Drivers' Cycling Experiences and Acceptability of Micromobility Use among Children in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-460
Author(s):  
Regina O. Amoako-Sakyi ◽  
Kwabena K. Agyemang ◽  
Collins A. Mensah ◽  
Prince K. Odame ◽  
Abdul -A. Seidu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Commercial Drivers ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Apart from their potential environmental benefits, micromobility modes of transport can afford their users enormous health benefits. This notwithstanding, their adoption is very low or non-existent in most African cities including Ghana. The paucity of research on micromobility in Ghana restricts any objective discussions on the factors that contribute to its low adoption. However, data from elsewhere flag the lack of safe spaces as an important factor. The creation of safe spaces and a micromobility supportive environment will have to be premised on the nuanced understanding of existing intermodal interactions and con flicts. Although micromobility vehicles like e-bikes and e-scooters are not common in Ghana, bicycles are, and they offer a window of opportunity to study intermodal interactions between cyclists (micromobility proxy) and other road users. Using a mixed methods approach, this study investigates the interactions and con flicts that arise between child cyclists and informal-sector commercial vehicle drivers in two Ghanaian cities (Cape Coast and Kumasi) and attempt to predict micromobility acceptability based on drivers' attitudes towards child cyclists and drivers cycling experiences. The results show a low acceptability of micromobility by drivers. They also had several negative stereotypes about cyclists and considered them illegitimate road users. Educational attainment, employment status, and priority access emerged as the best predictors of acceptability of micromobility use by informal-sector commercial drivers. Taken together, the low acceptability of micromobility and the negative perceptions drivers have of cyclists might present significant stumbling blocks to adoption of micromobility in the study areas. Further studies on the suitability of the built environment, intention-to-use, policy development as well as the development of a business model for micromobility will go a long way in shaping the next steps.

scholarly journals A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Teen Mothers Who Graduated from an Alternative School

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Modesto
Keyword(s):  
Alternative School ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Teen Mothers ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Many studies support the recurring theme that due to early childbearing, the education of teen mothers is jeopardized. Negative stereotypes towards them also prevail representing the view that teen mothers are wayward, divergent, and burdensome to society. However, there is support from the literature that the majority of them maintain career and educational aspirations. Moreover, access of pregnant minors and teen mothers to public education is guaranteed by law. With this in view, the researcher explored the educational experiences of teen mothers, particularly those who chose to enroll in and eventually graduated from an alternative public school that exclusively serves this population. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used in interviewing seven teen mothers who graduated from an alternative school. This qualitative method was useful in understanding subjective experiences, forming insights about individuals’ motivations and actions. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. Inductive analysis of the data indicated that attending an alternative school provided academic reengagement, structure, motivation, and a safe and caring learning environment for the participants. This study makes a contribution to the scant literature about the educational experiences of teen mothers, providing evidence that they strive to succeed and can succeed educationally when given support and access to academic services. The conclusions serve as a counter discourse to the prevailing negative perceptions towards this challenged population.

scholarly journals Migrants’ Vulnerabilities and Their Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Mobile Shoe Shine Boys in the Cape Coast Metropolis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
King David Dzirasah
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Vulnerability Model ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Covid-19 pandemic has impacted socio-economic activities in sub-Saharan Africa and Ghana for that matter. Occupations in the informal sector such as shoe-shine business have been affected by the disease outbreak. This paper focuses on migrant vulnerabilities and their responses to Covid-19 with a specific focus on shoe-shine boys in Cape Coast Metropolis. The study is guided by the IOM determinants of migrant vulnerability model, empirical review on the shoe-shine business and conceptual framework on shoe-shine business within the informal sector. Using an interview guide, ten shoe-shine boys were interviewed in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Their responses were transcribed and a content analysis was employed to analyze the data. The main challenges caused by Covid-19 were the reduction in income, decrease in customer base and changes in the nature of work. The study concluded that the irregular nature of the shoe-shine business exacerbated the impact of the covid-19 on the occupation but individual coping strategies were key in ensuring the sustainability of the occupation.

scholarly journals Gendered Perspective on Road Crossing Behaviours: A Study of University of Cape Coast Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-121
Author(s):  
Yvonne D. A Adjakloe ◽  
Ebenezer N. K. Boateng ◽  
Frances Agyapong ◽  
Sampson Aboagye Osei ◽  
Clifford Koranteng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing ◽  
Road Crossing ◽  
Better Than

Globally, studies have provided significant facts about pedestrian demographic characteristics influencing road crossing behaviour of pedestrians. However, there seems to be an unconcluded argument about the influence of demographic characteristics on road crossing behaviour. This study aimed at examine the gender differences in road crossing behaviour of UCC students on campus. The study was done by mapping out the road conditions of pedestrian crossing sites, identifing the perceived gender prone to indulge in bad road crossing behaviour and examine the gendered perception towards drivers’ attitude on road crossing behaviour on campus. An observation checklist was used to observe the road crossing behaviour of both men and women while one Focused Group Discusions was conducted each for men and women groups on UCC campus. Results indicated that men were more prone to road crossing accidents than women. Further analysis showed differing drivers attitudes towards pedestrians and road crossing behaviours by men and women on campus. It was found that women were relatively treated better than men. It is recommended that all road users must be educated to be sensitive to all road users to reduce gender biass attitude and behaviours while using the road.

Deliberate Leadership

2012 ◽  
pp. 1381-1402
Author(s):  
Kristen Lamoreaux ◽  
Dibi Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Workplace Flexibility ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Women In It ◽  
Negative Perceptions

For decades, societal influences, academic ennui, and corporate resistance to change have contributed toward the reduction of the number of women pursuing the computer science field. Technology innovations have enabled greater workplace flexibility, yet gender schemas and negative stereotypes remain. Human Resources organizations are pivotal in altering negative perceptions and reversing misconceptions. HR has low and no cost options available to them to greatly impact their work environment and subsequent female IT recruitment, development, and retention programs. Organizations that do not deliberately address the talent shortfall within Information Technology will clearly suffer recruitment, retention, and business performance consequences. While the focus of this chapter is women in IT, most of the discussion can also be applied to men.

scholarly journals Dominant perceptions on the age

Stanovnistvo ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Slavica Komatina
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Old People ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Negative Connotation

Contemporary developed society, despite the fact that it is constantly and intensively ageing, is characterized by deeply rooted numerous negative stereotypes on old people and old age as a life period. The study of dominant perceptions on the age of Belgrade population takes not only the universal character of negative connotation of old age into consideration, but also the concrete unfavorable social context. The delicate problematic of stereotypes on old age and old people has been analyzed mostly indirectly, through questions on the beginning of old age, advantages and difficulties which we experience during ageing, the first subjective conscious encounter with one?s own ageing, the concept of ideal old age, changes in the persons traits and directly through questions on dominant negative perceptions which prevail on old people in our surrounding. Ageing in the Belgrade milieu is most commonly identified with illness and with the decline of physical potentials, and at the same time a number of other negative qualifications of old age as well. Research results indicate to a pronounced ambivalent standpoint towards ageing, to different observation of one?s own to old age of other people, to different consideration of old age among the sexes and to obvious aversion towards old people. This is expected, taking into consideration that living and ageing are developing nowadays under aggressive influence of contemporary mass culture which affirms youth, beauty, physical strength, health as dominant values, namely everything that is contrary to ageing and old age. On the other hand, our society is today confronted with, as well as in the near past, exceptional political, economic and cultural difficulties which cause specific problems with various age groups, as well as the lowering of the level of mutual endurance and tolerance. The atmosphere of straining the old people and emergence of new antagonisms causes the intensification of misunderstandings and distancing among generations as well and creates a favorable climate for maintaining different prejudices, even those towards ageing. While prejudices are by themselves a universal social-psychological category, prejudices on old age differ from the rest by one special and very significant characteristic - some primal fears are subconsciously hidden and some basic questions on the meaning of human existence are held back, so negative connotation of old age is precisely collective running away from these problems.

scholarly journals Perception of the Old by Young Adults in Nigeria

1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth ◽  
Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Old People ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Nigerian University

Using 21 bipolar adjectives, we aimed to identify the positive and negative perceptions of old people held by 375 young adults studying at a Nigerian university. Results showed that the young adults evaluated the concept of "old person" more positively than they did the concept of "young person"; specifically, the old person was rated as significantly more sincere, wise, fair, innocent, and predictable than the young person was. Further, we did not find any pervasive negative stereotypes of the old, as held by the young adults.

scholarly journals Bridging Families and Schools to Prevent Youth from Running Away From Home

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-69
Author(s):  
Monica Bixby Radu
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Bully Victimization ◽  
Running Away ◽  
Inclusive School ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Victims Of Bullying

Running away from home is a serious problem among American youth. It has been linked to numerous negative social, psychological, and behavioral outcomes. It is well-established that family dysfunction is one reason that youth run away from home. However, less research focuses on how both families and schools influence youths’ likelihood of running away from home. Drawing from a sample of 4,546 youth from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I examine how youths’ perceptions of their schools’ safety, experiences with bully victimization, and bonds with their families and their schools predict the likelihood of running away from home. I find that youths’ negative perceptions of their schools’ safety increase the likelihood that they will run away from home. Additionally, I discover that youth who have been the victims of bullying are more likely to run away from home compared to their peers who have not been bullied. My findings also suggest a cumulative effect between youths’ perceptions of unsafe schools and experiences with bullying, suggesting that youth are most likely to run away from home when they feel unsafe at school and have been the victim of childhood bullying. These findings are important because they have implications for policy development. My findings suggest that (a) promoting a positive and inclusive school environment and (b) helping youth foster stronger relationships may help deter youth from running away from home.  

scholarly journals Media literacy as a cross-sectoral phenomenon: Media education in Finnish ministerial-level policies

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-182
Author(s):  
Lauri Palsa ◽  
Saara Salomaa
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Cultural Participation ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

In international comparisons, Finland has often appeared as a frontrunner in promoting media literacy, especially from the perspective of national-level policies and structures. In this study, our aim is to broaden knowledge about the meaning of media education in the Finnish ministerial-level policy framework by examining in which administrative sectors policy documents concerning media education have been published and how the concepts of media education and media literacy have been framed. The results suggest that media education and media literacy are addressed widely across the different administrative sectors in Finland, but mostly by the Ministry of Education and Culture. There is also variance in the ways in which the concepts are presented in the policies. In the article, eight identified frames of media literacy are discussed, including protectionism, cultural participation, future working competences, inclusion, broad media education, democracy, national security, and cosmopolitanism. The article highlights the importance of nuanced understanding of the meanings and limits of media education and research-based policy development.

The Environmental, Economic and Social Performance of Nuclear Technology in Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Troy B Malatesta
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Levelized Cost Of Electricity ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Reduce Emissions

Abstract The prominence of climate change is surging with Australia feeling the impacts of hotter and dryer climates. With 2030 approaching, Australia's promise to reduce emissions is seeming harder to achieve with their energy mix being dominated by fossil fuels. The development of SMR technology in the nuclear industry offers a possible solution for Australia to shift away from coal and gas energy sources and invest in low carbon nuclear technologies. SMR technology is suitable for the Australian context due to the number of remote locations, the size of the mining and processing industries and the minimal nuclear experience Australia has. This study aimed to quantify the environmental benefits of Australia incorporating nuclear power in their energy mix and to calculate the levelized cost of electricity of constructing a 684 MWe nuclear plant using the NuScale Module. Additionally, a survey was created to provide an insight into the Australian perception of energy generation and nuclear power. The responses showed the Australian attitudes towards nuclear power and the misconceptions that are resulting in negative perceptions and attitudes.

University Students’ Perceptions of Parents and Childless or Childfree Couples

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox ◽  
Zeynep Çopur ◽  
Victor Romano ◽  
Susan Cody-Rydzewski
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Modeling Methods ◽  
Generalized Linear Modeling ◽  
Emotionally Troubled ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Earlier studies have documented persistent negative stereotypes of childless or childfree adults, though acceptance has increased in recent decades. Recent studies have also shown negative biases against parents, especially mothers, in work-related contexts. The current study used college students’ responses to hypothetical vignettes ( N = 1,266) to compare perceptions of childless and childfree adults and parents using means comparisons with generalized linear modeling methods, controlling for student and vignette characteristics. Results showed that parents were perceived as warmer, but with less positive marital relationships, than those without children. Mothers were perceived as more stressed and childless men and women as more emotionally troubled, but there were few differences in work-related perceptions. Childless wives with no plans to have children were perceived as least warm, whereas husbands were perceived as least stressed. Results indicate some persistent negative stereotypes of childless adults along with negative perceptions of stress and marital strains related to parenthood.

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