167
Author(s):  
Jacobus S Wessels
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Sector Managers ◽  
Master Of Public Administration

The emerging complex challenges confronting public administration (PA) leaders are used as reasons for rethinking the quality of PA education throughout the world. However, it is not clear what PA scholars mean when they use the word ‘challenge’ when rethinking the curricula of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) programmes globally. The questions this study set to answer were: what are the defining characteristics of the concept corresponding to those objects referred to as ‘challenges’ for MPA graduates to meet, and what are their implications for MPA curriculum standards? In an effort to answer these questions, a concept analysis of the concept ‘challenge’ within the context of PA and MPA curricula was done. For this purpose, three scholarly journals, as well as three operational documents, were purposefully selected for qualitative content analysis. The concept analysis showed that ‘challenge’ within the context of the MPA curriculum is characterised by being a PA task, its wickedness, and the required capabilities for public sector managers to undertake that task. The study found that due to the inherent wickedness of challenges, MPA curricula have to instil a capability in graduates for independent and autonomous thinking amidst a diversity of perspectives and settings.

scholarly journals CUSTOMER RESTAURANT SELECTION FACTORS IN VEGAN RESTAURANTS: AN EVALUATION OF ONLINE REVIEWS IN MELBOURNE VEGAN RESTAURANTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Viet Le ◽  
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Thu Huong Nguyen ◽  
Joel Francis F. Hernandez ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Selection Factors

Restaurants are constantly adapting towards customers’ wants and needs. Vegan restaurants have become increasingly popular, particularly in Melbourne, which is one of the fastest growing vegan markets in the world. While there is literature and evidence of restaurant selection factors in general restaurants, there are no specific studies in vegan restaurants. The aim of this study is to determine the customer restaurant selection factors in vegan restaurants by way of a qualitative content analysis of 5 popular Melbourne vegan restaurants with 10 reviews each. This study found that similar to general restaurants that serve meat, vegan restaurants are chosen mainly because of their food quality and service quality. Vegan restaurants must continue to build on the quality of their food and prioritize putting the same amount of focus on service quality, as poor service quality can completely tarnish the entire dining experience.

Everything old is old again

2021 ◽  
pp. 014473942110173
Author(s):  
John J Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Core Course ◽  
Widespread Dissemination ◽  
Master Of Public Administration

A purpose of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is to translate theory into practical concepts to prepare leaders of the public and nonprofit sectors. The practice continues to employ entrepreneurial activities throughout the world. The academy has researched, written, and published extensively about entrepreneurship to build knowledge. The author pulled together aspects of the research to build an applicable framework for entrepreneurship—presenting, publishing, and designing an MPA course. This paper discusses that journey. The author sought to find the extent of similar courses in other accredited programs. The findings did not reveal widespread dissemination of entrepreneurship courses. An unintended finding shows that core course offerings appeared to be largely unchanged for decades. Is it time to “reinvent” the MPA program?

scholarly journals Transaksi Kewangan Secara ‘Online’ Menurut Undang-Undang Keterangan Islam di Malaysia: Isu dan Cabaran

2019 ◽  
pp. 113-127
Author(s):  
Wan abdul fattah Wan ismail ◽  
Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin ◽  
Fuadah Johari ◽  
Muhammad Aunurrochim Mas’ad
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Financial Transaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Law Of Evidence

Online financial transaction is not new to the world and has been widespread into Malaysia. It has been applied in various matters including financial. Yet, there are still several issues that need to be clarified within the contekxt of Islamic Law of Evidence in Malaysia. This study gathered relevant data which have been obtained through qualitative content analysis approach towards related reported cases, statutes, and literature. As from the perspectives of Islamic Law of Evidence in Malaysia this paper discusses the concept of online financial transaction and its admissibility, verification procedure of online transaction. It also explains on the issues and challenges behind the application of this kind of transaction. All in all, this study highlights on the completeness of Islam in prividing solution of current issues despite of the changes of time, era, and technology as can be seen in the discussion related to online financial transaction.   Abstrak Transaksi kewangan secara ‘online’ bukanlah suatu yang baru kepada dunia dan telah tersebar sehingga ke Malaysia. Ia telah diaplikasikan dalam pelbagai urusan termasuklah kewangan. Namun, terdapat beberapa isu yang perlu diperjelaskan dalam konteks Undang-Undang Keterangan Islam di Malaysia. Kajian ini mengumpulkan data-data yang relevan diperolehi dari pendekatan analisis kualitatif terhadap kes-kes yang dilaporkan, statut-statut, dan kesusasteraan yang berkaitan. Melalui perspektif Undang-Undang Keterangan Islam di Malaysia, kajian ini membincangkan konsep transaksi kewangan secara ‘online’ dan penerimaannya. Ia juga menjelaskan isu-isu dan cabaran di sebalik pengaplikasian transaksi jenis ini. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian ini menyerlahkan kesyumulan Islam dalam memberi penyelesaian terhadap isu-isu terkini sekalipun berlaku perubahan zaman, masa dan teknologi seperti yang dapat dilihat melalui perbahasan berkenaan transaksi kewangan secara ‘online’.

scholarly journals Les joueurs sans problème de jeu de 55 ans et plus : événements, conséquences et caractéristiques structurelles et environnementales influençant les habitudes de jeu

2016 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Isabelle Giroux ◽  
Francine Ferland ◽  
Cathy Savard ◽  
Christian Jacques ◽  
Priscilla Brochu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Individual

Gambling habits of people aged 55 years and over without gambling problems are rarely being investigated. In order to document life events and to identify the impacts of gambling on quality of life, 19 participants aged 55 to 74 years without gambling problems, male and female, were assembled in three focus groups. Qualitative content analysis of the groups reveals changes in gambling habits associated with transition to retirement and occurrence of health problems. The content analysis further reveals a variety of positive and negative consequences of gambling habits on finances, hobbies, social relationships, and psychological health. Although the focus groups did not target the structural or environmental characteristics of gambling that influence participants' gambling habits, those themes were brought up spontaneously. Results highlight the necessity to study life events from a larger perspective including, for example, protective and risk factors, in order to better understand the life contexts and the individual characteristics that may lead to an alteration or not of gambling habits.

scholarly journals How implementation of a national strategy for nursing homes is experienced by the healthcare personnel: A qualitative study with content analysis of interviews.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beate Andre ◽  
RN. Kjersti Grønning ◽  
Frode F. Jacobsen ◽  
Gørill Haugan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Positive Experiences

Abstract Background: Nursing homes are under strong pressure to provide good care to the residents. In Norway, municipalities have applied the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy to increase a health-promoting perception that focuses on the older persons` resources. Implementations represent introducing changes to the healthcare personnel; however, changing one’s working approaches, routines and working culture may be demanding. On this background, we explored how the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy is perceived by the employees in retrospective, over a period after the implementation and which challenges the employees experience with this implementation.Method: We used a qualitative approach and interviewed 14 healthcare personnel working in nursing homes in one Norwegian municipality, which had implemented the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy. The analysis was conducted following Kvale’s approach to qualitative content analysis.Results: The main categories were: (a) the characteristics of care activities before implementations of ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’, (b) how ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ influenced the care activities, and (c) challenges with the implementation of ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’. Some of the informants spoke well about the implementation concerning the care quality stating “to see the joy in the eyes of the resident then I feel we have succeeded”. For informants who experienced resistance toward the implementation, they felt it was too much to document, it was too complicated, and the requirements were too many. Conclusions: Quality of care seems to have increased after the implementation, as perceived by the informants. Nevertheless, the fact that the informants seemed to be divided into two different groups related to their main perspective of the implementation is concerning. One group has positive experiences with the implementations process and the benefits of it, while the other group focuses on lack of benefits and problems with the implementation process. In order to understand what facilitates and hinders the implementation, research on contextual factors like work environment and leadership is recommended.

scholarly journals Constructions with the verb EITI ‘to go’ in the 16th century Lithuanian writings

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Agnė Lisauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Frame Semantics ◽  
The Core ◽  
Motion State ◽  
The World ◽  
Motion Verb ◽  
Considerable Body

This research investigates the semantics and the structure of the constructions with the verb eiti ‘to go’ extracted from the old Lithuanian written texts, dating back to the 16th century. It aims to examine the meanings and the structure of the constructions that contain the motion verb eiti ‘to go’ within their structure. There is a considerable body of research investigating various aspects of motion verbs in different languages of the world, including Lithuanian. However, no studies have so far targeted constructions with the verb eiti ‘to go’, found in the 16th century Lithuanian writings. The present study is based on the qualitative content analysis, quantitative analysis, and frame semantics methodology. The concordances of the Lithuanian texts have been filtered out from the Database of Old Writings digitalised by the Institute of the Lithuanian Language. The examples were taken from Martynas Mažvydas’ Katekizmas (MžK) and Forma krikštymo (MžF), Jonas Bretkūnas’ Biblija (BB), Giesmės Duchaunos (BG), Kancionalas (BKa) and Kolektos (BKo), Mikalojus Daukša’s Katekizmas (DK) and Postilė (DP).The frames of Motion, State, Law, Eternity, Service, Opposition, Law, etc., evoked by the selected constructions, were examined using the frame semantics (FrameNet Project). The research has shown that the current constructions with the motion verb eiti ‘to go’ can form the core of the mentioned frames. The observation that has emerged from this analysis is that some meanings of the analysed constructions are conserved in the current Lithuanian language while others have already disappeared. This work could be useful for historical linguists.

scholarly journals Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Islam dalam Pemikiran Al-Ghazali

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-209
Author(s):  
Moh Takwil
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
The World

Whether or not Islamic education is highly dependent on the quality of leadership that is in it, an Islamic education leader must be able to direct his lead to achieve educational goals. In this journal discusses Al-Ghazali's thoughts about ideal leadership in Islamic education. This study uses literature review through primary sources from Al-Ghazali's thought books and secondary from various sources, then analyzed and criticized using content analysis. The research results obtained are that in substance the leadership must always aim to achieve the pleasure of Allah Almighty. Al-Ghazali always puts on all activities aimed at achieving the pleasure of Allah Almighty. There are four basic components of personal leaders in the world of Islamic education. First he must have managerial skills that are able to make planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating. Second, he must have a trustful and responsible nature. Third, he must be a role model, which is a good example so that his leadership feels comfortable carrying out his orders. The fourth is always in running the leadership bound by syara law.

scholarly journals The battle to end fake news: A qualitative content analysis of Facebook announcements on how it combats disinformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petros Iosifidis ◽  
Nicholas Nicoli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Digital Democracy ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The recent spread of online disinformation has been profound and has played a central role in the growth of populist sentiments around the world. Facilitating its progression has been politically and economically motivated culprits who have ostensibly taken advantage of the digital freedoms available to them. At the heart of these freedoms lie social media organisations that only a few years earlier techno-optimists were identifying as catalysts of an enhanced digital democracy. In order to curtail the erosion of information, policy reform will no doubt be essential. The UK's Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Disinformation and ‘fake news’ Report and Cairncross Review, and the European Commission's Report on Disinformation are three recent examples seeking to investigate how precisely such reform policy might be implemented. Just as important is how social media organisations take on more responsibility and apply self-regulating mechanisms that stifle disinformation across their platforms (something the aforementioned reports identify). Doing so will go a long way in restoring legitimacy in these significant institutions. Facebook (which includes Instagram and Whatsapp), is the largest social media organisation in the world and must primarily bear the burden of this responsibility. The purpose of this article is to offer a descriptive account of Facebook's public announcements regarding how it tackles disinformation and fake news. Based on a qualitative content analysis covering the period November 16th 2016–March 4th 2019, this article will set out some groundwork on how to hold social media platforms more accountable for how they handle disinformation.

Investigating English for Specific Purposes Tourism Management Textbooks. Evidence from Iranian ESP Needs Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Mahmoud EGHDAMI ◽  
Ahamd MOINZAHEH ◽  
Hossein BARATI
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
The World

The current study was an attempt to investigate whether the current textbooks applied in English for Tourism Management courses complied with the standards of such texts in the world-leading universities. In addition, it explored the instructors’ and students’ needs in relation to the quality of the texts. To this end, 5 instructors and 61 students of Tourism Management from four universities were selected. Two questionnaires were administered among the participants in the study. The obtained data were analysed through descriptive and content analysis. The findings revealed that current texts were in line with the standards of the world-leading universities. Concerning the second question, the instructors’ and students’ needs were clarified and discussed. Suggestions for further research were also reported.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Inquiry into Nursing Students’ Experience of Facilitating Reflection in Clinical Setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahnaz Karimi ◽  
Fariba Haghani ◽  
Nikoo Yamani ◽  
Majid Najafi Kalyani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Reflective Process ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Background and Aim. Reflection is known as a skill that is central to nursing students’ professional development. Due to the importance and the role of reflection in clinical areas of nursing, it is important to know how to achieve it. However, nursing trainers face the challenge of how to help their students to improve reflection in clinical settings. The aim of this study was to investigate the nursing students’ experiences of facilitating reflection during clinical practice. This qualitative study was conducted by qualitative content analysis approach. Twenty nursing students during the second to eighth semester of their educational program were selected for participation using purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews. The interview was transcribed verbatim, and qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data. From the data analysis, four main themes were extracted. Motivation to reflect, complex experiences, efficient trainer, and effective relations were four main themes obtained from study that, in interaction with each other, had facilitating roles in students’ reflective process on experiences. The findings revealed that the nursing students’ reflection in clinical settings is effective in personal and professional level. Reflection of nursing students depends on motivational and educational factors and these factors increase the quality of care in patients. Furthermore, nursing educators need to create nurturing climate as well as supporting reflective behaviors of nursing students.

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