scholarly journals Evaluating Quality of Master Plans: A Case Study of Master Plan of Amritsar: 2010-2031

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
To Come ◽  
Plan Making ◽  
Indian Cities ◽  
Future Growth

The purpose of a Master plan is to promote growth and regulate the present and future development of towns and cities. It is a vision document giving perspective of 20 to 25 years keeping in view the future growth of population, economic development potentials and ecological improvements likely to come up during the plan period. Therefore, the quality of Master plans is of great concern. Literature reveals that the Master plans in India have not produced a satisfactory physical environment (Tiwari, 2002) and have not been effective in the outputs as well as outcomes (Meshram, 2006) requiring a reform in the traditional Master plan making approach by incorporating evaluation right from the beginning making it an integral part of plan making exercise. For improving the quality of Master plans and plan making processes, an evaluation criteria has been prepared by the author based on the theoretical framework and evaluation principles given by various authors in various time periods. An attempt has been made to analyze the quality of Master plan Amritsar prepared by SAI consulting private limited, based on the criteria developed and the conclusions have been drawn from the results for further improvements in the quality of Master Plans of Indian cities.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced by Devolved Governance in Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Turkana Central Sub-county, Turkana County, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
James K. Sirite ◽  
Henry Ongori ◽  
Darius Bosire
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
County Governments ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
To Come

The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges faced in quality service delivery to Turkana Central Sub-county citizens of Turkana County. The study used cross-sectional survey design. The sample size selected for the study was 261.  Data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and presented in tables and figures for ease interpretation. The major findings of the study show that devolved governance faces some challenges. For instance the devolved governance is faced with corruption, lack of transparency and accountability and inadequate funds. This adversely   affects quality service delivery to its citizens. The findings of the study would inspire policy makers at the county and national government level to come up with appropriate strategies to mitigate the challenges identified in order to improve the quality of services offered by the county governments.

Classification as Evaluation

2011 ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sari Hakkarainen ◽  
Darijus Strasunskas ◽  
Lillian Hella ◽  
Stine Tuxen
Keyword(s):  
Web Applications ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Classification Approach ◽  
The Core ◽  
Ontology Language ◽  
Ontology Building ◽  
Using Data

Ontology is the core component in Semantic Web applications. The employment of an ontology building method affects the quality of ontology and the applicability of ontology language. A weighted classification approach for ontology building guidelines is presented in this chapter. The evaluation criteria are based on an existing classification scheme of a semiotic framework for evaluating the quality of conceptual models. A sample of Web-based ontology building method guidelines is evaluated in general and experimented with using data from a case study in particular. Directions for further refinement of ontology building methods are discussed.

scholarly journals THE STATUTE OF THE CITY AND THE MASTER PLAN: INSTRUMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 342-357
Author(s):  
Gabriela Soldano Garcez ◽  
Mariana Vicente Braga Carmello
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Management ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Social Economic Development ◽  
The City

The Master Plan is an important instrument to promote significant changes in Brazilian cities in order to achieve a sustainable development and create a new relationship between man and the environment. As far as this planning is concerned, the Master Plan is a basic tool to stablish guidelines to meet citizens necessities, as well as quality of life and social-economic development. For this purpose, citizens supervision and participation in local activities are necessary, so that Constitutional principles and democracy are accomplished. Civil society should be part of the decision-making process concerning enviromental public policies, as well as integrate elaboration, and supervision of these policies, taking into consideration that the public authorities, as well as the society, have to protect and defend the environment for the future generations (article 225, of the Federal Constitution). In this context, this task aims, firstly, evaluare the general guidelines od the Statute of the City (Law nº 10.257/01) and the importance of the Master Plans. Afterwards, adresses the participatory management as a way of implementing the sustainable cities. 

scholarly journals Academic Libraries as user-centered organizations. Case study: Quality of services provided by LBUS Library

2021 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 09002
Author(s):  
Elena Mărginean ◽  
Claudiu Vasile Kifor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
To Come ◽  
Almost All

Ever-growing digital services determine libraries to update almost all of their activities. Traditional library services must be transformed into electronic libraries, and library specialists must always be prepared for advanced digital services to come. Thus, libraries in the digital era must offer digital deposit services, digitisation services, research data management, metadata creation, digital cataloguing and conserving, and counselling in what regards digital copyrights, informational alphabetising. In this article, the emphasis falls on the necessity of developing and transforming libraries, bringing awareness to their role and their importance for society and at an individual level.

scholarly journals VIABILIDADE DOS MODOS NÃO MOTORIZADOS

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
Verônica de Freitas ◽  
◽  
Luzenira Alves Brasileiro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Method ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Main Mode ◽  
To Come ◽  
Motorized Vehicles ◽  
The City

Traffic is getting increasingly chaotic and the jams are getting more and more frequent in such way that people's lives in cities are being affected with reduced quality of life due to the time spent to come and go for everyday tasks, therefore the importance of studying traffic demands for installation of cycle routes in order to contribute to the reduce the usage of motorized vehicles. This case study was held in the city of Presidente Epitácio-SP, applying 1763 questionnaires which were applied in a total of 41.511 inhabitants. The number of questionnaires that were applied were defined by the statistical method Simple Random Sampling (AAS). These data from the questionnaires resulted in matrices source destination, S/D, via Google Maps software, which allowed the research to obtain the main mode used, and the greater flow routes. Non-motorized modes predominated in results in 50%, thus clearly showing the necessity for cycle lanes in the aforementioned town.

scholarly journals Content Analysis On English Module“Bahasa Inggris”

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Aryani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Good Book ◽  
Good Module ◽  
Language Content

AbstractThis research is aimed to evaluate the quality of the English module used by students of SMA N 6 Yogyakarta. There were many problems such as mistype, inappropriate content or material, and so on which were found inside the book. Then, the module used by the students should be evaluated on the content to know whether the book met the criteria of good module or not. The research was about case study using content analysis as the method. It used textbook evaluation criteria from Cunningsworth which contained ten aspects of evaluation and compared with the criteria of evaluation from Hutchinson and Waters. The evaluation concerned on the content such as language content and skill, the organization and appearance of the book. The result from Cunningsworth checklist showed that the book got 74. 25% which considered as good book. While the result from Hutchinson and Waters showed 78. 57%. The aspect which got low percentage was vocabulary and reading material, while the rest were considered as good. From evaluation using two concepts from Cunningsworth which compared with the evaluation criteria by Hutchinson and Waters showed a little bit difference. The result showed differences in range 4. 32%.Keywords: module, content analysis, evaluation, and evaluation checklist

scholarly journals Perception of Professional Engineers toward Quality of Worklife and Organizational Commitment: A Case Study

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razali Mat Zin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Quality Of Worklife ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Development Participation

This empirical investigation was aimed to determine the pattern of the  relationships between the perceived presence of quality of worklife (QWL) factors and organizational commitment using samples from professional engineers in Malaysia. Engineers in private sector were selected to participate in this study. A total of 250 sets of questionnaires were sent to the selected organizations, and 152 useable questionnaire representing a response rate of 60.8% were used for statistical analysis. A QWL measure consisting of seven factors: growth and development, participation, physical environment, supervision, pay and benefit, social relevance, and workplace integration was developed based on Walton’s (1974) conception. The three-component model and measure of organizational commitment developed by Allen and Meyer (1990) was adopted in this study. Results of regression analysis indicated that only two QWL factors, growth and development and pay and benefit, were significant in explaining organizational commitment. Implication and suggestions for further research are also discussed.

Teaching About Teaching - A Strategy

1978 ◽  
Vol 5 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Ruby King
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Educative Process ◽  
To Come ◽  
Supporting Materials ◽  
Actual Teaching

Central to the educative process is the transaction which takes place between the learner and the teacher. The main concern, therefore, of teacher education programmes is to improve the quality of future transactions by help­ing teachers (in-service and in-training) to understand the learner, the dynamics of learning, and their own roles in the transaction. The case study presented in this article is based on the premise that student-teachers will continue to grope in the dark until they have developed the necessary understandings and insights. It is imperative that our student-teachers receive such help as will enable them to reach the stage where teaching becomes a deliberate meaningful act. This breakthrough can be quickly effected when the student-teacher is made to come to grips with the realities of life in the classroom directly through actual teaching, and indirectly through appropriate room directly through actual teaching, and indirectly through appropriate supporting materials in the local idiom, which reflect circumstances and experiences with which he is familar.

Enhancing the quality of life in lifelong learners: The influence of a meaning-order approach to pedagogical grammar on motivation and self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. Smithers ◽  
James W. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Older Learners ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
To Come ◽  
Pedagogical Grammar

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to outline how a practitioner puzzling over the appropriateness of grammar instruction for an English as a foreign language (EFL) class of 11 adults, aged 56 to 78, used the Exploratory Practice (EP) framework to try and enhance the quality of life for these learners learning English as a hobby in Japan. More specifically, this case study sought to come to an understanding of whether the quality of older learners’ lives could be positively influenced through grammar instruction via a meaning-order approach to pedagogical grammar (MAP Grammar). The results demonstrated that older learners benefited from grammar instruction, specifically, MAP Grammar instruction. Furthermore, the quality of their lives was enhanced because, after training in MAP Grammar, these lifelong learners developed stronger self-efficacy beliefs and became more motivated to study EFL. Therefore, teachers who teach older language learners should try incorporating MAP Grammar instruction as part of their pedagogies to see if their practices can also be positively affected.

scholarly journals THE STATUTE OF THE CITY AND THE MASTER PLAN: INSTRUMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 342-357
Author(s):  
Gabriela Soldano Garcez ◽  
Mariana Vicente Braga Carmello
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Management ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Social Economic Development ◽  
The City

The Master Plan is an important instrument to promote significant changes in Brazilian cities in order to achieve a sustainable development and create a new relationship between man and the environment. As far as this planning is concerned, the Master Plan is a basic tool to stablish guidelines to meet citizens necessities, as well as quality of life and social-economic development. For this purpose, citizens supervision and participation in local activities are necessary, so that Constitutional principles and democracy are accomplished. Civil society should be part of the decision-making process concerning enviromental public policies, as well as integrate elaboration, and supervision of these policies, taking into consideration that the public authorities, as well as the society, have to protect and defend the environment for the future generations (article 225, of the Federal Constitution). In this context, this task aims, firstly, evaluare the general guidelines od the Statute of the City (Law nº 10.257/01) and the importance of the Master Plans. Afterwards, adresses the participatory management as a way of implementing the sustainable cities. 

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