scholarly journals The place for immigrants in Toronto`s transit and transportation city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amardeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Bus Networks ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Spatial Locations

This study conducted qualitative interviews with nine immigrants on their experiences of public transit in Toronto. It synthesizes and builds on existing data that indicate that immigrants, especially women, highly depend on public transit despite settling in the peripheries of Toronto, away from subway lines and close to major highways. I identify gaps in existing academic and policy debates on transportation planning in Toronto and propose an environmental justice framework that is grounded in immigrants`experiences of navigating public transit and their spatial locations. The research findings highlight the limited affordability of public transit, the poor servicing and connectivity of bus networks, and the resulting barriers to accessing work opportunities across the region. I further analyze the role of the built environment in limiting or facilitating access for gendered activities such as grocery shopping and traveling with children. The paper concludes by highlighting the need for new directions in transit policy and planning that can better address the changing demographics and social and spatial divisions in the city.

scholarly journals The place for immigrants in Toronto's transit and transportation city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amardeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Bus Networks ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Spatial Locations

This study conducted qualitative interviews with nine immigrants on their experiences of public transit in Toronto. It synthesizes and builds on existing data that indicate that immigrants, especially women, highly depend on public transit despite settling in the peripheries of Toronto, away from subway lines and close to major highways. I identify gaps in existing academic and policy debates on transportation planning in Toronto and propose an environmental justice framework that is grounded in immigrants’ experiences of navigating public transit and their spatial locations. The research findings highlight the limited affordability of public transit, the poor servicing and connectivity of bus networks, and the resulting barriers to accessing work opportunities across the region. I further analyze the role of the built environment in limiting or facilitating access for gendered activities such as grocery shopping and traveling with children. The paper concludes by highlighting the need for new directions in transit policy and planning that can better address the changing demographics and social and spatial divisions in the city.

scholarly journals The place for immigrants in Toronto`s transit and transportation city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amardeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Bus Networks ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Spatial Locations

This study conducted qualitative interviews with nine immigrants on their experiences of public transit in Toronto. It synthesizes and builds on existing data that indicate that immigrants, especially women, highly depend on public transit despite settling in the peripheries of Toronto, away from subway lines and close to major highways. I identify gaps in existing academic and policy debates on transportation planning in Toronto and propose an environmental justice framework that is grounded in immigrants`experiences of navigating public transit and their spatial locations. The research findings highlight the limited affordability of public transit, the poor servicing and connectivity of bus networks, and the resulting barriers to accessing work opportunities across the region. I further analyze the role of the built environment in limiting or facilitating access for gendered activities such as grocery shopping and traveling with children. The paper concludes by highlighting the need for new directions in transit policy and planning that can better address the changing demographics and social and spatial divisions in the city.

scholarly journals The place for immigrants in Toronto's transit and transportation city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amardeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Bus Networks ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Spatial Locations

This study conducted qualitative interviews with nine immigrants on their experiences of public transit in Toronto. It synthesizes and builds on existing data that indicate that immigrants, especially women, highly depend on public transit despite settling in the peripheries of Toronto, away from subway lines and close to major highways. I identify gaps in existing academic and policy debates on transportation planning in Toronto and propose an environmental justice framework that is grounded in immigrants’ experiences of navigating public transit and their spatial locations. The research findings highlight the limited affordability of public transit, the poor servicing and connectivity of bus networks, and the resulting barriers to accessing work opportunities across the region. I further analyze the role of the built environment in limiting or facilitating access for gendered activities such as grocery shopping and traveling with children. The paper concludes by highlighting the need for new directions in transit policy and planning that can better address the changing demographics and social and spatial divisions in the city.

Making the Links between Ride-hailing and Public Transit Ridership: Impacts in Medium and Large Colombian Cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Scholl ◽  
Felipe Bedoya-Maya ◽  
Orlando Sabogal-Cardona ◽  
Daniel Oviedo
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transit Service ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Transit Ridership ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
In Transit

As transit ridership continues to fall in many cities across the globe, key policy debates continue around whether Uber and other ride-hailing services are contributing to this trend. This research explores the effects of the introduction of ride-hailing to Colombian cities on public transportation ridership using Ubers timeline as case study. We test the hypothesis that ride-hailing may either substitute or compete with public transit, particularly in cities with large transit service gaps in coverage or quality. Our analysis builds on historic transit ridership data from national authorities and uses a staggered difference-in-difference model that accounts for fixed effects, seasonality, socioeconomic controls, and the presence of integrated transport systems. Despite large reductions in transit ridership in most cities, our results suggest that Uber is not statistically associated with the observed drop in ridership. Moreover, consistent with evidence from previous research, public transit reforms implemented between 2007 and 2015 throughout Colombian cities appear to have contributed substantially to the declines in transit ridership observed across the country. Findings in this paper inform policy-targeted insights and contribute to current debates of the links between ride-hailing and public transit in cities in Latin America.

scholarly journals Business rescue practices in South Africa: An explorative view

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Talira Naidoo ◽  
Adnan Patel ◽  
Nirupa Padia
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Definition Of Success ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Rate Of Success ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Low Rate

Business rescue proceedings attempt to rehabilitate businesses that are in financial distress. In spite of its importance, there is a seemingly low rate of success of the current business rescue regime (at just 15% as at June 2016). This article seeks to understand the issues that may be hindering the current rate of success of business rescue proceedings and provides practising accountants (in their capacity as business rescue practitioners) with a better understanding of the issues surrounding business rescue attempts. This will allow them to better perform their duties and give corporates in need of rescue a fighting chance. Through the use of qualitative interviews, the research findings show that there is a lack of clarity of the definition of success, which may be cause for concern. However, in the view of practitioners, the success rate is expected to improve with time. This study provides details on a few key insights into business rescue practices in South Africa, namely, the practitioners’ perceptions of success, their perceptions of the trust of stakeholders during the course of business rescue, their perceptions of the impact of the qualifications and experience of the business rescue practitioner, and their perceptions on the preparation of the business rescue plan.

scholarly journals PhD supervision strategies in a cross-cultural setting: Enriching learning opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 18-36
Author(s):  
Rikke Brandt Broegaard
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Supervision Process ◽  
Double Degree ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Supervision Strategies

Recent research findings highlight the importance of supervisors’ feedback aimed at helping students how to learn by themselves to develop their thinking. Responding to the current focus on internationalization of universities, this article explores how PhD supervisors can help fostering critical thinking. Based on qualitative interviews with four African double degree doctoral students, as well as participant observation, the article highlights reflections regarding different supervisory strategies a PhD supervisor faces in a cross-cultural academic setting, and the importance of meta-communication in addressing them. Results showed that most of the students appreciated the more informal student-supervisor relationship, highlighted through collaborative fieldwork experiences, as well as the use of visual tools for stimulating creative and critical thinking. However, results also showed that a coaching supervision style was experienced as unclear and scary by one student, highlighting that the supervision process is a mutual learning process in need of recurrent adaptation.

scholarly journals Autism and bilingualism: A thematic analysis of practitioners' experiences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Davis ◽  
Farah Mohd Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Familial Expectations

This project aimed to understand the experiences of practitioners who work with autistic bilingual children and their families. Here we focused on factors relating to bilingual family experiences, the knowledge base of practitioners regarding autism and bilingualism, and the influence of socio-cultural factors on practice and subsequent recommendations to parents. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 speech and language practitioners. Three themes were identified: (1) professionals’ experiences with parents (2) cultural factors in practice (3) views on autism and bilingualism. Investigation of these themes reveal that practitioners overwhelmingly advocate for maintaining a bilingual environment for autistic children, and recognise cultural and familial expectations as some of the most important considerations when working with autistic bilingual children. However, a dearth of culturally appropriate resources and uncertainties around providing the right advice to parents were identified as barriers to best practice. This highlights the need for culturally relevant resources for use with families, and for practitioners to be provided with opportunities to receive up-to-date and accessible research findings.

Language dominance and shift among Kalhuri Kurdish speakers in the multilingual context of Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiwa Weisi
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Language Policy And Planning ◽  
Linguistic Minority ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Policy And Planning

Abstract The current language policy and planning of many countries still adhere to the nation-state ideology of “one nation equals one official language”. This issue is likely to cause the linguistic minority groups to devalue or even abandon their own mother tongue and identify with the official language of the country. A case in point is Iran where Persian is the only official language and other languages are merely tolerated, but not promoted. The principal aim of this study is to find factors that lead Kalhuri Kurdish people to choose to speak with their children in Persian at the risk of losing their native language, a phenomenon which may happen as a result of linguistic/language suicide or because of linguicide. Therefore, a researcher-designed and validated questionnaire was administered to 384 Kalhuri Kurdish parents. The results indicated that the language policy and planning in Iran has made Kalhuri parents use Persian in interactions with their children instead of using their own vernacular, Kalhuri. The sociolinguistic implications of the study are discussed in the light of the research findings.

Models of Knowing and Understanding

2018 ◽  
pp. 411-429
Author(s):  
Ann Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Pregnancy Outcome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Findings

Whereas Chapter 11 examined what the Social Support and Pregnancy Outcome (SSPO) project can be said to have achieved in the way of research ‘findings’, this chapter broadens the framework of discussion to questions about the status of knowledge and methodologies of inquiry. It attempts to locate the SSPO study within the paradigm of the cultural turning-point referred to earlier — as an instance in the reworking of approaches to knowledge which characterizes intellectual debate in the latter part of the twentieth century. One way to approach this broader task from the specifics of the SSPO study is to ask what kind of methodology it is that combines the approach of a randomized controlled trial with that of ‘qualitative’ interviews.

Density and Captivity in Public Transit Success: Observations from the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 1735 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve E. Polzin ◽  
Xuehao Chu ◽  
Joel R. Rey
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Transit Planning ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transit Market ◽  
Personal Transportation ◽  
Transit Use ◽  
In Transit

The new millennium provides a good time to reflect on transportation-industry trends in some fundamental external factors that influence transportation behavior and planning response. In the public-transit industry, urban density and transit captivity have long been fundamental conditions driving transit planning and service and facility investment decisions. In light of demographic and economic changes, it is useful to revisit the issue of the importance of these factors to the transit market. Findings from a comprehensive analysis of the 1995 Nation-wide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS), which explored current transit-travel behavior, are reported. Two key findings reflect on two historical axioms in transit: ( a) the extent to which density influences transit use and ( b) the importance of the transit-dependent market. The research findings reiterate the significant influence that development density has on public transit mode share and bring to light some revealing data on the influence of urban-area size on transit use. The importance of transit dependency on transit use is documented, and trends in transit dependency over the past few decades are revealed. Finally, the implications of these trends for the public-transit industry are discussed.

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