scholarly journals The Readiness of Disadvantaged Regions in Implementing E-Government in Indonesia: Case Study in East Seram Regency

2020 ◽  
pp. 174-186
Author(s):  
Hasri Arey ◽  
Suripto Suripto ◽  
Rian D. Hapsari ◽  
Muhammad Firyal Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Computer Equipment ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Depth Interviews

The East Seram Regency is a disadvantaged region in Indonesia with many sub-districts that do not have access to internet and electricity. The remaining options for sub-districts was hindered because it is limited by wilderness and free oceans and the APBD (Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget) in this regency is also limited. Although, the implementation of e-Government by the Regent are willing to follow the mandate of Presidential Regulation No. 95 of 2018 concerning Electronic-Based Government Systems (SPBE). The purpose of this study was to analyze and determine the readiness of the East Seram Regency in implementing the e-government system in Indonesia. This study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods and data collection technique was also carried out by using a questionnaire for 76 respondents, in-depth interviews for 7 informants, and documentation. The result showed the quality of public human resources and civil servants in the field of communication and the informatics are low. Also, the ICT infrastructure such as internet, servers, networks, and computer equipment are inadequate. The East Seram Regency is a disadvantaged region that prioritizes physical development infrastructure rather than allocating a high budget for the information technology tools. Therefore, it is concluded that the East Seram Regency as one of the disadvantaged region in Indonesia whose Local Government is 'Not Ready' to implement an e-government system as mandated by Presidential Regulation No. 95 of 2018.  

scholarly journals Validation of a Short-Form Version of the Danish Need for Recovery Scale against the Full Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Stevens ◽  
Patrick Crowley ◽  
Anne H. Garde ◽  
Ole S. Mortensen ◽  
Clas-Håkan Nygård ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Need For Recovery ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Danish Version ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis ◽  
Item Scale

Introduction: The Need for Recovery (NFR) Scale facilitates the understanding of the factors that can lead to sustainable working and employability. Short-form scales can reduce the burden on researchers and respondents. Our aim was to create and validate a short-form Danish version of the NFR Scale. Methods: Two datasets were used to conduct the exploratory and confirmatory analyses. This was done using qualitative and quantitative methods. The exploratory phase identified several short-form versions of the Danish NFR Scale and evaluated the quality of each through the assessment of content, construct and criterion validity, and responsiveness. These evaluations were then verified through the confirmatory analysis, using the second dataset. Results: A short-form NFR scale consisting of three items (exhausted at the end of a work day, hard to find interest in other people after a work day, it takes over an hour to fully recover from a work day) showed excellent validity and responsiveness compared to the nine-item scale. Furthermore, a short-form consisting of just two items also showed excellent validity and good responsiveness. Conclusion: A short-form NFR scale, consisting of three items from the Danish NFR Scale, seems to be an appropriate substitute for the full nine-item scale.

Trusting Others: A Pareto Distribution of Source and Message Credibility Among News Reporters

2020 ◽  
pp. 009365022091181
Author(s):  
Aviv Barnoy ◽  
Zvi Reich
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Pareto Distribution ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Epistemic Trust ◽  
Mixed Inference ◽  
First Time

This study uses the case study of journalists to explore the socio-cognitive nature of interpersonal trust in growingly deceptive ecosystems. Journalists are ideal test subjects to explore these issues as professional trust allocators, who receive immediate feedback on right and wrong trust decisions. The study differentiates, for the first time, between source and message credibility evaluations, based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Findings show that journalists can distinguish source and message credibility. However, in practice they rely on source evaluations as an “autopilot” default mode, shifting gears to observations of source and message credibility in epistemically complex cases. The proportion between both is close to Pareto distribution. This extreme division challenges both inductive and mixed inference theories of epistemic trust and suggests revisiting the “typification” doctrine of newswork. Data partially support the hegemony and “epistemic injustice” theory, showing that traditional credibility criteria might trigger the exclusion of nontraditional voices.

scholarly journals Urine diversion dry toilets in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa: acceptance, use and maintenance through users' eyes

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nosipho Mkhize ◽  
Myra Taylor ◽  
Kai M. Udert ◽  
Teddy G. Gounden ◽  
Chris A. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Nutrient Recovery ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Material Community ◽  
Urine Diversion

This study was part of the VUNA project aimed to develop an affordable sanitation system that produces a valuable fertiliser, reduces pollution of water resources and promotes health. Urine diversion dry toilets (UDDTs) simplify the on-site hygienisation of faeces and allow for nutrient recovery from urine. Social acceptance is vital for the implementation of the UDDT, because sanitation is only effective if the system not only provides a well-designed toilet and effective waste management, but also offers users a facility that caters to their needs and is sensitive to their cultural lifestyle. This study used qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate acceptance, use and maintenance of UDDTs. Key findings indicate lower levels of acceptance of UDDTs among the elderly, who are accustomed to traditional pit toilets. The users aspire to own a flush toilet, perceived to be indicative of household wealth. A dominant concern was emptying the pit and the quality of the building material. Community interventions are required that will promote acceptance, understanding and encourage proper use and maintenance of the UDDT, and may need some technology modification. There is an urgent need for increased community participation to address users' perceptions, attitudes and behaviour concerning the UDDT.

Mothers Now Childless: Structures of the Life-World

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Only Child ◽  
Life World ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Crisis Of Meaning ◽  
Depth Interviews

Prior research has highlighted the fact that bereaved parents are confronted with a severe crisis of meaning in their lives (Braun & Berg, 1994; Craig, 1977; Miles & Crandall, 1986; Rando, 1986; Wheeler, 1990). The author conducted a study (Talbot, 1996–97) which combined both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand what it means for mothers to survive the death of their only child. This article focuses on the findings from ten in-depth interviews which delineate the life-world of participant bereaved mothers. Implications for counselors and other professionals assisting bereaved mothers of only children are included.

Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Complementary Purposes: A Case Study

10.1002/ir.26 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (112) ◽  
pp. 15-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josetta S. McLaughlin ◽  
Gerald W. McLaughlin ◽  
John A. Muffo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods

An Evaluation of Supportive Housing: Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice McCarthy ◽  
Geoffrey Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Supportive Housing ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
And Control

This paper reports the findings of an evaluation of supportive housing for people who have been hospitalized in psychiatric facilities. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to inquire into two key processes, social support and control in the residence, and two key outcomes, quality of life and personal growth. Interviews were conducted with 34 residents of small supportive housing programs, and staff of these settings also provided information. While residents were generally pleased with the amount of support and control they had in their residences, there were some areas in which staff exerted unilateral control (i.e., they made decisions without involving residents in the process). With respect to quality of life, residents were satisfied with their housing, but voiced some concerns over a lack of privacy, stigma, and limited opportunities for participation in the community. Residents reported showing personal growth since entering supportive housing in terms of greater independence, more instrumental role involvement, and improved self-esteem and social skills. Staff confirmed these changes. Residents indicated their increased feelings of competence were due to the social support of staff and friends, acceptance by members of their networks and the community at large, and participation in the residence and community activities. The findings expand our understanding of supportive housing in showing that such programs have beneficial effects besides reduced recidivism rates and increased work productivity for residents and in identifying program processes which contribute to residents' increased competence. Moreover, the findings illustrate the value of using qualitative data in program evaluation.

EXPLORING THE MOTIVATION FACTORS OF CHARITABLE GIVING AND THEIR VALUE STRUCTURE: A CASE STUDY OF SEOUL, KOREA

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mann Hyung Hur
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Mass Psychology ◽  
Good Deed ◽  
The Common

This study explored the motivation factors of charitable giving and their value structure. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. Six components were found which individually stand for the dimensions of the motivation factors of charitable giving: a good deed, altruism, a desire for social responsibility, a desire for the common good, mass psychology, and a showing off reward-expecting manner. Two different networks among the factors of charitable giving were shown: one represented a notion of social and individual virtue, and the other referred to a notion of selfishness. Therefore, it can be said that people give to charities both in order to demonstrate their virtue, and to satisfy their selfishness.

scholarly journals Faith Development, Religious Styles and Biographical Narratives: Methodological Perspectives

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Keller ◽  
Heinz Streib
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Faith Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Structural Framework ◽  
Contemporary Religion ◽  
Formed Part

Abstract Narrative study of religious lives has formed part of numerous projects at the Bielefeld Research Center for Biographical Studies in Contemporary Religion. An essential instrument in our designs, which mostly combine qualitative and quantitative methods, is the Faith Development Interview (FDI). In response to longstanding criticism its cognitive structural framework has been revised in respect of styles and schemata. The religious styles perspective examines the self as articulated in narratives and associates it with affectivity and emotion. This article gives an overview of our theoretical and methodological revisions, which take cognizance of current developments in lifespan developmental and clinical psychology such as attachment, mentalization and wisdom. We illustrate the implementation of these advances with a case study from our current study of ‘spirituality’,1 which we locate in the complex multi-method design, and outline the triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data.

scholarly journals Customer Satisfaction and Commuter Service: An Evaluation of Intercity Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Performance Delivery

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 95-124
Author(s):  
Krishnan Isai Amutan Isai ◽  
Vimala Kadiresan ◽  
Neeta Jayabalan ◽  
Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul ◽  
Mohammad Nor Afandi Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Interview Session

The present study focuses on an evaluation of intercity Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) performance delivery on customer satisfaction and commuter services. Its objective is to evaluate the customers’ satisfaction of KTMB intercity towards the performance delivery of various services. As such, a framework was proposed for major dimensions which have an impact on the level of services satisfaction provided by my KTM commuter. Furthermore, the study employed qualitative and quantitative methods for the purpose of analysis. Data was obtained using 600 questionnaires and 18 staff via interview session. The findings show that status and age of respondents have no significant influence on safety and security, cleanliness, facilities, as well as services except between the categorical variables; quality, punctuality and price which have significant differences tangled with the performance of commuter service. From all the responses that were pointed out by interviewees, the most significant reason for the persistence of the problems is MyCommuter launched by KTM, which is the unbalanced momentum of systematic management. Also, it was realised that the heterogeneous variations of lower fairness within the system will affect the punctuality, functions of commuter, the breakdown of the trains, limitation of commuters, and etc in a negative direction. Important areas of priorities for the improvisation of commuter services are the holistic coordination of effective and continuous monitoring of system in terms of systematic management. Lastly, the present study suggests conducting an extensive study in comparing KTMB and ETS services to enhance the quality of their services.

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