scholarly journals What Makes a Commuter Cyclist? A Mixed Methods Study of Behavioural Antecedents and Perceptions of Commuter Cycling in the Wellington Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ed Randal
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Empirical Modelling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Health Objectives ◽  
Important Research Question

<p>Encouraging active transport contributes to both environmental sustainability and public health objectives. However, due to a myriad of physical, societal and personal factors, shifting car trips to the bicycle is notoriously difficult especially in societies where car use is deeply engrained in both the social and urban fabric. It is therefore important to explore novel approaches to promote utilitarian cycling.  Past studies have suggested there may be a link between cycling for recreation and cycling for transport. If this is the case, one could hypothesise that policies that promote recreational cycling may also indirectly promote utilitarian cycling.  This study begins to explore this important research question by investigating whether recreational cyclists are more amenable to utilitarian cycling than non-cyclists, using a case study of commuting in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.  Behaviour theory, based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, provided the conceptual framework for a mixed methods analysis of Wellington Region commuters. Empirical modelling of commuter cycling behaviour showed that almost all antecedents of the behaviours of recreational cyclists are closer to those of commuter cyclists than to non-cyclists. Qualitative analysis provided further evidence that recreational cyclists are more prepared and willing to cycle their commute than non-cyclists.  It is concluded that, for the study sample, recreational cyclists are indeed more amenable to commuting by bicycle than non-cyclists in the Wellington region.</p>

scholarly journals What Makes a Commuter Cyclist? A Mixed Methods Study of Behavioural Antecedents and Perceptions of Commuter Cycling in the Wellington Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ed Randal
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Empirical Modelling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Health Objectives ◽  
Important Research Question

<p>Encouraging active transport contributes to both environmental sustainability and public health objectives. However, due to a myriad of physical, societal and personal factors, shifting car trips to the bicycle is notoriously difficult especially in societies where car use is deeply engrained in both the social and urban fabric. It is therefore important to explore novel approaches to promote utilitarian cycling.  Past studies have suggested there may be a link between cycling for recreation and cycling for transport. If this is the case, one could hypothesise that policies that promote recreational cycling may also indirectly promote utilitarian cycling.  This study begins to explore this important research question by investigating whether recreational cyclists are more amenable to utilitarian cycling than non-cyclists, using a case study of commuting in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.  Behaviour theory, based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, provided the conceptual framework for a mixed methods analysis of Wellington Region commuters. Empirical modelling of commuter cycling behaviour showed that almost all antecedents of the behaviours of recreational cyclists are closer to those of commuter cyclists than to non-cyclists. Qualitative analysis provided further evidence that recreational cyclists are more prepared and willing to cycle their commute than non-cyclists.  It is concluded that, for the study sample, recreational cyclists are indeed more amenable to commuting by bicycle than non-cyclists in the Wellington region.</p>

scholarly journals Rights of Nature Versus Nature Conservation Rights of Nature Versus Conventional Nature Conservation: International Lessons from Australia’s Tarkine Wilderness

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Benjamin Richardson ◽  
Nina Hamaski
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Rights Of Nature ◽  
Conceptual Shift ◽  
Important Research Question

The rights-of-nature model is gaining traction as an innovative legal approach for nature conservation. Although adopted in several countries, it remains in its infancy, including in Australia. An important research question is whether rights of nature will offer superior environmental outcomes compared to traditional nature conservation techniques including creation of protected areas. This article investigates that question through a case study of the Tarkine wilderness, in the Australia state of Tasmania. It first identifies key lessons from existing international experience with affirmation of rights of nature, such as in New Zealand and Ecuador. The article then explores how rights of nature could apply in Australia’s Tarkine region and their value compared to existing or potential protected areas and other nature conservation measures under Australian or Tasmanian law. Affirming rights of nature represents a major conceptual shift in how people via the law relate to the natural world, but whether the model offers practical benefits for nature conservation depends on a variety of conditions, in addition to the need to address broader societal drivers of environmentaldegradation.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Perspective on Sociological and Environmental Issues of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture: A Case Study from Western and Southern Regions of Sierra Leone

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Osman Nabay ◽  
Abdul R. Conteh ◽  
Alusaine E. Samura ◽  
Emmanuel S. Hinckley ◽  
Mohamed S. Kamara
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Financial Organization ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Household Assets ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

The paper examined and brought to the fore the typical characteristic of urban and peri-urban farmers in Freetown and Bo communities which serves as major source of supply of agricultural products into the cities’ markets. The social and environmental aspect and perception of producers involved in urban and peri-urban agriculture was examined. Descriptive statistics and pictograms were used to analyze and present the data. Results indicate that 56.34% never went to formal school and mostly dominated by women, showing that farming became the alternative means of livelihood support for those groups. Crops grown are purely influenced by market orientation—demand and cost, as is evident in Gloucester (lettuce, cabbage and spring onions). Potato leaves were commonly grown in almost all communities, reason being that it serves as common/major sauce/vegetable cooked in every household in Sierra Leone. Maize and rice were featured in Ogoo farm—government supervised land set aside purposely for growing crops to supply the city. Findings also revealed that majority of the farmers are resource poor, judging from calculation about their monthly income earning and available household assets and amenities. About 70.4% of the lands the farmers grow their crops on is leased for production. Except for Gloucester community, when costs of production will be summed, minimal benefit seem to be realized from the farming activities. Even though some of these farmers are engaged in organization, many have limited access to micro financial organization that would probably loan them money to upscale production.

scholarly journals Social Capital: Trust Building as A Strategy of Developing Madrasa (A Case Study at MI Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-76
Author(s):  
Munjin Munjin
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Good Strategy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mass Basis

The developent of madrasa should not depend on financial capital, like infrastructure and media. There is another variabel which has an important role, that is social capital. If the two variables are maximally used by the headmaster, madrasah will increase rapidly, moreover that madrasa has geneologically the big mass basis. Practically, there are many madrasas that have that two modals, but only few of them can manage to be a power to develop madrasa.  One of them is Madrasa Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga, which uses social capital, espesially trust, as a strategi in developing madrasa, despite the fact that it does not stand under a certain religious organization.  So, the research question of this study is how MI Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga build and manage the social capital of trust. In addition, this reseacrh will find out a good strategy in developing madrasa and strengthening the social capital. To collect data, the writer performed observation and interviewed some informants and collect some needed documentation. The collected data were then analyzed and connected to the theory used and finally was made conclusion. The conclusion of this research is that social capital of trust was built by philosophical, practical and institutional trust. The inclusive character of madrasa can also help to build trust.

scholarly journals Assessing the Social Impact of Mental Health Service Accessibility by a Nonprofit Social Enterprise: A Mixed--methods Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Turpin ◽  
Micheal Shier ◽  
Kate Scowen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Mental Health Stigma ◽  
Service Accessibility ◽  
The Social

The following study sought to examine the social impact of a social enterprise mental health services model by assessing its impact on service accessibility and mental health stigma.  A novel approach to case study – a mixed methods design was developed by collecting data from service users, counsellors, and community members of a social enterprise in Toronto, Ontario, using qualitative interviews and the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) survey.  Findings show how the social enterprise increases service access and challenges mental health stigma by engaging in a variety of activities, including providing low--cost counselling, diversifying services, offering a positive and safe non--clinical environment, and engaging with the public directly by utilizing a storefront model. As a result of data triangulation analysis, common themes and discrepancies between respondent groups are identified and discussed. No significant relationships were found between mental health stigma and community member demographic characteristics. Insights on replication of this social impact assessment model are discussed.

scholarly journals Customary Practices and the Issues of Women Property Rights: Case Study of South Punjab (2007-2014)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Syed Waqas Shabbir ◽  
Nazia Malik ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan ◽  
Muhammad Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Customary Practices

The world is facing gender related problems in which women’s are discriminated against in almost all walks of life. The present research is focusing on the issues of women. i.e, exchange marriages, women property rights and their maintenance after divorce in South Punjab. The objective of this study is to unveil the structural constraints in the society which have hamperedthe freedom and the autonomy of women. These constraints are operational in the domain of legal-judicial and administration-policing social system of the state that has made the access of women difficult to get the redress and relief against the violation of their rights. In this research, an interpretative mode of research is being used to unfold the relationship of different variables. Some of the variables have their connections on the bases of their influence on the nature of the women’s right in the social setup of South Punjab. Among these variables, independent ones are customary practices prevailing religious doctrines and the sources of materials means. The particular nature of the study and scientific approach of the research, it seemed appropriate to apply quota sampling technique for the selection of court cases. The especially court cases has been segregated to project women image of this region. In this study categories of the cases on the basis of different variables collected from targeted three districts as judgments pronounced and established under family and session court under districts Multan, Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan during the period from (2007 to 2014).This study includes ten cases, all related to the rights of women and customary practises. This study had also tried to show the how far judicial decisions were in favor of women to make them capable to empower in the emerging challenges of the time. The study in its analysis tried to show the effectiveness of prevailing family laws to enhance status of women.

Changes in the International Mobility of Labour: Job Migration of Polish Nationals to Ireland

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Grabowska
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
Job Migration ◽  
Broad Term ◽  
Polish People ◽  
The Social

This paper, based on the case study of job migration from Poland to Ireland, is focused on changes in the international mobility of labour. The study is undertaken with a broad term of reference: (a) to consider factors of changes in the international mobility of labour in a macro-sphere; (b) to examine the social and personal factors which might motivate individuals to migrate; (c) to ascertain socio-demographic characteristics of those who migrate; (d) to document some experience of Polish people working in Ireland, to identify the extent of migration among young emigrants and the nature of their difficulties in Poland.

scholarly journals Kode Etik Netizen Muhammadiyah:

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 202-224
Author(s):  
Sutarno ◽  
Afri Mardicko
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Online Activities ◽  
Almost All

This article aims to describe how Muhammadiyah netizens (netizenMu), the mellinials in particular, respond to the code of ethics of Muhammadiyah netizens and how they implement the code of ethics. This study used mixed-methods, quantitative and qualitative, with a case study approach. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires distributed to 349 respondents and observations on respondents' online activities on 70 Facebook accounts, and interviews to them as well. The findings have revealed that the majority of netizenMu respond positively to the code of ethics of Muhammadiyah netizens and implemented it well. It can be seen from their response that the majority of respondents have answered ‘very often’ and ‘often’ in almost all the items of questionnaires.

scholarly journals Factors Contributing to Speaking Anxiety: A Case Study of Pre-Service English Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 412
Author(s):  
Afrianto Daud ◽  
Fakhri Ras ◽  
Novitri Novitri ◽  
Clara Putri Audia
Keyword(s):  
English Teachers ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Language Classroom

This study is aimed at finding out the level of speaking anxiety experienced by a group of pre-service English teachers at a university in Indonesia and investigating the factors contributing to their speaking anxiety. Using cluster random sampling, this mixed-method research took 30 pre-service English teachers from the same class as the research participants. The data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The questionnaires were adapted from FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) designed by Horwitz et al (1986). The result of the questionnaire shows that the students’ speaking anxiety is overall in the mildly anxious level. It was identified that there were six students (20%) in the level of very anxious, seven students (23%) in the level of anxious, 14 students (47%) in the mildly anxious level, one student (3%) in the relaxed level, and two students (7%) in the very relaxed level. The interview data indicated that the anxiety was likely because of several inter-related factors: social, linguistic, and personal factors. The social factors include fear of making mistake, feeling under pressure dealing with people, afraid of negative evaluation by teachers, worrying of losing face; the linguistic factor relates to students’ lack of English ability (grammatical issues, proper pronunciation, and vocabulary). While from the personal factor deal with issues such as low motivation and and family problems.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengurusan Dana Ziswaf oleh Dompet Dhuafa Dalam Memperkasakan Sosio-Ekonomi Dhuafa di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
pp. 119-140
Author(s):  
Marina Abu Bakari ◽  
Shofian Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Dahlan Salleh ◽  
Mohd Fairuz Md Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Fund Management ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All

The Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation or better known as Dompet Dhuafa is a non-profit institution established to assist dhuafa through social and humanitarian activities in Indonesia. The Foundation manages ZISWAF funds (Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah and Waqf) as well as other funds from individuals, groups, companies or institutions in Indonesia. Until now, the Dompet Dhuafa Foundation has been collecting and channeling ZISWAF funds for various   humanitarian   programs,   including   social   and   economic   programs   for   the development of dhuafa in almost all areas of Indonesia.  The success of Dompet Dhuafa's management and professionalism in transforming and expanding the benefits of zakat and waqf to help this asnaf have been recognized globally through the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation(RMAF) in 2016. The objective of this study was to analyze the management of ZISWAF fund by   Dompet   Dhuafa   for   socio-economic   empowerment   of  dhuafa  in   Indonesia.   This   is   a qualitative   study   using   case   study   design.  Data   were   collected   through   documents   and interviews   with   focus   groups.   Data   were   analyzed   using   content   analysis   method.   The findings show that the program organized by Dompet Dhuafa through ZISWAF funds can support the socio-economic empowerment of dhuafa in Indonesia. The results of this study are expected to assist the zakat and waqf fund management parties in managing the funds that are able to develop the social and economic aspects of dhuafa in the future. Abstrak Yayasan Dompet Dhuafa Republika atau lebih dikenali sebagai Dompet Dhuafa ialah institusi bukan keuntungan yang ditubuhkan untuk membantu dhuafa melalui aktiviti-aktiviti sosial dan kemanusiaan di Indonesia. Yayasan ini menguruskan dana ZISWAF (Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah dan Wakaf) serta dana-dana lain daripada individu, kumpulan, syarikat atau institusi di Indonesia. Sehingga kini, Yayasan Dompet Dhuafa telah mengumpul dan menyalurkan dana ZISWAF untuk pelbagai program kemanusiaan, termasuklah program sosial dan ekonomi untuk pembangunan asnaf di hampir seluruh pelusuk Indonesia. Kejayaan pengurusan dan profesionalisme Dompet Dhuafa dalam mentransformasi dan memperluas manfaat zakat dan wakaf untuk membantu dhuafa ini telah diiktiraf di peringkat global melalui penghargaan dari Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) pada tahun 2016. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengurusan dana ZISWAF oleh Dompet Dhuafa dalam memperkasakan sosio-ekonomi dhuafa di Indonesia. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes. Data kajian dikumpul melalui dokumen dan temu bual bersama kumpulan berfokus. Data kemudiannya dianalisis menggunakan metod analisis kandungan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa program yang dianjurkan oleh Dompet Dhuafa melalui dana ZISWAF dapat membantu memperkasakan sosio-ekonomi dhuafa di Indonesia. Hasil kajian ini diharap dapat membantu pihak-pihak pengurus zakat dan wakaf dalam menguruskan dana yang mampu membangunkan aspek sosial dan ekonomi dhuafa di masa akan datang.

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