scholarly journals Inclusion through participation: approaches, strategies and methods

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Cadei ◽  
Rosita Deluigi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Participatory Process ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Access Rights ◽  
Technical Terms ◽  
Key Questions

Making space for the inclusion of individuals is the foundation of any participatory process. What is required is a willingness to give up some power of control over situations, understood in political, scientific or technical terms, and a recognition of the "access rights" of all stakeholders to decision-making. Accordingly, in participation processes, inclusion and exclusion assume special importance. In a debate that is essentially structured around possibilities, but also the critical issues that are closely related to participation experiences, analysis reflects on the merits of initiatives put in place to identify impact and evaluate outcomes. Seeking a correlation between inclusion and participation means trying to analyse the processes whereby participation possibilities are closely linked to the key questions of inclusion: What are the reasons and the opportunities for participation? Who are the subjects involved? Which relationships can be established? How and what should be assessed for similar patterns? In our paper, we will deepen this issue in a theoretical way and with an analysis of a project of participatory planning which highlight several categories of inclusive participation, the ways of promotion of educational alliances and some model risks identified in a specific context.Keywordsactive citizenship; participatory planning, Coeducation, community development

scholarly journals Participation in decision-making processes of community development agents: a study from Peru

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina Quiroz-Niño ◽  
Francisco J Blanco-Encomienda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Participatory Process ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Action Taking ◽  
Development Agents ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies

Abstract This article argues that although Civil Social Organizations aspire towards a culture of participatory process-driven governance and management, the reality seems far from this aspiration. A culture of participatory processes is understood in this study as working and decisional engagement practices which are part of internal decision-making and action-taking processes from Community Development Agents (CDAs). This brings an ethical dilemma, as these organizations claim to operate upon principles of participation, solidarity, democracy, social justice, human dignity and decent work. Through this study, 506 Peruvian CDAs offered their own analyses about the factors that foster and/or inhibit their participation in specific organizational managerial and professional developmental areas, such as: systemic planning, organization, sustainable management and empowerment. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies was used to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field of study. Dialogical focus groups were applied, by which CDAs themselves identified and deconstructed the inhibiting and facilitating factors. The study echoes CDAs’ aspiration to engage meaningfully with decision-making and action-taking processes as well as creating the participatory mechanisms and processes themselves. In order to do this, CDAs demand an ethical and democratic competence-based training, to empower them to democratize their organizational structures and to counterbalance their daily power relations and dynamics.

scholarly journals Differentiating Participation: Identifying and Defining Civic Capacities Used by Latino Immigrants in Participatory Budgeting

2021 ◽  
pp. 153568412199347
Author(s):  
José W. Meléndez ◽  
Maria Martinez-Cosio
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Civic Discourse ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Civic Skills ◽  
Budgeting Process

Participatory planning has faced challenges engaging predominantly Spanish-speaking immigrants beyond the bottom rungs of Arnstein’s ladder of citizen participation. Participating at any level of the ladder requires individual civic skills, or capacities, that are integral to participatory processes. However, the specific skills necessary for collective action are less certain, due in part to a lack of clear definitions and a lack of clarity about how these capacities work in practice. Drawing on two years of data from a participatory budgeting process in an immigrant community in Chicago, Illinois, the authors identify key civic capacities that Spanish-speaking immigrants activated while engaging in civic discourse, and they explore the role these capacities played in moving ideas toward collective decision making. The authors present an organizational schema that aligns the study’s findings of 17 unique civic capacities with capacities identified in the literature as helping participants engage more meaningfully in decision-making processes.

scholarly journals Multifunctionality of agriculture, public policies and scientific evidences: Some critical issues of contemporary controversies

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Laurent ◽  
Marielle Berriet-Solliec ◽  
Marc Kirsch ◽  
Pierre Labarthe ◽  
AurélieT AurélieTrouvé
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Situation

Various theoretical models of public policy analysis are used to treat situations of decision-making in which public deciders have to take into account the multifunctionality of agriculture. For some, science-society relations are not really problematical. Others acknowledge the current attempts of these policy-makers to find adequate scientific knowledge, and the difficulties they encounter. These difficulties stem partly from the very content of knowledge produced by research. Could other modes of production be more efficient? The status of the knowledge produced by these approaches is a subject of debate. Bridging the divide between science and policy more effectively is not only a question of knowledge brokerage.Accessibility and reliability of the existing evidences are also problems to be addressed. The debates around evidence-based practices may provide some landmarks in this new situation although they also emphasize the limits of the tools that can be built for this purpose.  

scholarly journals EMPOWERMENT TRAINING IMPACT OF PORNOGRAPHY THROUGH INTERNET IN KELURAHAN MAPHAR, JAKARTA BARAT

ICCD ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Inge Hutagalung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Pornography Addiction ◽  
Training Impact ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Brain

Pornography causes damage to the five parts of the brain, especially in the pre frontal cortex (the right part of the brain behind the forehead of logic brain). Consequently the part of the brain responsible for logic will be deformed due to unfiltered hyper stimulation (the brain only seeks pleasure without consequence). In addition, the most worrying impact is a decrease in academic achievement and learning ability, as well as a reduced decision-making ability. Furthermore, an increasing number of active sexually active adolescents will also increase the case of unwanted pregnancies, and abortion actions that are often regarded as a solution to the problem. Through community development activities are expected to be able to contribute in the form of data and information related to the level of pornography addiction that is rife among teenagers. From the understanding that is formed, it is hoped that it can become a material consideration for policy making related to the prevention and handling of pornography among teenagers in Indonesia.

Accountable Care and Evidence-Based Decision Making

2017 ◽  
pp. 360-369
Author(s):  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe ◽  
Steve Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Accountable Care ◽  
Web Based ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Global Priority ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Evidence Based Decision Making

In today's cost challenged healthcare environment accountable care and evidence-based decision making have become important considerations. Contemporaneous to this is the fact that the superior management of diabetes has become a global priority especially given the exponential increase in the number of diabetes patients as well as the financial implications of treating this silent epidemic. Thus, this research focuses on trying to address these respective yet critical issues by examining the possibility of using a mobile web-based reporting system that taps into existing widely available resources to monitor and manage gestational diabetes. To test this solution, we adopted a randomized control trial with two-arm cross over applied to a not-for profit hospital in Victoria, Australia. From the perspective of practice, we have uncovered far reaching implications for hospital management's cost vs. quality care to patients. In particular, it appears that the adoption of smartphones to support many aspects of care and patient-clinician interactions is prudent.

Overview: Key Questions, Critical Issues

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F Fisher ◽  
Thomas Ponniah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Issues ◽  
Key Questions

scholarly journals Climate Change and Dairy in New York and Wisconsin: Risk Perceptions, Vulnerability, and Adaptation among Farmers and Advisors

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lane ◽  
Murdock ◽  
Genskow ◽  
Betz ◽  
Chatrchyan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
New York ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Using Data

Climate change impacts on agriculture have been intensifying in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Few empirical studies have considered how dairy farmers and/or their advisors are interpreting and responding to climate impacts, risks, and opportunities in these regions. This study investigates dairy farmer and advisor views and decisions related to climate change using data from seven farmer and advisor focus groups conducted in New York and Wisconsin. The study examined how farmers and advisors perceived climate impacts on dairy farms, the practices they are adopting, and how perceived risks and vulnerability affect farmers’ decision making related to adaptation strategies. Although dairy farmers articulated concern regarding climate impacts, other business pressures, such as profitability, market conditions, government regulations, and labor availability were often more critical issues that affected their decision making. Personal experience with extreme weather and seasonal changes affected decision making. The findings from this study provide improved understanding of farmers’ needs and priorities, which can help guide land-grant researchers, Extension, and policymakers in their efforts to develop and coordinate a comprehensive strategy to address climate change impacts on dairy in the Northeast and the Midwest US.

Data Mining Fundamental Concepts and Critical Issues

2011 ◽  
pp. 418-423
Author(s):  
John Wang ◽  
Qiyang Chen ◽  
James Yao
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Data Warehouses ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Large Databases ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Mining Tools

Data mining is the process of extracting previously unknown information from large databases or data warehouses and using it to make crucial business decisions. Data mining tools find patterns in the data and infer rules from them. The extracted information can be used to form a prediction or classification model, identify relations between database records, or provide a summary of the databases being mined. Those patterns and rules can be used to guide decision making and forecast the effect of those decisions, and data mining can speed analysis by focusing attention on the most important variables.

Identification and prioritization of factors influencing organization risk tolerance level

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-435
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khalilzadeh ◽  
Shiba Masoumi ◽  
Isa Masoumi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tolerance Level ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Decision Making Model

Purpose Identifying and prioritizing the risks are considered as critical issues in risk management; otherwise, non-considering the risks will lead to the problems such as delays in project implementation, increased costs, loss of reputation, loss of clients, reduced revenue and liquidity and even bankruptcy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the factors influencing the organization risk tolerance level were identified. Then, the factors increasing and decreasing the risk tolerance level were determined by a decision-making model. Finally, a comprehensive model was considered for risk measuring and preparing a risk failure structure chart, in order to determine the factors influencing it as well as the measurement criteria and then they were ranked using the taxonomy method. In this study, the size of the statistical population was 130 (six small and medium manufacturer and service provider companies). Based on Cochran’s sample size formula, 97 questionnaires containing 30 questions were randomly distributed among the population. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22. Findings Given the hypotheses of this study, the first hypothesis was rejected and the other hypotheses were accepted. The final ranking was done using the taxonomy method; the personality of the project manager was ranked at first; income, credit and capital were ranked second and the number of personnel was ranked third. Moreover, the TOPSIS method was used for ranking to compare the results. Originality/value In this research, the identification and ranking of these factors have taken place in several small- and medium-sized organizations; in addition, the rankings are conducted using the taxonomy decision-making method.

Female Entrepreneurship in Business Artisanal SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-53
Author(s):  
Jovanna Nathalie Cervantes-Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Theory ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Key Questions

Neuroeconomics research helps explaining phenomena and key questions surrounding good decision-making within the realm of entrepreneurship studies. It applies qualitative methodology, using a modified Delphi method, to integrate neuroeconomics. This study explains the factors that influence the decision-making of female entrepreneurs drawn from female founders of artisanal SMEs in Mexico. Results show that neuroeconomics adds valuable insights to explaining issues of female entrepreneurship. The results deviate from the predictive or behavioural bias of decision-making models in standard economic theory. The practical implications of this study are that it adds expert opinion into the debate on neuroeconomics in relation to female entrepreneurship.

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