Beyond the Workshop: National Trends in Integrated and Segregated Day and Employment Services

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha J. McGaughey ◽  
William E. Kiernan ◽  
Lorraine C. McNally ◽  
Dana Scott Gilmore ◽  
Geraldine R. Keith
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Service Capacity ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Integrated Employment ◽  
National Trends ◽  
New Facility ◽  
Future Utilization

Survey data from a national, random sample of 643 service providers were analyzed to examine past, current, and future utilization of integrated and segregated day and employment services. The percentage of persons in integrated employment increased to 30% in 1991, from a total of 17% documented during 1986. However, the average number of persons served in segregated, facility-based work programs has also increased since 1986, and half the respondents (N = 643) either planned to start new facility-based programs, maintain the current service capacity, or increase the number served by 1997. Implications of a dual system of integrated versus segregated services and potential incentives for stimulating conversion of facility-based services are discussed.

German labour market data – Data provision and access for the international scientific community

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
Dana Müller ◽  
Stefanie Wolter
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
International Scientific Community ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Data Centre ◽  
Integrated Employment ◽  
Data Provision

AbstractThe Research Data Centre at the Institute for Employment Research (RDC-IAB) has been offering high-quality administrative and survey data on the German labour market for 15 years and has become one of the most important locations worldwide for researchers interested in data for labour market research. This article provides an overview of the RDC-IAB, including its data and access modes. The article presents two datasets in more detail: the Sample of Integrated Employment Biographies, a classic dataset, and the Linked Personnel Panel, a new dataset. Finally, this article provides insights into future infrastructure and data developments.

Gown, Town, and Neighborhood Change: An Examination of Urban Neighborhoods with University Revitalization Efforts

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meagan M. Ehlenz
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Socioeconomic Change ◽  
National Trends

Universities are expanding their missions to encompass neighborhoods and revitalization strategies, yet there is an inadequate understanding of how targeted neighborhoods have changed. This study combines institutional survey data with 1990 and 2010 Census metrics to examine twenty-two neighborhoods with university revitalization initiatives. It explores market and socioeconomic change for target tracts relative to their regions, finding significant positive changes in target tract median home and rent values. The research suggests universities use revitalization efforts to respond to place-based deficits and, in doing so, align their neighborhoods with concurrent national trends toward growing enrollment and urban revitalization.

scholarly journals Women’s Satisfaction of Maternity Care in Nepal and Its Correlation with Intended Future Utilization

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuba Raj Paudel ◽  
Suresh Mehata ◽  
Deepak Paudel ◽  
Maureen Dariang ◽  
Krishna Kumar Aryal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Time ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Client Satisfaction ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Utilization Of Services ◽  
Utilisation Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Future Utilization

The impact of rapid increase in institutional birth rate in Nepal on women’s satisfaction and planned future utilization of services is less well known. This study aimed to measure women’s satisfaction with maternity care and its correlation with intended future utilisation. Data came from a nationally representative facility-based survey conducted across 13 districts in Nepal and included client exit interviews with 447 women who had either recently delivered or had experienced complications. An eight-item quality of care instrument was used to measure client satisfaction. Multivariate probit model was used to assess the attribution of different elements of client satisfaction with intended future utilization of services. Respondents were most likely to suggest maintaining clean/hygienic health facilities (42%), increased bed provision (26%), free services (24%), more helpful behaviour by health workers (18%), and better privacy (9%). Satisfaction with the information received showed a strong correlation with the politeness of staff, involvement in decision making, and overall satisfaction with the care received. Satisfaction with waiting time (p= 0.035), information received (p= 0.02), and overall care in the maternity care (<0.001) showed strong associations with willingness to return to facility. The findings suggest improving physical environment and interpersonal communication skills of service providers and reducing waiting time for improving client satisfaction and intention to return to the health facility.

Open Adoption as a Family Form

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene E. Miall ◽  
Karen March
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Open Adoption ◽  
Clinical Assessments ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

In this article, community assessments of support for three levels of open adoption are examined, including two types of mediated adoption, fully disclosed adoption, and confidential adoption. Combining telephone survey data from a Canada-wide random sample of 706 respondents with 82 qualitative interviews, the authors report on community assessments of these levels of openness and the relevance of these results for other survey research conducted on these issues. The authors also explore community assessments of the perceived advantages and disadvantages of open adoption and confidential adoption for adoptive parents, birthparents, and adopted children and how these may or may not reflect clinical assessments. Finally, the authors consider the implications of these results for clinical initiatives with members of the adoption triangle.

scholarly journals Undue Process: Challenges for Rightholders and Service Providers Implementing Section 512’s Notice and Takedown Provisions

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Urban
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Online Service ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Technical Requirements

*Abstract: *This paper empirically examines the 17 U.S.C. § 512 notice and takedown process as implemented by the Texas online service provider, The Planet. We reviewed a random sample of notices from a population of all notices processed by The Planet from August 2004 to June 2007. We used a mixed methodology, qualitatively assessing the notices, and running quantitative checks to ensure that we were not mistakenly over- or understating the importance of qualitative findings. Because the notices most clearly show sender behavior, we focus on senders’ use of section 512; we then more generally discuss the possible effects of sender behavior on targets and OSPs. We conclude that section 512 continues to be useful for copyright holders; in addition, it undoubtedly provides important innovation-promoting protection for intermediaries. Yet the section 512 regime also shows serious strain in practice, at least within our observed set of notices. A considerable group of senders have difficulty following section 512’s technical requirements and understanding the substantive underlying copyright law. Further, as expected, the large copyright industries appear to be challenged by peer-to-peer filesharing — a problem for which the notice and takedown framework does not provide immediate relief — leading them to make broader demands than are supported by section 512. Finally, the emerging dominance of third-party rights enforcement organizations ("REOs") and trade associations, which have incentives to generate notices and achieve takedowns, add a layer of complexity to the process. Ultimately, these strains, and senders’ responses to them, likely affect both OSPs and targets. Overall, they prompt concerns about due process for targets and potential harms to Internet expression. We reaffirm our previous suggestions for reform, and call for greater information sharing and transparency to help rebalance and strengthen the section 512 process.Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2694348

scholarly journals Confidence Crisis in the Application of Cloud Computing in the Industrial Companies in Jordan a Field Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Zoubi ◽  
Ibtissam Al-Masaiid
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Security And Protection ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Industrial Estate

The current study aimed at determining the extent to which the industrial companies in Jordan have a confidence crisis in applying cloud computing. This crisis is divided into three different categories: a confidence crisis in programs and operations, a confidence crisis in service providers and a confidence crisis in the security and protection offered by service providers. In order to achieve the purpose of the research, a questionnaire was designed covering the three areas of confidence crisis. (120) questionnaires were distributed on a stratified random sample of (81) industrial companies in Al Hassan industrial estate in Irbid; (104) valid questionnaires were retrieved. The results of the study show that there is indeed a confidence crisis in the application of cloud computing in the Jordanian industrial companies within the three aforementioned domains. The researchers recommend that the service providers should educate on the cloud computing mechanisms and how the systems, applications and stored data are protected, so as to avoid such a confidence crisis in the industrial companies.

scholarly journals U.S. adults noticing and using menu calorie information: Analysis of the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 106824
Author(s):  
Camella J. Rising ◽  
Robin A. McKinnon ◽  
Chung-Tung Jordan Lin ◽  
Olivia E. Jones-Dominic ◽  
Cary Chen Parker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
National Trends

scholarly journals The enhanced mentoring program for skilled Korean immigrants: an effective tool for successful integration into the Canadian labour market? (A Grant Proposal)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Gyu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Grant Proposal ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Downward Mobility ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Settlement Services ◽  
Employment Programs

Koreans have immigrated to Canada in the last twenty years seeking a better quality of life. The vast majority of recent Korean immigrants have been accepted under the economic class category, which indicates that they have either human capital or financial capital. However, most Korean immigrants experience downward mobility and reside in an ethnic bubble. Furthermore, mainly low confidence in English communication and cultural differences have impeded the participation in multicultural settlement services. Even some of the existing employment programs offered by settlement service providers are not approachable due to the limitation of eligibility. This practical MRP attempts to find a pragmatic solution to address the skill under-utilization issues experienced by skilled Korean immigrants. A specialized mentoring program is examined as a support for skilled Korean immigrants. The program aims to give them access to the Canadian labour market by integrating multiple facets of settlement and employment services. Key words: Skilled Korean Immigrants; Mentoring Services for Skilled Immigrants; Internet Based Employment Services; Labour Market Integration; Grant Proposal

Travelers’ Psychological Comfort with Local Food Experiences and Place Attachment

2021 ◽  
pp. 109634802110584
Author(s):  
Saerom Wang ◽  
Xinran Lehto ◽  
Liping Cai ◽  
Carl Behnke ◽  
Ksenia Kirillova
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Food Interaction ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Food Experience

Travelers’ engagement with local food at a foreign destination could be overwhelming and affect their overall travel experience. This study investigates the role travelers’ psychological comfort with local food plays in influencing the development of their place attachment to a destination. The study utilized survey data sampled from Korean and American travelers who had visited China and found that travelers’ place attachment is positively and significantly influenced by their psychological comfort with food, interaction with service providers, and atmospherics. The findings also reveal that Korean and American travelers differ in the degree to which comfort affects their place attachment. These and other findings of the study bring attention to the comfort factor of travelers’ food experience, thus complementing previous research that tended to emphasize the novelty value of local cuisines.

Diffusion of Innovations Theory and Veterans of Color: A Framework for Promoting the Adoption of Effective State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, and Veterans Affairs-Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Co-Service Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Jean E. Johnson ◽  
Corey L. Moore ◽  
Ningning Wang ◽  
Perry Sanders ◽  
John Sassin
Keyword(s):  
Native Americans ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Integrated Employment ◽  
State Of The Science

This article proposes the adoption of co-service practices between state vocational rehabilitation agencies (SVRAs), American Indian vocational rehabilitation programs (AIVRPs), and Veterans Affairs-Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA-VR&E) programs as a means to increase employment outcomes for veterans of color (i.e., African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asians) with disabilities. Collaborative agency practices are shown to contribute to successful outcomes. However, there is less discussion on how to promote adoption of co-service practices between these agencies. The purpose of this article is to discuss the need for interagency collaborations and Diffusion of Innovations Theory as an approach for promoting adoption of co-service practices across these agency contexts to increase employment services and outcomes for these veterans. Recommended approaches that can be considered for advancing the current state-of-the-science on improving SVRAs and VA -VR&E, and AIVRPs and VA -VR&E co-service strategies for placing these veterans into competitive integrated employment are presented.

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