scholarly journals An Exploration of New Superintendent Mentoring and Goal Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Jia “Grace” Liang ◽  
Donna Augustine-Shaw ◽  
James Sottile
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Local Community ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Leadership Standards ◽  
New School ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Induction Program ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
National Leadership ◽  
Group Interviews

Using surveys and focus group interviews, this study explored the perspectives of new school superintendents and their mentors on goal setting in relation to national leadership standards in a formal mentoring and induction program. While the two groups shared certain views, statistically significant differences were found. The mentees displayed a contextualized understanding of advocacy--more related to local community values and beliefs than those of national or international views. The issue of goal setting, or lack thereof, and the engagement of national leadership standards to mentoring are most prominent and novel in this study.

scholarly journals ‘You withhold what you are feeling so you can have a family’: Latinas’ perceptions on community values and postpartum depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e000504
Author(s):  
McClain Sampson ◽  
Miao Yu ◽  
Rebecca Mauldin ◽  
Angelina Mayorga ◽  
Lorena G Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Family Services ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Community Acceptance ◽  
Values And Beliefs

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the postpartum depression (PPD) beliefs and experiences of mothers who access local community faith-based organisations providing family services to low-income, predominantly immigrant Latino populations.DesignUsing a qualitative research design, we conducted 18 focus groups with Latina mothers to inquire about their community values and beliefs of PPD. All groups were conducted in Spanish.SettingAn academic research team located in Houston, Texas, USA, partnered with six faith-based organisations in five cities to recruit and host focus groups at the site of the organisation.ParticipantsOne hundred and thirty-three women participated in the focus groups across all sites. Thirty-seven of them (27.8%) had given birth to a child in less than 1 year. Inclusion criteria included mothers 18 years and older and Latino ethnicity.ResultsA six-step process was used to apply thematic analysis to sort data into the themes. All mothers had heard of depression after childbirth, some had experienced it and most remarked that the personal experience and community acceptance of it vary by family. The main findings suggest that mothers take pride in parenting by instilling values to support family and the value of relying on family for emotional support. Findings reveal that many mothers suffer and sacrifice for their children, they feel judged and feel they must hide their emotions. Factors such as birth and postpartum customs from a native country, gender roles and beliefs of what a good mother shape their beliefs and messages about PPD.ConclusionOur findings indicate that programme developers should consider family and community focused education and intervention efforts to help decrease stigma and increase understanding of PPD.

scholarly journals Cultural Values and Beliefs of Selected Local Communities in Botswana: Implications for Human Subject Research Ethics Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 155626462110233
Author(s):  
Setlhomo Koloi-Keaikitse ◽  
Gail Geller ◽  
Dudu Jankie ◽  
Joseph Ali
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Depth Interviews

Calls have been made for researchers prospectively and continuously to engage study communities. If done, this typically occurs through a specific research study or collaboration. Rarely are community mores examined in-depth to understand implications for research ethics policy processes. We describe a qualitative study designed to understand local community values, beliefs, and practices that relate to research ethics in Botswana and explore how communities would want their interests represented. Through focus group discussions across two different selected ethnic communities and in-depth interviews with paramount chiefs, we highlight a range of community values and expectations that represent concrete behavioral representations of respect and trustworthiness. Communities are willing to engage in the process of enhancing research and research ethics policies and procedures. We invite future research and training that seek to connect local conceptualizations of substantive and procedural aspects of research ethics.

Border Crossing: A Black Woman Superintendent Builds Democratic Community in Unfamiliar Territory

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-788
Author(s):  
Susan J. Katz
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Black Woman ◽  
White Women ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Democratic Community ◽  
Suburban School District

Much of the earlier research on women in leadership has told the stories of White women. Since there are very low numbers of superintendents of color both male and female nationwide, there have been very few stories reported of women leaders of color (Brunner & Grogan, 2007). This article describes the leadership issues involved when one Black woman crossed a border (geographically and culturally) to lead a school district. Delia (pseudonym) became the first woman and the first person of color to lead a small suburban school district whose population was very different from what she was and what she knew. Delia was a participant in a study designed to investigate how women school superintendents promote and support social justice and democratic community building in their school districts. Six women participated in that study: three were African American, one was American Indian, and two were White. This article briefly describes that study and then focuses on Delia, one participant in it who took a risk to apply for her first superintendency in a district not far from her old district in miles but miles apart in population, ideology, and community values.

Buffering Borobudur for socio-economic development

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Nagaoka
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Interviews

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that there was a non-Eurocentric approach being attempted at Borobudur in the 1970s and 1980s. From the case of Borobudur, this research aims to provide lessons for better management practices by clarifying the development of the buffer zone concept and its potential impact on communities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will examine an empirical literature study using topographic maps, contracts between Governments of Indonesia and Japan, documents concerning the Park Project and local newspapers as well as a sequence of one-to-one and group interviews with the key persons who were involved in the Park Project including villagers at Borobudur. Findings – The development of the Borobudur Archaeological Park began in 1979 and marks an important shift in thinking about buffer zones from a monument-centric approach to the consideration of the wider context and approaches to community participation in the context of international heritage management. Originality/value – There has not yet been a detailed study concerning the progression of the Borobudur Park establishment and implementation of the buffer zone concept per se, and its impact on local community members. Furthermore, crucial management planning documents for the establishment of the Borobudur Archaeological Park have yet to be analysed by scholars. One of the documents is entitled the Updated Former Plans and Schematic Design for Borobudur and Prambanan National Archaeological Parks Project (Updated Plan). The Updated Plan is in principle not disclosed to the public and can only be viewed with permission of the Indonesian authorities thereby lessening opportunities for research to be undertaken on how the Japan International Cooperation Agency Master Plan was modified and the Park Project was executed in the 1970s and 1980s. The author opportunely received permission to access to the Updated Plan by the authorities on 23 November 2012, which made this study possible to pursue.

scholarly journals The local community perception of tourism development. The case study of Gryfino County – Western Pomerania, Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (37) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Głąbiński ◽  
Tomasz Duda
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Group Interviews

AbstractAn increasing number of people from various countries have seen tourism as a chance to develop local economy and quality of life. The article presents the results of the analysis of tourism potential of Gryfino County in Western Pomerania in Poland and confronts them with how it is perceived by the residents. Although the county abounds in great tourist attractions, both of natural and cultural nature and is favourably located in geographic terms, tourism is developing very slowly. In order to examine the reasons for the current situation, an attempt to survey the opinion of the local community on this subject was made by applying the method of Focus Group Interviews. The results emphasise the significance of local community for tourism development in a region.

scholarly journals Enacting Agency and Valuing Rural Identity by Exploring Local Communities in the English Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-142
Author(s):  
Lucelly Paredes-Mendez ◽  
Ingrid Alexandra Troncoso-Rodriguez ◽  
Sandra Patricia Lastra-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Rural Identity ◽  
English Class ◽  
Group Interviews

This article reports on an action research study about the exploration of local communities to enact agency and value rural identity. Thirty-three students from a rural public school in Colombia participated in the study. Our aim was to examine ways in which students enacted agency as a result of participating in local community inquiry to realize the predominant value of their identity as farmers. Data were gathered through a focus group, interviews, students’ artifacts, and teacher journals. Results showed that when communities are linked with classroom practices and foreign language learning, English becomes a vehicle to explore their places, who they are as members of the community, and how to promote decision making to help others.

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN NILAI-NILAI MASYARAKAT LOKAL SEBAGAI MODAL PEMBANGUNAN DEMOKRASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Miswardi Miswardi
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Democratic Development ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Government Bureaucracy ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform

<p><em>The demand for a democratic system of government in Indonesia is not only the demands of society but also constitutional demands. Therefore, regional autonomy is expected to be able to provide answers to both needs. Because the essence of local independence itself is a tangible form of the practice of democracy in society, in the way of giving autonomy to the region to advance its society democratically in various aspects of life, politics, social economy and culture, to answer the challenges in the era of globalization. Community involvement by empowering local community values </em><em></em><em>is one surefire strategy in the process of democratization. Besides, bureaucratic reform is a necessity; therefore, a combination of allowing the benefits </em><em></em><em>of local communities with the government bureaucracy system is an appropriate strategy for accelerating democratic development.</em><em></em></p>

Women and Evangelism in the Chinese Church

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-369
Author(s):  
Jiang Peifen
Keyword(s):  
Local Church ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Christian Women ◽  
Chinese Church ◽  
National Leadership ◽  
Local Congregations ◽  
Bear Witness

In the new China, Christian women have filled many important roles. Women evangelists have gained a new respect and many women have been ordained as pastors in newly opened churches. Others serve faithfully as elders or deacons in local congregations, and many more act as faithful lay Christian workers in a variety of roles. In addition to having ministries on the local church level, women with unusual gifts of administration have assumed important national leadership roles in Christian, social, and political organizations. Christian women have also been quick to accept many local community responsibilities in hospitals, schools, service organizations, and factories. In all of these positions they are able to bear witness for Christ.

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