scholarly journals Evaluating the expectations of residents regarding the positive impacts of tourism

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 231-247
Author(s):  
Yusuf Karaus
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impacts

Forecasting the Economic Impacts of Events and Conventions

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Dwyer ◽  
R. Mellor ◽  
N. Mistilis ◽  
T. Mules
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Companion Article ◽  
Special Events ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Positive Impacts

Governments often receive requests to provide funding to support special events and conventions because of their alleged positive impacts, economic and otherwise, on a destination. In these circumstances, a framework of assessment is required to determine the extent of support, if any, that is to be given to alternative events. In a companion article (this issue), a framework was developed for assessing “tangible” and “intangible” impacts of events and conventions. This article shows how the framework can be used as a forecasting tool to inform government as to the “deservedness” of different events and conventions to receive public funding.

scholarly journals Beyond the Pandemic: COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Face of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5645
Author(s):  
Shaden A. M. Khalifa ◽  
Mahmoud M. Swilam ◽  
Aida A. Abd El-Wahed ◽  
Ming Du ◽  
Haged H. R. El-Seedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Impacts

The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious challenge for societies around the globe as entire populations have fallen victim to the infectious spread and have taken up social distancing. In many countries, people have had to self-isolate and to be confined to their homes for several weeks to months to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing measures have had both negative and positive impacts on various aspects of economies, lifestyles, education, transportation, food supply, health, social life, and mental wellbeing. On other hands, due to reduced population movements and the decline in human activities, gas emissions decreased and the ozone layer improved; this had a positive impact on Earth’s weather and environment. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has negative effects on human activities and positive impacts on nature. This study discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different life aspects including the economy, social life, health, education, and the environment.

scholarly journals Qualitative interviews and supporting evidence to identify the positive impacts of multidisciplinary vascular access teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baudolino Mussa ◽  
Didier Lepelletier ◽  
Fredericus Henricus Johannes van Loon ◽  
Jennifer Caguioa ◽  
Fulvio Pinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Access ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Positive Impacts

B. F. Skinner's Science and Human Behavior: Some Further Consequences

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray J. Goddard
Keyword(s):  
Human Behavior ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Advertising Industry ◽  
Positive Impacts

Skinner's (1953) Science and Human Behavior suggested that a science of human behavior could potentially have both negative and positive impacts on human welfare. The present paper first outlines how the contemporary gambling, and advertising, industry illustrate several of Skinner's (1953) concerns and then discusses how medicalization and the critical psychiatry movement share important epistemological similarities with Skinner's work. Skinner (1953) worried that a science of human behavior might negatively impact human welfare, and Skinner's concerns, and potential solutions, are explored in the context of current research.

scholarly journals Education in Africa: What Are We Learning?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K Evans ◽  
Amina Mendez Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Pay For Performance ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
Multiple Treatment ◽  
Secondary School Education ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Mother Tongue Instruction ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Positive Impacts

Abstract Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and improve the quality of education across the continent, specifically examining how these studies update previous research findings. We find that 64% of the studies evaluate government-implemented programs, 36% include detailed cost analysis and 35% evaluate multiple treatment arms. We identify several areas where new studies provide rigorous evidence on topics that do not figure prominently in earlier evidence syntheses. New evidence shows promising impacts of structured pedagogy interventions (which typically provide a variety of inputs, such as lesson plans and training for teachers together with new materials for students) and of mother tongue instruction interventions, as well as from a range of teacher programs, including both remunerative (pay-for-performance of various designs) and non-remunerative (coaching and certain types of training) programs. School feeding delivers gains in both access and learning. New studies also show long-term positive impacts of eliminating school fees for primary school and positive impacts of eliminating fees in secondary school. Education technology interventions have decidedly mixed impacts, as do school grant programs and programs providing individual learning inputs (e.g., uniforms or textbooks).

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on the Application of Cooperative Learning to Comprehensive English Classes in a Chinese Independent College

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Ji Meng
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Independent College ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Posttest Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Impacts

This research investigated a comparison between the effect of cooperative learning and lecture teaching on Comprehensive English classes in a Chinese Independent College. An empirical study for two semesters was carried out in the forms of pretest, posttest, questionnaire and interviews. While control class was taught in the conventional way, experiment class was instructed based on cooperative base groups with positive interdependence structured on purpose. Compared with traditional instructions, cooperative learning as pedagogy can improve students’ performance on course exams, but not necessarily their language competence as shown in national English competency tests taken before and after the experiement. Test results also indicate students from experiment class who excelled in competency test outnumbered those from control class, revealing that cooperative learning has positive impacts especially on students at a relatively higher academic level. Questionaire results show that students are most inclined to agree they have more chances to practice the language in a cooperative environment.

Quality improvement in hospitals: barriers and facilitators

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dick E. Zoutman ◽  
B. Douglas Ford
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Staff Engagement ◽  
Positive Impacts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine quality improvement (QI) initiatives in acute care hospitals, the factors associated with success, and the impacts on patient care and safety. Design/methodology/approach An extensive online survey was completed by senior managers responsible for QI. The survey assessed QI project types, QI methods, staff engagement, and barriers and factors in the success of QI initiatives. Findings The response rate was 37 percent, 46 surveys were completed from 125 acute care hospitals. QI initiatives had positive impacts on patient safety and care. Staff in all hospitals reported conducting past or present hand-hygiene QI projects and C. difficile and surgical site infection were the next most frequent foci. Hospital staff not having time and problems with staff prioritizing QI with other duties were identified as important QI barriers. All respondents reported hospital leadership support, data utilization and internal champions as important QI facilitators. Multiple regression models identified nurses’ active involvement and medical staff engagement in QI with improved patient care and physicians’ active involvement and medical staff engagement with greater patient safety. Practical implications There is the need to study how best to support and encourage physicians and nurses to become more engaged in QI. Originality/value QI initiatives were shown to have positive impacts on patient safety and patient care and barriers and facilitating factors were identified. The results indicated patient care and safety would benefit from increased physician and nurse engagement in QI initiatives.

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