scholarly journals Dynamic Flood Resilience Typology: A Systemic Transitional Adaptation from Peitou Plateau, Taiwan

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 875
Author(s):  
Tzen-Ying Ling
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
Human Habitat ◽  
The Face ◽  
Adaptation Practice ◽  
Tool Pin ◽  
Habitat Domain

Resilience practice is a place-based activity. This study incorporates the notion of “Transitional Progress” as an available scoping tool pin-pointing the human-habitat domain; the critical human resilience build-up can be identified by the site-specific and locally adapted practice as the residents’ perception and interaction within the local geographical character are examined. The assessment framework is proposed as a measurable process, followed by an adaptive cycle valuation performed for each of the scales at the different transitional stages. This resilience varies from the degree and time exposed to flood and the resident’s respective responses regarding people, community, and place; accordingly, the semi-structured interview documented respondents’ self-evaluation from the Peitou Plateau in Taipei. The study ascertained that in the face of climate risks: (1) adaptive measures aided and enhanced the information gathered for risk impact is based on the residents’ perception of the habitat and human domain (2) adaptive capacity assessment is an effective mean in understanding residents’ mitigation will and confidence, and (3) community ability to reflect on past actual time scenario. Most importantly, the assessment framework contributes to understanding local adaptation practice and contributes toward the sustainability of the urbanity.

Support and Goal Outcomes during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Marika Vowels ◽  
Katherine Carnelley
Keyword(s):  
Catalyst Support ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
The Face ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Sources Of Support

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been stuck indoors with their partners for months. Having a supportive partner is likely to be especially important during this time where access to outside sources of support is limited. Individuals have to continue to work on goals and tasks while dealing with demands caused by the pandemic. The present mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how partner support is associated with goal outcomes during COVID-19. The quantitative participants (n = 200) completed a daily diary for a week and weekly longitudinal reports for a month and 48 participants attended a semi-structured interview. The quantitative results showed that higher relational catalyst support was associated with better goal outcomes; qualitative analyses revealed partners use direct and indirect forms of emotional and instrumental support toward goal pursuit. Across both forms of data, participants’ resilience in the face of the pandemic was evident.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF FATHER EDUCATION ON THE PERCEPTION OF FATHERHOOD IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeşim Şölen ◽  
Yıldız Öztan Ulusoy
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Preschool Period ◽  
The Face ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Patriarchal Social Structure

In this study, the perceptions of fathers with children in the preschool period towards the concept of fatherhood, a lifelong learning process, and father education after the father education they received, were examined. The study was carried out with a qualitative research method. The sample of the study consisted of 14 fathers who had children attending two kindergartens in Kocaeli in the 2018-2019 academic year and volunteering to participate in the study. Fourteen fathers in the group were interviewed after the training program was applied. As a result of the face-to-face interviews with the semi-structured interview form, what they expressed about fatherhood, how they expressed themselves as fathers in the lifelong learning process, and their thoughts on participation in father education were obtained. It is known that the father has a critical role in the formation of the child's personality. Father education should be given importance to raise happy and healthy individuals. Today, it has been observed that there is a transition from the patriarchal social structure to modernity, and the fathers' traditional thoughts have changed, and they have started to think more child-oriented. It has been revealed that fathers gain awareness after education and fatherhood is a conscious and learnable phenomenon when an effort is made. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0720/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Promoting Students' Autonomous Learning Using Portfolio Assessment in EFL Writing Class

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Peptia Asrining Tyas
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Review Session

This study attempts to present the implementation of portfolio assessment to promote students’ autonomous learning in one of reputable universities in Indonesia. The participants were 30 students enrolled Essay Writing Class. A collection of students’ work during the course in the form of ‘Essay Writing Module’ was used to provide authentic evidence of the implementation of portfolio assessment and observation checklists of students’ work was used to present the completeness of portfolio assessment of each student. To know students’ autonomous learning, semi-structured interview was carried out. The results prove that portfolio assessment can promote students autonomous learning since it provides some benefits for students such as motivate them to do self-evaluation and reflection, encourage them to be actively involved in peer review session, and also enhance their awareness of their weaknesses. HIGHLIGHTS: Portfolio assessment promotes students’ autonomous learning by providing some benefits for students such as provide a guide for self-evaluation, reflection, and peer review. Each element in portfolio encourages students’ engagement during the writing activities both inside and outside the classroom. An insightful idea of specific criteria motivates students to set goals in improving their writing competence and performance.

Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent (ORDM-P): Face validity, comprehensiveness, and internal consistency

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-333
Author(s):  
Janet Njelesani ◽  
Jane A Davis ◽  
Tatiana Pontes
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Repertoire Development ◽  
The Face ◽  
Further Development

Introduction An occupational repertoire is the array of occupations that an individual has the perceived capacity to perform at a specific point in time. The Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent is a new tool that uses parent report to identify the occupations children can and do perform and their interests in and opportunities for doing them. This study aimed to test the face validity, comprehensiveness, and internal consistency of the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent as a tool to measure the occupational repertoire of children aged between 2 and 12 years. Method Twenty-nine occupational therapists completed an online questionnaire about the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent, and 27 parents completed it and then provided feedback via a structured interview. Descriptive statistics, content analysis, and the content validity index guided data analysis. Results Participants view the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent as practical, simple, and supportive of occupation-centred practice to optimize children’s development of a meaningful repertoire. Overall, self-care occupations were rated highly relevant. Lower-scoring occupations were those perceived as performed only by older children, nonessential for children with disabilities, or culturally unimportant. Conclusion Results indicate value in the further development of the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent and validate that it asks relevant questions to understand a child’s performance, engagement, and opportunities, leading to optimal repertoire development.

Preserving Control: Understanding People's Experiences Before, During and After Detention Under the Irish Mental Health Act 2001

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S483-S483
Author(s):  
D. McGuinness ◽  
A. Higgins ◽  
B. Hallahan ◽  
E. Bainbridge ◽  
C. McDonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Loss Of Autonomy ◽  
Psychiatric Units ◽  
The Face ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionThe Mental Health Act 2001 provides a legal framework for the involuntary admission and treatment of individuals deemed to have a mental disorder to psychiatric units. The perspectives of people who have been detained are relatively poorly understood.ObjectiveTo develop a theoretical understanding of individual's experiences throughout the trajectory of their detention and to understand the psychological and social processes that individuals use to cope before, during and after detention.MethodsFifty individuals subject to detention across three psychiatric units consented to be interviewed three months after their detention. Using a semi-structured interview people recounted their experiences. Interviews were analysed using the principles underpinning Grounded Theory.ResultsThe theory ‘Preserving Control’ encapsulates individuals’ experiences and consists of three related themes: ‘Losing Control’, ‘Regaining Control’ and ‘Maintaining Control’. ‘Losing Control’ describes individuals’ experiences of losing their autonomy and liberty thought the process of detention and hospitalisation. ‘Regaining Control describes, the strategies individuals used in an attempted to restore their loss of autonomy and control. ‘Maintaining Control’ describes how individuals lived with the consequences of detention and contended with impact on discharge.ConclusionsWhilst a large variation existed in relation to the subjective experience of being detained, the characteristic process that individuals tend to experience related to identifiable phases of preserving control in the face of this loss of autonomy. Findings from this study highlight the importance of more sensitive interactions support and information during and after the detention process.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Engaging consultants in green projects: exploring the practice in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazirah Zainul Abidin ◽  
Nadia Alina Amir Shariffuddin
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Direct Selection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Request For Proposal ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
The Face

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of engaging key project consultants for the development of green projects in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach is adopted in this research using the face-to-face semi-structured interview process with 18 respondents consisting of developers and architects of green projects that have obtained green certification by the Malaysian Green Building Index. Findings The engagement of consultants is divided into three stages: engagement method; consultant selection method; and evaluation process. The engagement method can be initiated by the client or through the architect. The direct selection is the preferred strategy in engaging architects, while open strategy is commonly adopted for engaging other key consultants. The evaluation process consists of request for proposal evaluation and negotiation before appointment is awarded. In addition, there are four main criteria in selecting the consultants: client’s preference, fee flexibility, green project requirement and consultant firm’s internal strengths. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the Malaysian context and based on the engagement of main consultants in green development projects and, thus, cannot be generalised to other consultants’ engagement in conventional projects. Practical implications This research presents the process that can contribute to better planning, controlling and management of the consultants’ engagement process. The selection criteria shall form a reference in selecting the most suitable consultants for the project. Originality/value This study attempts to understand how consultants are engaged in green projects, an important management stage in project initiation, but has received little attention in the past.

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