scholarly journals Transparency and Accessibility in Municipalities: The Case of Social Services in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Cañizares-Espada ◽  
Clara Isabel Muñoz-Colomina ◽  
Raquel Pérez-Estébanez ◽  
Elena Urquía-Grande
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Legal Context ◽  
The Social

Abstract This paper aims to design and propose a new measurement model for social services transparency in municipalities. The model includes an empirical study of 38 municipalities in Spain. The information published on these municipalities’ websites is evaluated through experimental quantitative methods using multivariate analysis. The municipalities chosen were those with the highest population that also disclosed the largest amount of information and provided the easiest access to their websites. The paper's conceptual framework was constructed by combining the Spanish legal context with a bibliographic review based on the latest transparency models. The research proposes a new Transparency Evaluation Model for Social Services to measure transparency in municipalities using the social services information published on the websites. Factors considered include degree of ease and amount of time spent by citizens in accessing the website. Some conclusions indicate that transparency remains difficult to achieve, information is less accessible to citizens than it should be, and transparency differs among the municipalities due to the legal changes implemented in recent years, as well as to other economic and social variables.

scholarly journals Analisis Pusat Pertumbuhan dan Autokorelasi Spasial di Kalimantan: Studi Empiris di 55 Kabupaten/Kota, 2000–2012

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-104
Author(s):  
Maria Christina Yuli Pratiwi ◽  
Mudrajad Kuncoro
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Overlay Analysis ◽  
Economic Data ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Growth Pole ◽  
The Social

Analysis of Growth Poles and Spatial Autocorrelation in Kalimantan: An Empirical Study of 55 Districts, 2000–2012The paper identifies which districts in Kalimantan that become the growth poles and whether there has been spatial autocorrelation in 55 districts during 2000–2012. This study also explores which economic sectors will be leading sectors. The social-economic data were collected for 55 districts using quantitative methods, in particular: typology of Regent/City, spatial autocorrelation, overlay analysis, and structural transformation. The study finds: (1) there are 4 cities as the growth pole; (2) the economics growth concentration concentrated geographically in the eastern and western; (3) the mining sector is a leading and competitive sector; and (4) structural transformation does not occur in all districts.Keywords: Growth Pole; Typology of Regent/City; Spatial Autocorrelation (Moran’s I and G Statistics); Overlay Analysis; Structural Transformation AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi kabupaten/kota di Pulau Kalimantan yang akan menjadi pusat pertumbuhan dan apakah terdapat autokorelasi spasial di 55 kabupaten/kota selama periode 2000–2012. Data dalam penelitian ini berupa data sekunder yang dikumpulkan dari data sosial ekonomi 55 kabupaten/kota menggunakan metode kuantitatif deskriptif dan alat analisis: tipologi Kabupaten/Kota, autokorelasi spasial, analisis overlay, dan transformasi struktural. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) terdapat empat kota sebagai pusat pertumbuhan; (2) konsentrasi pertumbuhan ekonomi tersebar di bagian timur dan barat Pulau Kalimantan; (3) sektor pertambangan dan penggalian merupakan sektor unggulan dan kompetitif; dan (4) transformasi struktural tidak terjadi di seluruh kabupaten/kota.

scholarly journals Ordem, desordem e a criatividade judicial: relações entre teoria do direito e filosofia processual

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-154
Author(s):  
Leonardo Monteiro Crespo de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Social Field ◽  
Legal Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stability Order

O objetivo do presente artigo almeja conceber uma noção de criatividade judicial mais ampla, não estando restrita nem aos atos nem às prerrogativas de atores jurídicos particulares. Para tanto, o artigo adota a filosofia processual como marco teórico e conceitual com o intuito de interrogar a maneira pela qual a criatividade é concebida a partir de uma concepção de realidade jurídica que privilegia a ordem, a estabilidade e a previsibilidade frente ao vir-a-ser, à mudança e à desordem. A pesquisa adota como fio condutor a inserção da criatividade na dinâmica de reorganização contínua da ordem jurídica com o intuito de dissociá-la da produção normativa restrita a determinados órgãos e atores jurídicos: categorias e teorias jurídicas não apenas expressam a criatividade judicial, como trazem consigo o potencial para a transformação e redefinição dessas práticas. A hipótese adotada consiste em apontar como uma concepção mais ampla de criatividade possibilita repensar a maneira pela qual a ordem jurídica é constantemente transformada por novas questões suscitadas no campo social. Abstract This present article intends to conceive a broad notion of legal creativity, one which is not restricted to the acts nor the functional powers of specific legal actors. The article adopts processual philosophy as its theoretical and conceptual framework to expose how the usual conception of legal creativity is entrenched in an ontological conception of reality that privileges stability, order and security over change, disorder and becoming. This research, however, inscribers creativity within the dynamic of continuous reorganization of the legal order so creativity could be dissociated with the idea of normative production narrowly associated with legal actors: legal theories and categories not only expresses a kind of legal creativity, they also have the potential to transform and redefine common accepted practices within the legal context. The chief hypothesis of this article is that a broader conception of creativity would be relevant to rethink how legal order as constantly transformed by new concerns that emerges within the social field.

scholarly journals The Evaluation Model on an Application of SROI for Sustainable Social Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Joo Kim ◽  
Yong-Seung Ji
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Contribution ◽  
Newly Hired ◽  
Vulnerable Workers

The evaluation of social enterprises has been criticized for not being able to reflect the positive social aspects of the company through the financial evaluation. SROI (Social Return on Investment) is a social concept applied to the measurement of economic return on investment that aims to measure the social added value of social enterprises and reflect them in their performance. It is necessary to research for the provision of support and management for sustainable social enterprises, and to prepare a method for evaluating social enterprise by applying SROI. The Delphi 1st and 2nd surveys for the development of evaluation model for social enterprises using SROI were conducted by 50 social enterprise CEOs and experts. To produce the results of this study, the SPSS 20.0, AMOS 24 and Expert Choice 11 programs were used and the pairwise comparison analysis method was performed to analyze importance and priority. The results of the Delphi and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) analysis showed that employment was the most important factor in social enterprises with the highest share of newly hired personnel. Employment-type social enterprises have the highest priority in terms of employment, income (income increase for vulnerable workers), and community contribution (affordable of social services), while the social service type was in order of employment, community contribution, and income (income increase for the vulnerable workers). On the other hand, the mixed type was employment (newly hired personnel), income (income increase of vulnerable workers), employment (social work participants’ switch to similar work after contract expiration), and community contribution (affordable of social services). This study makes efforts to form social capital by raising the public’s awareness of social value with efficient management through various evaluations of social enterprises and the emergence of various social enterprises. This study also emphasizes the need to better understand social enterprises as a multi-scholar and multi-dimensional organization that includes a multi-faced mechanism of social, economic, and environmental community development, away from understanding social enterprises as a specific business model.

“We'll Get through this Together”: Collective Contribution in the Lives of Latino Undocumented Undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-48
Author(s):  
Dalal Katsiaficas ◽  
Edwin Hernandez ◽  
Cynthia M. Alcantar ◽  
Erick Samayoa ◽  
Maria Nava Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Federal Financial Aid ◽  
The Social

Background Undocumented undergraduates are a growing population in the United States. Despite being shut out from many resources, such as access to federal financial aid and social services, many are thriving by contributing to their families and communities. Few studies to date have taken a strengths-based approach to understand the lives of undocumented young adults or examined their normative developmental experiences. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine how contribution manifests in the lives of Latino undocumented undergraduates and the extent to which they are engaged in and contribute to their families and communities. Research Design This study employed a convergent mixed-methods design in which parallel quantitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed separately. Through mixed methods, this article examines the family and community responsibilities of a sample of N = 797 Latino undocumented undergraduate student survey respondents, along with three portraits of qualitative visual and verbal narratives. Results Results highlight the value of “collective contribution” in Latino undocumented immigrant families. Through quantitative methods, results reveal that the majority of Latino undocumented undergraduates are contributing to their families and communities in significant ways. Qualitative findings reveal ways in which cultural values manifest as the reciprocal contribution between individuals and their families and communities. Further, results reveal the varied ways that Latino undocumented undergraduates engage with their families and communities, exhibiting the characteristics of ideal citizens, despite being denied a pathway to citizenship. Conclusions The results suggest that Latino undocumented college students are thriving and contributing to the society that gives them conflicting messages about how to belong. Yet, they enter postsecondary institutions and continue to remain engaged in their families and communities. Their engagement has important implications for what type of society we will become and for the need to build on these social resources to make our democracy and community stronger, recognizing immigrants as a resource to strengthen the social fabric of our society.

scholarly journals An Evaluation Model for Social Work with Substance Abusers

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Kivipelto ◽  
Tuija Kotiranta ◽  
Mansoor A. F. Kazi ◽  
Pekka Borg ◽  
Tuula Jauhiainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Work Effectiveness ◽  
Direct Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Term Evaluation

In this article, the research topic is to develop an evaluation model for social work with substance abusers. It is studied by presenting an example of how the evaluation process could be carried out in practice. The study has been implemented with the Department of Social Services and Health Care’s Centre for Recovering Substance Abusers in Finland (RSA Centre). The term “evaluation model” refers to a way of collecting client follow-up information and the way the information is used to develop social work practices. Firstly it is described, how the evaluation model was created at the RSA Centre. Secondly, some results are lifted up to show, what kind of information were used. Finally, it is discussed how the evaluation model should be developed further to support social work processes.According to the results, the social work evaluation is possible to carry out in the side of social work with substance abusers. The model helped professionals to clarify Centre's main focus in the field of social rehabilitation and social work with substance abusers. In the long term, the model could enable to gain information about social work effectiveness. Disadvantages of the model were that it took a lot of time and resources from social work, and that the direct benefits of the model may not be available until only after some time. Evaluation’s integration to the client database system should be studied more.

scholarly journals MEASURING THE CORRUPTION MEASUREMENT MODEL (CMM) BASED ON MAQASID SHARIAH FRAMEWORK

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Tika Widiastuti ◽  
Kusuma Chandra Kirana ◽  
Ririn Tri Ratnasari ◽  
Taqiyah Dinda Insani ◽  
Anidah Robani
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: This paper will discuss the application of maqasid al shariah as a benchmark in the Corruption Measurement Model (CMM) based on Maqasid Syariah. Dimensions to be assessed on maqasid al shariah based on the opinions of Syathibi include hifdzun Dhin, hifdzun an-nafsh, hifdzun al-aql, hifdzun an-nasl, and hifdzun al-maal. Methodology: In addition to successfully formulating all the relevant details of maqasid al shariah for corruption measurement, this study is the first research that uses quantitative methods like ANOVA on data from all provinces in Indonesia. Main findings: The result is the average score from the Corruption Measurement Model (CMM) in Indonesia which is found to be good enough. The empirical study using ANOVA shows that there is no significant difference in the maqasid dimension among provinces in Indonesia, with a significance of 0.05. Applications of this study: The results of this study enables researcher, practitioner and policy maker to understand the implication of corruption and its impact on the society. Novelty/ Originality of this study: The application of maqasid al shariah is tested to explain the impact of corruption on the inadequacy of infrastructure and inefficient bureaucracy.

Between Social Networks and Formal Social Services

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Litwin ◽  
Gail K. Auslander
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
Relevant Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Policy

ABSTRACTThis article reports a study of the social networks of recent applicants to the social welfare bureaux of Jerusalem. Beyond review of the relevant study variables as reflected in the literature, and an overview of Israeli social services for the aged, the article addresses why the social networks of the elderly claimants turned to formal assistance. The study revealed that networks were most likely to be the source of referral to social services when the applicant was frail, and the presenting problem was the need for institutional care. Multivariate analysis revealed that the degree of network-initiated contact with the social worker was significantly related to these same factors. Networks of the elderly seemed to turn to formal social services as a substitute for their own caregiving, rather than as a source for interweaving informal and formal care. The implications of the findings for social service policy are discussed.

The Social Construction of a Perfect Market: The Strawberry Auction at Fontaines-en-Sologne

2010 ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
M.-F. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
The Social ◽  
Per Se

The article examines social conditions and mechanisms of the emergence in 1982 of a «Dutch» strawberry auction in Fontaines-en-Sologne, France. Empirical study of this case shows that perfect market does not arise per se due to an «invisible hand». It is a social construction, which could only be put into effect by a hard struggle between stakeholders and large investments of different forms of capital. Ordinary practices of the market dont differ from the predictions of economic theory, which is explained by the fact that economic theory served as a frame of reference for the designers of the auction. Technological and spatial organization as well as principal rules of trade was elaborated in line with economic views of perfect market resulting in the correspondence between theory and reality.

The Complex Support and Assistance to Children with Disability and their Families in the Czech Republic and the Presentation of Case Final Reports on Early Care of Client as an Example of Good Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Zdenka Šándorová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Early Care ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Children With Disability ◽  
Global Comparison ◽  
The Social

Abstract The theme of the paper is very topical in global and European context. It brings theoretical information on the concept of asocial model of early care in the Czech Republic and practical case studies and final reports related to the early care provision which demonstrate tangible activities within the system of the complex support and assistance to children with disability and their families. The author applies the theoretical-practical approach as she is of the opinion that „the practice without theory is as a blind person on the road and the theory without practice is as a cart without an axle”. The aim of the paper is to extend theoretical information on the topic in the Czech Republic by individual examples of final reports related to the provision of social prevention of the early care in the Czech Republic. The overall aim of the paper is to justify topicality and eligibility of early care in its broad reference framework, including its practical impact. The theoretical basis of the paper is elaborated with respect to the analysis and comparison of Czech and foreign literature, legislation, methodology document and other relevant written resources. The practical level is elaborated with respect to 3 cases and final reports of the provider of an early care of the social prevention. The early care in the Czech Republic represents a professional, modern and recognized system in European and global comparison and is legally anchored in the Act 108/2006 Coll. on social services. It aims on the minimization of child´s disability impact upon child´s development, especially the social inclusion of a child and a family and their capability to cope with limitating disability in natural environ, i.e. by the preservation of standard way of life. It represents a multi-dimensional model, overcoming limitation of sectoral division of the early care and facilitating complex assistance from a series of subject fields at the same time. Services for families with an endangered child in early age are the background for social, educational and pedagogical inclusion of a child and the re-socialisation and re-inclusion of a family. Early care is considered preventive, from the point of the prevention of the second disability (i.e. is effective), in the prevention of institutionalized and asylum care (i.e. is economical), in the prevention of segregation (i.e. is ethical).

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