A Qualitative Examination of the Political and Policy Development of Indiana’s School Scholarship Act (House Bill 1003)

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Civic Capacity ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research investigation examines the policy context of Indiana’s School Scholarship Act. John Kingdon’s work on agenda setting will serve as the conceptual framework for analyzing the problems, policies, and politics that arose prior to and during the passage of this legislation. The goal of this study is to identify specific social, economic, and political problems that drew attention to the need for this Act as well as to understand of the political behaviors and decision-making of stakeholders during the legislation’s drafting. This cross-sectional qualitative study will use multiple in-depth interviews conducted with key stakeholders in addition document analyses in order to understand this phenomenon. Unfortunately due to time restraints, interviews were not conducted and only press releases and public statements made by stakeholders were coded to discern thematic opinions and behaviors. This investigation found that the document analysis supports the literature on this subject. Concepts that emerged include: civic capacity, equal opportunity, and quality of education. The conclusion is drawn that political parties struggled to define vouchers and charters as a solution to Indiana’s educational issues. Overall, the state Republican Party had more agenda setting power and greater influence than Democrats and thus was able to gain wider support for vouchers. Implications of this research are such that political endeavor may not directly support the education of children. Recommendations for corrective actions are discussed. Limitations of this research are discussed.

scholarly journals Insights from the evaluation of a provincial healthy eating strategy in Nova Scotia, Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1870-1878
Author(s):  
S Meaghan Sim ◽  
Sara FL Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Health Model ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractObjectiveHealthy Eating Nova Scotia represents the first provincial comprehensive healthy eating strategy in Canada and a strategy that is framed within a population-health model. Five years after strategy launch, our objective was to evaluate Healthy Eating Nova Scotia to determine perceptions of strategy implementation and strategy outputs. The focus of the current paper is on the findings of this evaluation.DesignWe conducted an evaluation of the strategy through three activities that included a document review, survey of key stakeholders and in-depth interviews with key strategy informants. The findings from each of the activities were integrated to determine what has worked well with strategy implementation, what could be improved and what outputs have resulted.SettingThe evaluation was conducted in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.ParticipantsParticipants for this evaluation included survey respondents (n 120) and key informants (n 16). A total of 156 documents were also reviewed.ResultsSignificant investments have been made towards inter-sectoral partnerships and resourcing that has provided the necessary leadership and momentum for the strategy. Policy development has been leveraged through the strategy primarily in the health and education sectors and is perceived as a visible success. Clarity of human resource roles and funding within the context of a provincial strategy may be beneficial for continued strategy implementation, as is expansion of policy development.ConclusionsKnown to be the first evaluation of its kind, these findings and related considerations will be of interest to policy makers developing and implementing similar strategies in their own jurisdictions.

scholarly journals A study on evaluation of health and nutrition day in urban slums of Berhampur, Odisha

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3479
Author(s):  
Radha Madhab Tripathy ◽  
Manasee Panda ◽  
Jyotshna Rani Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Poor ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Abdominal Examination ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Urban health and nutrition day (UHND) serves as a common platform to deliver maternal, child health care, nutrition and WASH services to the urban poor population. This study was formulated with an objective to study the availability of resources at the UHND, to assess the services provided and to determine the satisfaction by the beneficiaries.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in urban slum of Berhampur from November 2016 to January 2017 and 10% of UHND sessions were observed. Data was collected regarding the presence of service providers at the session sites, availability of required equipments and supplies with the help of a semi-structured checklist. In-depth interviews of the service providers and exit interview from the beneficiaries from each session was taken after obtaining their informed consent and analyzed.Results: Out of 21 sessions, ANMs were present at all sessions but AWWs were present only at 61.9% sessions. Examination table, bed screen were not present at any session. Registration of pregnant women & BP measurement was done at 90.5% but abdominal examination of the woman were not performed. Weighing of children and plotting of weight on the card was done in 71.4% and 52.4% sessions respectively. 78.5% clients were satisfied with the quality of services they received.Conclusions: There was inadequate logistics identified in many UHND sessions. Hence strengthening of resources and infrastructure as well as regular supportive supervision is recommended to ensure provision of quality services. 

scholarly journals Spirituality relationship to the quality of life of children with cancer in Dr. Sardjito general hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etik Pratiwi ◽  
Sri Mulatsih ◽  
Sri Setiyarini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: In Indonesia, the prevalence of cancer up to 1.4 per 1000 population. Acute lymphocyte leukemia is one of type of cancers. Sspirituality is an element that increasing and is recognized by many patients with the disease at an advanced stage. Assessment of spirituality in children acute lymphocyte leukemia had ever done by the researcher before shows that spirituality contributes a positive influence to the coping and the achievement of adaptation. Aim of this research was to know how the relationship between spirituality with quality of life in children with cancer.Methods: This study used a mixed design (mixed method), with sequential explanatory strategy. Quantitative approach to the cross-sectional design and in- depth interviews in qualitative data collection. Research has received permission from the The Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee (MHREC).Results: There is a relationship between spirituality and the quality of life of children with cancer with a total value of p=0.001. Spirituality related to the children quality of life emotional, school, and physical domains with each value of p=0.001, p=0.026, p=0.028. Spirituality is not related to the social domains with p=0.054. Qualitative analysis shows that there are six categories from in-depth interviews, that is namely; prayer as a healing pain, the joy and gratitude; the interaction of the source of happiness; loneliness sadness source; socialitation with the enviroment; seek help in overcoming difficulties.Conclusions: There was correlation between spirituality and quality of life of children with cancer. 

scholarly journals Étude De La Gestion Des Déchets Hospitaliers Dans Les Structures Sanitaires De Référence De La Région Du Nord-Cameroun

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Justin Ndié ◽  
H. Blaise Nguendo Yongsi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The North ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Solid Liquid

Hospital wastes are solid, liquid or gaseous substances which are produced as a result of diagnostic or non-diagnostic health care procedures in health facilities. These wastes generated in health facilities constitute a risk for environmental pollution and a vector for the propagation of numerous pathologies. This study was aimed at analysing the determinants of the quality of hospital wastes management in health facilities in the North Region of Cameroon. It was a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of two months (1st of July to 31st August 2015) in 13 referral health facilities of the North Region of Cameroon. A census of 12 heads of referral health facilities out of the 13 projected was made using a standardised questionnaire, in which the key items were: the political and institutional organisation, the functioning of the hospital wastes management system, the human resources, materials and finances involved in the management of the hospital wastes. The quality of the scores was calculated using points attributed to keys indicators enabling the appreciation of the level of the quality of hospital wastes management. The results of this study showed that on the political/institutional level, 41.70% of health facilities did not have a hospital hygiene unit, 66.67% did not have a reference document and no health facilities produced any report on activities of hospital wastes management. In material resources, 50% of health facilities had at least one incinerator which is more or less functional, 91.70% of health facilities had a trash can despite their non-conformity. Concerning finances, 91.70% of health facilities did not receive funds from government for hospital wastes management. In total, 92% of health facilities had a poor quality of hospital wastes management. In general, this situation is justified by the inexistence of a hospital wastes management policy. Despite certain efforts, the quality of hospital wastes management in health facilities in the North Region of Cameroun remains low. The implementation of an operational plan which will take into account the national directives and the identified problems is necessary as it, will help in improving the quality of hospital wastes management in these health facilities.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN PELAYANAN JAMINAN PERSALINAN (JAMPERSAL) OLEH IBU BERSALIN DI PUSKESMAS X TAHUN 2013

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Renny Listiawaty
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Depth Interviews

One of the government's policy to reduce the maternal mortality rate (MMR) is to launch Jampersal Program. This study purpose to describe the factors associated with utilization Maternity Insurance service (Jampersal) by maternal in Public Health Center X, Muaro Jambi Regency in 2013. The research method used a cross sectional sampling technique with proportional random sampling, after that followed by a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews and document review 9 informants. Quantitative research results showed that 31.1% Jampersal utilize. There is a significant relationship between the variables of age, education, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, income, accessibility, the role of health workers and the need to use Jampersal. The most dominant variable is income after controlled by education, knowledge, income and accessibility. This study recommended   midwives to give more intensive information, clear and complete to the community and always working to improve the quality of service Jampersal.

scholarly journals Interprofessional Undergraduate Analytical Study on Anger Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Htay Lwin ◽  
Sim Khye Shen ◽  
Ch’ng Shi Yunn ◽  
Yasheera Vasudevan ◽  
Nan Nitra Than ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Anger Management ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Subject

Introduction: Anger has been defined in many ways from “a negative, phenomenological (or internal) feeling state” to “a basic emotion in which the function is to provide the organism with motivated capacities to overcome obstacles”. Anger has been the subject of many discourses and its vehemence in many religions and cultures. The study aimed to determine the ability of anger management among different gender and factors associated with anger management. Methods: This is a cross-sectional prospective study. The validated ‘Quality of Life’ questionnaire from University of Washington, Seattle Washington, United Sates of America and Novaco Anger Scale from Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky & Southwest Ohio (WHOQOL-BREF) were used for students’ perception on anger management. Quantitative data were analyzed using Epi Info Version. 7 Software. Results: The total of 358 students participated in this study. There is a significant association between anger management among different ethnicity. Conclusion: Gender was not a significant factor in anger management, it was probably due to equal opportunity among male and female in acquiring education, application for scholarships and usage of education facilities. Gender equality had a big impact in enhancing the good anger management properties.

scholarly journals Co tam Panie w polityce? Struktura potocznej wiedzy politycznej Polaków

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-47
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz ◽  
Mikołaj Cześnik ◽  
Michał Kotnarowski ◽  
Marta Żerkowska-Balas
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Political Knowledge ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Political ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Empirical Material

The aim of the authors is to describe the political knowledge of ordinary Poles, including the structure of their knowledge about politics and ways of thinking about it. The empirical material analyzed here comes from in-depth interviews conducted with interviewers differing by age, level of education, and degree of interest in matters connected with politics and public life. As a theoretical framework, the authors use Shawn W. Rosenberg’s concept. The authors’ analyses serve to show Poles’ process of thinking about politics; their main lines of argumentation and justification of appraisals, opinions, and views; and their most important sources of information. Due, among other things, to the growth in easy access to sources of information, it would appear above all that the ability to select information has greatly increased in importance, and the striking quality of Poles’ political knowledge is its fragmentation, ephemerality, emotionality, and low degree of systematicity.

scholarly journals Status of Political Reforms Toward Violence’s Against Women in the Middle East

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Al-Fawwaz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Political ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Political Reforms ◽  
The Status

Women are considered as equal and essential part of the society, and have all the rights to live according to their will. However, in various countries, they are not given such chances; even their legislative positioning is also weak. The purpose of the study is to critically review the status of political reforms made towards violence against women in the Middle East. The paper tends to investigate that how women of Middle East are treated unequally and unfairly. The findings of the paper reveals that the status of political reforms towards violence against women in the Middle East is weak as the societies are male-dominated. Females are not given equal opportunity to live and their quality of life is poor because there is no such strong implementation of legislative policies. There is much need of policy implications so that the political reforms can be made towards providing equal and fair rights to females. Women due to poor implementation of policies face the violence; however, governmental interventions can help to overcome such inequality in the Middle East.

scholarly journals Political barriers in the ratification of international commercial law conventions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hoekstra
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
The Political ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Trade Law ◽  
International Trade Law ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract This article analyses the ratification of international commercial law conventions. The Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is almost 40 years old. In 2012, Switzerland proposed to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to evaluate the CISG and assess whether there was need for a new convention. While UNCITRAL decided not to pursue this further, the questions that Switzerland raised remain pertinent. This is not just with regard to the legal and commercial need of a new convention but also regarding the political viability of such a project. This article focuses on the latter question. It analyses the main considerations that play a part in the ratification process of international commercial law conventions. It concentrates on agenda setting and the key actors and analyses the main barriers encountered during ratification. While this article is written in the context of the aforementioned proposal, the analysis has broader applicability to the ratification process of international commercial law conventions. The main conclusions highlight the importance of raising the visibility of commercial law conventions through lobbying by key stakeholders, including trade associations, formulating agencies, and businesses. The importance of this article lies in understanding the political barriers in the ratification of international commercial law conventions.

scholarly journals Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Berperan Terhadap Kolaborasi Antara Dokter Dan Perawat Di Rumah Sakit Permata Medika Semarang

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Irena Intania ◽  
Untung Sujianto ◽  
Sutopo Patria Jati
Keyword(s):  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Occupation Rate ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Poor collaboration can affect the quality of service to patients, thus affecting the recovery of patients. For the profession, collaboration can affect the relationship and the job satisfaction of both doctors and nurses. Poor collaboration between doctors and nurses in hospital management can can influence a decrease number of Bed Occupation Rate  and an increase in length of stay so that it can have an impact on patient satisfaction.This study used a quantitative design and descriptive analytic with qualitative approach through observation, review of documents, in-depth interviews  with informants who already selected and determined using cross sectional approached. The sample in this study were all general practitioners and all nurses who work in Permata Medika Hospital until December 2015, ie 15 doctors and 15 nurses.The results show that the control of power  is still difficult due to a balanced relationship between the two professions and poor communication. The scope of practice between doctors and nurses has established good collaboration. The shared interests of the two professions do not pay attention and see the procedure of service. At the collaborative goals of doctors and nurses there is overlapping responsibility for reasons of rushed work without regard to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and job description.The Recommendations for management are need to be carried out definite career path for nurses, increase the knowledge and enhance the collaboration both nurses and doctors, increase the collaboration between nurses and doctors, follow up the results of service audits need to be coordinated and controlled

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