A case study on the family-friendly culture of non-certified firms for a family-friendly certification system improvement

This paper outlines the reported discrepancies between the aims of the welfare services in Iceland and the experiences of parents raising young children with intellectual disabilities. Prevailing views on disability and service delivery were also considered. A multi case study design was employed to reflect the situation in different parts of the country. Families of eight children with intellectual disabilities and professionals in three different municipalities formed the cases. The findings reveal a high convergence between the three cases with variations based on individual experiences rather than geographical location. Overall, parents praised the preschools but experienced support services often as fragmented and uncompromising. Particular components of the services were consistently regarded as hard to reach and not in accordance with the needs of the family. Cultural-historical activity theory is introduced as a beneficial framework for further study and system improvement.

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A Family With Autosomal-Dominant Progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/1059-0889.0501.23 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 23-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Chris Halpin ◽

Barbara Herrmann ◽

Margaret Whearty

Keyword(s):

Speech Production ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

Role Models ◽

Speech Intelligibility ◽

Large Scale ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

The Family ◽

Patient Will ◽

Language Pathology

The family described in this article provides an unusual opportunity to relate findings from genetic, histological, electrophysiological, psychophysical, and rehabilitative investigation. Although the total number evaluated is large (49), the known, living affected population is smaller (14), and these are spread from age 20 to age 59. As a result, the findings described above are those of a large-scale case study. Clearly, more data will be available through longitudinal study of the individuals documented in the course of this investigation but, given the slow nature of the progression in this disease, such studies will be undertaken after an interval of several years. The general picture presented to the audiologist who must rehabilitate these cases is that of a progressive cochlear degeneration that affects only thresholds at first, and then rapidly diminishes speech intelligibility. The expected result is that, after normal language development, the patient may accept hearing aids well, encouraged by the support of the family. Performance and satisfaction with the hearing aids is good, until the onset of the speech intelligibility loss, at which time the patient will encounter serious difficulties and may reject hearing aids as unhelpful. As the histological and electrophysiological results indicate, however, the eighth nerve remains viable, especially in the younger affected members, and success with cochlear implantation may be expected. Audiologic counseling efforts are aided by the presence of role models and support from the other affected members of the family. Speech-language pathology services were not considered important by the members of this family since their speech production developed normally and has remained very good. Self-correction of speech was supported by hearing aids and cochlear implants (Case 5’s speech production was documented in Perkell, Lane, Svirsky, & Webster, 1992). These patients received genetic counseling and, due to the high penetrance of the disease, exhibited serious concerns regarding future generations and the hope of a cure.

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Reassessing the 'Family-Friendly Workplace': Trends and Influences in Britain, 1998-2004

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e580112011-001 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Gillian Whitehouse ◽

Michele Haynes ◽

Fiona MacDonald ◽

Dionne Arts

Keyword(s):

Family Friendly ◽

The Family

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Tertiary Educated Muslim Women's Work Decision

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research ◽

10.24191/jeeir.v3i2.9057 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Peck Leong Tan ◽

Muhammad Adidinizar Zia Ahmad Kusair ◽

Norlida Abdul Hamid

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Work Environment ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Labour Force ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Flexible Working ◽

Family Friendly ◽

The Family ◽

Labour Participation

The participation of women in the labour force has been steadily rising over the years, especially with tremendous human capital investment in educating more women at tertiary levels. However, the tertiary educated women labour participation remains low, particularly among Muslim women. Therefore, this paper explores how tertiary educated Muslim women make their decision to work. This study surveyed 139 tertiary educated women and found their decisions to work are affected by their families’ needs and/or responsibilities, and may not be due to their lives’ goals and dreams. The majority of them work for the sake of money and hence will work if offered jobs meet their expectations in term of salary and position. Furthermore, they will leave the workforce if they need to fulfil their responsibilities at home. Therefore, to retain or to encourage more women especially those with high qualifications to be in the labour market, stakeholders must provide family-friendly jobs and suitable work environment such as flexible working arrangements. More importantly, stakeholders must be able to convince the family members of tertiary educated women to release them to the labour market.

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Edukasi dan Peningkatan Kualitas Pengelolaan Obat di Rumah Tangga: Studi Kasus di Dusun Sidasari Wetan Desa Kubangkangkung Kawunganten Cilacap (Education and Quality Improvement of Drug Management in Family: A Case Study at Dusun Sidasari Wetan, Kubang

JATI EMAS (Jurnal Aplikasi Teknik dan Pengabdian Masyarakat) ◽

10.36339/je.v2i2.160 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Hendri Wasito ◽

Hening Pratiwi ◽

Adi Wibowo ◽

Nia Kurnia Solihat

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Home Visit ◽

Behavioral Changes ◽

Drug Management ◽

Educational Effort ◽

The Family ◽

Service Activity ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Drugs are an important component of health services that are the needs of the community. There is still a lack ofcommunity knowledge of medicines and management especially for family members, hence an educational effort as well asimprovement of quality of drug management in family through training program and mentoring by pharmacist. Thiscommunity service activity aims to determine the knowledge and attitude of the community in managing drugs in the familyand improve the quality of drug management by the community in the family. The activity was conducted in SidasariWetanKubangkangkung Village Kawunganten Cilacap. The workshop on drug management in family was conducted by pharmaciststo the 33 participants. Data collection was done by using questionnaire and observation through home visit. The result of theactivity shows that the increase of knowledge and attitude of the society in managing drugs in the familywere 10% and 7%,respectively. Workshop activities and mentoring by pharmacists can provide benefits and behavioral changes in family drugsmanagement.

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A Case Study of Non-Adoption: The Values of Location Tracking in the Family

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2003131 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Asimina Vasalou ◽

Anne-Marie Oostveen ◽

Adam N. Joinson

Keyword(s):

Location Tracking ◽

The Family

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A Case Study on the Concept of Family-Friendly Neighborhoods Recognized by Child Care Community Leaders with a Focus on the Leaders of the Community in Jeju, South Korea

Journal of Korean Family Resource Management Association ◽

10.22626/jkfrma.2020.24.3.004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 55-77

Author(s):

Sung Lan Cha ◽

Keyword(s):

Child Care ◽

South Korea ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Care Community ◽

Family Friendly

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Unexpected Diversity in Regenerating Sites Stresses the Importance of Baselines: A Case Study With Bats (Order Chiroptera) on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Tropical Conservation Science ◽

10.1177/19400829211028118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 194008292110281

Author(s):

Elène Haave-Audet ◽

Doris Audet ◽

Michelle Monge-Velazquez ◽

Eleanor Flatt ◽

Andrew Whitworth

Keyword(s):

Habitat Restoration ◽

Insect Pest ◽

Community Diversity ◽

Baseline Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Osa Peninsula ◽

The Family ◽

Aerial Insectivores ◽

Baseline State

Introduction: Background and Research Aims: Assessing biodiversity recovery is key to determine whether the objectives of habitat restoration for conservation are met. Many restoration initiatives use cross-sectional comparisons of wildlife communities to infer restoration impact instead of longitudinal assessments from a baseline state. Using an indicator of biodiversity in the neotropics— bats— we demonstrate how assessing community diversity and composition in an area targeted for restoration prior to implementation, and when compared to surrounding intact forest, provides the groundwork to track changes in the community post-restoration. Methods We assessed bat communities by 1) using mist-net surveys to identify species in the family Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats), and 2) conducting acoustic surveys to identify non-phyllostomid species (aerial insectivores). Results For both groups, we found that areas targeted for restoration had similar diversity as the surrounding forest, but the two habitat types differed in community composition. Phyllostomids were captured at higher rates in forest, but aerial insectivores were detected at higher rates in restoration habitat. Conclusion Our baseline assessment revealed unexpected diversity in areas targeted for restoration. The presence of all trophic groups in restoration habitat suggests that bats provide key ecosystem services in the restoration process, such as through seed dispersal, pollination and insect pest control. Implications for Conservation: Conducting a baseline survey of bats in areas targeted for restoration demonstrated that the community was not species poor at the baseline and was different from the surrounding forest, allowing us to better track restoration success and the effects of different restoration treatments.

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Innovative promotional strategies and diversification of flavoured mass merchandise cigar products: a case study of Swedish match

Tobacco Control ◽

10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056145 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-056145 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ollie Ganz ◽

Mary Hrywna ◽

Kevin R J Schroth ◽

Cristine D Delnevo

Keyword(s):

Regulatory Authority ◽

Business Practice ◽

Smoking Prevention ◽

Tobacco Products ◽

The Family ◽

Promotional Efforts ◽

Promotional Strategies ◽

Definition Of ◽

The U.S

In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products, although initially this only included cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco. In 2016, the deeming rule extended regulatory authority to include all tobacco products, including cigars. The deeming rule prohibited the introduction of new tobacco products into the marketplace without proper marketing authorisation and laid out pathways for tobacco companies to follow. The deeming rule should have frozen the cigar marketplace in 2016. In this paper, we describe how the cigarillo marketplace, nevertheless, continues to diversify with new brands, flavors, styles and packaging sizes entering the market regularly. As an example, we highlight recent promotional efforts by Swedish Match North America (Swedish Match) for their popular cigarillo brands, including White Owl, Night Owl and Garcia y Vega’s Game brand. We argue that ambiguities in the TCA make it unclear whether Swedish Match’s seemingly new cigarillos fit the definition of new tobacco products and, if so, whether they are on the market legally. Swedish Match and other cigarillo companies may be taking advantage of these ambiguities to promote a variety of cigarillo flavors and styles in innovative ways. Given that cigars are combustible tobacco products that pose many of the same risks as cigarettes, this business practice raises significant concerns regarding the protection of public health, particularly among young people.

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Unsustainable Capitalism

Archaeological Dialogues ◽

10.1017/s1380203800001835 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 31-34

Author(s):

Allan Macinnes

Keyword(s):

Material Culture ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Culture Change ◽

Critical Period ◽

Settlement Patterns ◽

Ongoing Debate ◽

Important Distinction ◽

The Family ◽

The Individual

This paper makes an important, interdisciplinary contribution, to the ongoing debate on the transition from clanship to capitalism. Integral to this contribution is the important distinction between capitalism as an individualist ideology and capitalist societies where individualism is a widespread but not necessarily a universal ideology. His concern is not with the bipolar opposition of landlord and people which tends to dominate debates on the land issue in the Highlands. Instead, he focuses on material culture change in relation to landscape organisation, settlement patterns and morphology in order to examine how social relationships were structured during the critical period of estate re-orientation often depicted progressively as Improvement but regressively as clearance through the removal and relocation of population. His case study on Kintyre is particularly valuable. By scrutinising spatial as well as social relationships Dalglish demonstrates that clanship was based as much on daily practices of living as on an patrimonial ideology of kinship, practices which led the House of Argyll to attempt the reinvention of concepts of occupancy in order to emphasise the importance of the individual over the family through partitioned space.

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