Teleassessment with Children and Adolescents During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Beyond: Practice and Policy Implications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan L. Farmer ◽  
Ryan J. McGill ◽  
Stefan C. Dombrowski ◽  
Maryellen Brunson McClain ◽  
Bryn Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Intelligence Tests ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Case Basis

Due to physical distancing guidelines, the closure of non-essential businesses, and the closure of public schools, the role of telehealth for the delivery of psychological services for children has never been more debated. However, the transition to teleassessment is more complicated for some types of assessment than others. For instance, the remote administration of achievement and intelligence tests is a relatively recent adaptation of telehealth, and despite recommendations for rapid adoption by some policy makers and publishing companies, caution and careful consideration of individual and contextual variables, the existing research literature as well as measurement, cultural and linguistic, and legal and ethical issues is warranted. The decision to use remotely administered achievement and intelligence tests is best made on a case-by-case basis after consideration of these factors. We discuss each of these issues as well as implications for practice, policy, and as well as issue provisional guidance for consideration for publishing companies interested in these endeavors moving forward.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial intention: An analysis of the role of Student-Led Entrepreneurial Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliano Sansone ◽  
Elisa Ughetto ◽  
Paolo Landoni
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Organizations ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

AbstractAlthough a great deal of attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education, only a few studies have analysed the impact of extra-curricular entrepreneurial activities on students’ entrepreneurial intention. The aim of this study is to fill this gap by exploring the role played by Student-Led Entrepreneurial Organizations (SLEOs) in shaping the entrepreneurial intention of their members. The analysis is based on a survey that was conducted in 2016 by one of the largest SLEOs in the world: the Junior Enterprises Europe (JEE). The main result of the empirical analysis is that the more time students spent on JEE and the higher the number of events students attended, the greater their entrepreneurial intention was. It has been found that other important drivers also increase students’ entrepreneurial intention, that is, the Science and Technology field of study and the knowledge of more than two foreign languages. These results confirm that SLEOs are able to foster students’ entrepreneurial intention. The findings provide several theoretical, practical and public policy implications. SLEOs are encouraged to enhance their visibility and lobbying potential in order to be recognized more as drivers of student entrepreneurship. In addition, it is advisable for universities and policy makers to support SLEOs by fostering their interactions with other actors operating in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, who promote entrepreneurship and technology transfer activities. Lastly, this paper advises policy makers to assist SLEOs’ activities inside and outside the university context.

University Challenge? Innovation Policy and SMEs in Welsh Economic Development Policy

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pickernell ◽  
Gary Packham ◽  
Brychan Thomas ◽  
Robyn Keast
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Development Policy ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

There is a clear research issue for Wales regarding the roles and interactions of government policy, HEIs, SMEs and the creation and dissemination of innovation. A study of the views of key policy makers concerning innovation and entrepreneurship in Wales is undertaken, especially with regard to the development of innovation within SMEs and the policy implications for economic regeneration. The role of a variety of actors (including users and suppliers) is considered, as is the impact of networks of SMEs linked together in patterns of cooperation and affiliation. From the results and the analysis of interviews, key points of significance to innovation, entrepreneurship, higher education and economic regeneration policy making in Wales are reported.

scholarly journals John Locke’s Philosophy as a Teaching about Human and their Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
M. B Shvetsova
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Original Concept ◽  
Rational Component

Purpose. The article is aimed to outline Locke’s position on the basic principles of proper human behavior. Its implementation involves: a) review of the research literature concerning the place of anthropological motive in philosophizing and b) research of his interpretation of human nature and the role of the rational component. Theoretical basis. The author’s approach is based on the conceptual provisions of phenomenology and existentialism. Originality. The work considers the teaching of Locke as the author of the original concept of human nature, which is closely related to the understanding of ethical issues. It is proved that its meaningful development involves the identification of the main components of human nature in the process of determining the basic principles of personality behavior. The original conception of the thinker on the irrational component of human nature and the ways of its rationalization is analyzed. Conclusions. It is substantiated that Locke’s philosophical heritage is not reduced to depersonalized empiricism as epistemology, and his teaching about human is not limited to the abstract study of their rational component. The thinker connects the request of his own epoch with the new vision of human and the basic principles of their behavior on the basis of rationality. Locke is looking for the ways to master the irrational component of human nature and is convinced that in the era of the scientific revolution, the basis of human behavior should be rationality. Locke considers human freedom to be one of the key moments of human nature.

Summary and Policy Implications

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Wolman ◽  
Howard Wial ◽  
Travis St. Clair ◽  
Edward Hill
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Effects ◽  
Economic Development Policy ◽  
The Face ◽  
Time Frames

The concluding chapter focuses on the role of public policy in promoting regional economic resilience. To better understand the potential role of various types of policy actions, we develop a temporal framework that divides policy implementation and policy effects into three different time frames, with policies varying both in the time it takes to put in place and in the time frame over which effects, if the policy is effective, can be expected. Different kinds of policy actions are likely to be most appropriate and most effective in the different time periods and in the face of different types of shocks. We conclude by considering the implications of our findings, put into this framework, for economic development policy makers and practitioners

Ethical Practice in Sex Offender Assessment

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Vess
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
The Individual

The current generation of community protection laws represents a shift in priorities that may see the individual rights of sex offenders compromised for the goal of public safety. At the center of many judicial decisions under these laws are the risk assessment reports provided by mental health practitioners. The widespread enactment of laws allowing for additional sanctions for sex offenders, and a burgeoning research literature regarding the methods used to assess risk have served to heighten rather than resolve the ethical concerns associated with professional practice in this area. This article examines ethical issues inherent in the use of two assessment methods commonly used with sex offenders in the correctional context, focusing on actuarial measures and polygraph tests. Properly conducted and adequately reported actuarial findings are considered to provide useful information of sufficient accuracy to inform rather than mislead judicial decision makers, although careful consideration must be given to the limitations of current measures in each individual case. Despite its increasing use, polygraph testing is considered controversial, with little consensus regarding its accuracy or appropriate applications. On the basis of the current state of the professional literature regarding the polygraph, its use with sex offenders raises unresolved ethical concerns.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE ON PAYMENT DYNAMICS: EVIDENCE FROM THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1285-1306
Author(s):  
Greta Falavigna ◽  
Roberto Ippoliti
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Firm Dynamics ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Institutional Performance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Impact

This work aims to shed new light on the relation between institutional performance and firm dynamics. Considering the Italian manufacturing industry and a panel of 3 years, the authors investigate the relation between the time needed by courts to enforce debtors’ obligations and the time needed by enterprises to repay their debts. In particular, we test the hypothesis that efficiency in settling mortgage foreclosure and bankruptcy cases can affect the creditors’ decision making on judicial disputes. According to our thesis, inordinately long waiting times to enforce credit rights may increase the contractual strength of debtors, further delaying payments. As shown by our results, there is a statistically significant positive relation between the enforcement of debtors’ obligations and the adopted payment index, confirming the key role of the judiciary in the dynamics of firms. Indeed, if the time needed to settle bankruptcy cases decreases by 25%, we can expect the payment index to decrease by 1%; while, focusing on foreclosure cases, we can expect the payment index to decrease by 2%. The policy implications of these results are rather compelling. Policy makers could reform foreclosure and bankruptcy procedures to support national economic growth, without additional burden on the public budget.

The Financial Development of Portuguese Entrepreneurial Businesses

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Inna Sousa Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Financial Strategy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Family

Entrepreneurial firms commonly become family small businesses. This study aims to highlight the financial strategy underlying the development of smaller family companies. A brief introduction about the definition and role of the family business is followed by a review of the debate on the finance gap that puts constraints on the survival and long-term growth and prosperity of smaller privately companies. Evidence is drawn from a database of smaller firms with family owner-managers in Portugal, in order to determine their attitudes towards and experiences of venture capital and financing and other capital options. We conclude by discussing some tentative policy implications for regional development from the perspective of owner managers, service providers and policy-makers.

Employment, Corporate Investment, and Cash-Flow Risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1855-1898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Alnahedh ◽  
Sanjai Bhagat ◽  
Iulian Obreja
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Employment Growth ◽  
Corporate Investment ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Recessions ◽  
Corporate Employment ◽  
Cash Flow Risk ◽  
Intangible Investment

We highlight the role of cash-flow uncertainty on corporate employment and investment. We find that a 1% increase in cash-flow uncertainty leads to a 0.62% decrease in tangible investment, a 1.39% decrease in intangible investment, and a 3.67% decrease in corporate employment growth. Our results are statistically and economically significant. We further find that these relationships are stronger during economic recessions. Our findings have significant policy implications. To wit, if policy makers would like corporations to increase their employment and investment, they should focus on policies that decrease corporate cash-flow uncertainty.

scholarly journals Decision-making under uncertainty in environmental health policy: new approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Reis ◽  
Peter S. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Complex Procedure

Abstract Decision-making in environmental health policy is a complex procedure even in well-known conditions. Thus, in the case of uncertainty, decision-making becomes a hurdle race. We address scientific uncertainty, methods to reduce uncertainty, biomedical doubt and science communication, and the role of stakeholders, activists, lobbies and media that together influence policy decisions. We also consider the major responsibility and role of the medico-scientific community in this process. This community can and should teach the principle of scientific uncertainty to all stakeholders, advise policy-makers and underline the ethical issues, considering that our brains are not only the deposit of our humanity but also the route to environmental health and societal harmony.

Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education and Economic Regeneration in Wales

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brychan Thomas ◽  
Gary Packham ◽  
Christopher Miller
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

This paper presents the views of key policy makers concerning innovation and entrepreneurship in Wales. The development of innovation in SMEs and the policy implications for economic regeneration are also analysed. The role of a variety of actors (including users and suppliers) is considered, as is the impact of networks of SMEs linked together in patterns of cooperation and affiliation. Qualitative research methods include policy literature analysis, an interview survey and a discussion of the policy implications for the economic regeneration of Wales. In light of the results of the study, the authors set out the key points of significance for innovation, entrepreneurship, higher education and economic regeneration policy making in Wales.

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