scholarly journals BOARDING SCHOOL HEALTHY EATING POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OPINIONS OF SCHOOL TEACHERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 50-65
Author(s):  
Zafirah Mohd Nor ◽  
Abdul Rashid Abdullah ◽  
Rosita Jamaluddin ◽  
Hazrina Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Eating Style ◽  
The Government

The collaboration between the Malaysian education and health ministry introduced a school healthy eating policy, where there was a requirement for food and drinks provided within the boarding schools to conform to standards based on macronutrients and energy content. The aim of the present study was to explore the experience of implementing a school healthy eating policy to inform the compliance of such policies being implemented into practices in the boarding school foodservice setting. A qualitative approach was used, with in-depth interviews exploring informants' involvement in, experiences of, factors affecting, and perceived outcomes of policy implementation. Interviews were conducted with fifteen teachers involves in administering the implementation of the school's healthy eating policy. Results were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Perceived challenges to implementation of school healthy eating policy included: students’ eating preferences, students’ eating style, unchanged menu cycle selections, and unhealthy choices of canteen menu. Teachers’ recommendations for successful implementation of policy to be well-practiced in real situations included: enhancement in nutritional education, revise menu, create a conducive healthy eating environment and limit the hours to the canteen. Participants identified that successful policy implementation hinged on the provision of resources and support by the government to the school stakeholders. Implementing a healthy eating policy within the boarding school setting benefits from dedicated resourcing, investment in relationship building with various stakeholders, and introducing changes gradually with a long-term approach.

scholarly journals Implementasi Sistem Merit Dalam Manajemen Aparatur Sipil Negara Kementerian Agama Sulawesi Selatan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
Andi Sefullah ◽  
A Muin Fahmal ◽  
Muhammad Fachri Said
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Civil State ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
State Management ◽  
Track Record ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
The Government ◽  
Merit System

Undang-undang No.5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) merupakan wujud dari kelanjutan pelaksanaan Reformasi Birokrasi, menuju profesionalisme pegawai. Merit sistem merupakan cerminan manajemen kepegawaian yang profesional dimana penempatan pegawai dan pejabat menggunakan kompetensi kinerja dan track record sebagai alat ukur pengangkatan Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengevaluasi implementasi sistem merit dalam Manajemen ASN pada Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Agama Prov. Sulawesi Selatan dan melihat faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi implementasi sitem tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian normatif empiris dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan tujuan mengetahui bagaimana implementasi sistem merit dalam manajemen ASN serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi implementasi tersebut. Sehingga diharapkan dapat memberikan sumbangan pemikiran terhadap pemerintah dalam pengkajian dan pelaksanaan sistem merit kearah yang lebih baik. The implementation of the Act Number 5, Year 2014 on The Civil State Apparatus is entity of a sustainable successful implementation of bureaucracy reform head to officers professionalism. The Merit System is a reflection of professional staffing management. The merit system is performance assessment based on work performance. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the implementation of merit system to officers development according to the needs of South Celebes Regional Office the Ministry of Religions and the factors affecting of its implementations. It is a normatif-empiric method with qualitative approach. It is hoped to describe the implementation of merit system in civil state management and and the factors affecting of its implementations. So that it is expected to contribute ideas to the government in the study and implementation of a better Merit System.

Successful Policy Implementation: The Route to Building Self-Confident Government

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Giacchino ◽  
Andrew Kakabadse
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy Initiative ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Future Policy

This article addresses self-confident government from the viewpoint of the need for improved policy implementation practices. It draws upon the findings of recent research undertaken in Malta with the purpose of identifying what factors influenced the successful implementation of a major policy decision and the manner in which these factors affected success. Based upon data collected through both documentary research and interviews with the key players involved in the implementation of the policy under review, 18 factors of success were identified. Although they all played a different and important role in enabling the government to deliver on its promise, central to the issue of success was the manner in which Government organized itself to deliver this policy initiative. The three decisive factors in this regard were: (1) the decision taken to locate political responsibility for the initiative in the Office of the Prime Minister; (2) the presence of a strong project management/team dynamic; and (3) the type and level of commitment shown to the policy initiative which, in itself, was heavily moderated by the former two factors. The article discusses the implications of these three critical factors on the successful outcome of the policy initiative and makes recommendations for their application to future policy initiatives and for the organization of self-confident government.

Identifying factors affecting the acceptance of government to government system in developing nations – empirical evidence from Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyan Kirat Rai ◽  
Krithi Ramamritham ◽  
Arnab Jana
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Government

Purpose This paper aims to examine the factors that might influence the acceptance of government-to-government (G2G) systems in the Government of Nepal (GoN), to enhance the communication for coordination among government agencies. Design/methodology/approach After reviewing the Unified Model for E-Government Acceptance (UMEGA), interviews, focus group discussions with government officials and interviews with the retired senior government officials, a conceptual model has been proposed. The model is empirically tested with 234 responses collected from the government officials working in the central ministries of GoN using the structural equation modeling technique. Findings The result showed that factors considered from UMEGA such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions and attitude have a significant influence on the behavioral intention to use the system in the GoN. Also, the identified factors such as a commitment from leadership, awareness among leadership and transparency have a significant influence on the behavioral intention of the users to accept the system. Research limitations/implications The low sample size is one of the major limitations of this research. Practical implications The findings show that the identified factors have a significant influence on the acceptance model and provide useful insights to policymakers, government officials and system developers to achieve the successful implementation of the e-government system in Nepal. The findings can be used by the academicians and e-government practitioners to extend it to other developing nations. Originality/value This research work explores the factors affecting the acceptance of a G2G system in GoN through the modification of the UMEGA model. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is a novel research in the context of Nepal, where the implementation of e-government has been analyzed from the perspectives of acceptance models to support the better implementation of e-governance systems.

scholarly journals The Coastal Community Development Project (CCDP) Environmentally Sustainable Empowerment Model in District Merauke

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 02016
Author(s):  
Alexander Phuk Tjilen ◽  
Samel W. Ririhena ◽  
Nur jalal ◽  
Leo Antonio ◽  
Yohanis E. Teturan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Coastal Community ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study is to explain 1. How is the process of empowering coastal communities in utilizing the funds of the Government of Indonesia and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) in District Merauke; 2. To get a model that can explain factor factors that influence the implementation of coastal community empowerment that is environmentally sustainable and sustainable. The method used in this research is a qualitative research. Research is undertaken by direct observation, literature observation, data collection, interviews, and FDG with parties or agencies that have been involved with the Coastal Community Development Project (CCDP), such as the Marine and Fisheries Service of District Merauke, and the District Merauke fishery community. The result of this research: 1) The model of economic empowerment of coastal communities has encouraged people to use environmentally friendly and sustainable fishing gear. 2) The main factors affecting the successful implementation of coastal community empowerment include: (a) Resource, (b) ability, community, (d) commitment, (e) market (market) f) innovation (innovation) and (g) Participation (participatory).

Non-formal Education Practitioners Facing Changes in the Organizational Structure of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia in 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Alim Harun Pamungkas ◽  
Tia Ayu Ningrum
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Support Policy ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this article is to find out the response behind the policy implementation carried out by the government. The policy referred to is the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2020. This article is the result of research conducted. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach. The design used is a case study. Some data on the opinions of non-formal education managers in Padang were obtained through distributed questionnaires. Several other data were obtained through interviews with informants. The results of this study indicate that education practitioners in Padang are not ready and do not support policy implementation. The reason behind the response is practitioners' distrust of the changes planned by the government. Managers are pessimistic about the successful implementation of this policy. This happens because every policy change that has existed so far has had no significant impact.

scholarly journals Collaborative Practice in Secondary Schools in the Promotion of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Claude Bouchard ◽  
Frances Gallagher ◽  
Hassan Soubhi ◽  
Louis Bujold ◽  
Denise St-Cyr
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Government

Background: Among 12 to 17 year-olds, overweight and obesity rates have more than doubled in the past 25 years. In Quebec, the government initiatives that have been implemented to promote healthy behaviours among young people require the collaboration of many stakeholders. The objective of this study was to describe collaborative practice in secondary schools promoting healthy eating and physical activity.Methods and Findings: A descriptive multiple-case study was conducted in three Quebec secondary schools. The data collection methods consisted of a focus group, semi-structured individual interviews (21), observation of events involving collaboration among various school stakeholders (5), and document analysis (3). Qualitative analysis of intra-case and cross-case data carried out by more than one researcher helped identify emerging manifestations of collaborative practice.Conclusion: Committing to projects, accepting tasks, and consulting with colleagues are some of the actions identified in school-based activities promoting healthy lifestyles. This study sheds light on the importance of collaborative practice in the promotion of healthy lifestyles among young people in a school setting.

E-Projects Challenges in India – Role of Human Resource Management and Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Ramnik Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Traditional Approaches

E-governance is a paradigm shift over the traditional approaches in Public Administration which means rendering of government services and information to the public by using electronic means. In the past decades, service quality and responsiveness of the government towards the citizens were least important but with the approach of E-Government the government activities are now well dealt. This paper withdraws experiences from various studies from different countries and projects facing similar challenges which need to be consigned for the successful implementation of e-governance projects. Developing countries like India face poverty and illiteracy as a major obstacle in any form of development which makes it difficult for its government to provide e-services to its people conveniently and fast. It also suggests few suggestions to cope up with the challenges faced while implementing e-projects in India.

Implementasi Kebijakan Agraria dan Ketimpangan Penguasaan Lahan (Kasus Lahan Eks HGU di Desa Cipeuteuy, Kecamatan Kabandungan, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Provinsi Jawa Barat)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Muhammad Febri Ramdani
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Agrarian Reform ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Agrarian Policy ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
The Government

ABSTRAKMUHAMAD FEBRI RAMDANI. Implementasi Kebijakan Agraria dan Ketimpangan Penguasaan Lahan (Kasus Lahan Eks HGU di Desa Cipeuteuy, Kecamatan Kabandungan, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Provinsi Jawa Barat). Dibimbing oleh MARTUA SIHALOHO.Redistribusi lahan yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah sebuah upaya implementasi kebijakan agraria. Kebijakan agraria tersebut berupa asset reform (penataan aset) eks lahan perkebunan dengan skema legalisasi aset berwujud sertifikasi bidang lahan. Namun dalam pelaksanannya pemerintah mengklaim bahwa kebijakan tersebut merupakan agenda reforma agraria. Atas dasar klaim tersebut, penting untuk meninjau access reform (penataan akses) bekerja, karena pada hakikatnya reforma agraria merupakan asset reform (penataan aset) dan access reform (penataan akses) yang berjalan beriringan, dengan bertujuan untuk menata ketimpangan penguasaan lahan agar terwujudnya keadilan agraria (agrarian justice). Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kuantitatif yang didukung kualitatif dengan pendekatan sensus. Metode yang digunakan untuk menentukan responden ialah purposive sampling dengan teknik non probability sampling. Pengolahan data menggunakan uji statistik rank spearman untuk melihat hubungan variabel. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menunjukan bahwa tingkat asset reform berada pada kategori rendah. Hasil uji statistik menunjukan bahwa asset reform berhubungan dengan access reform dan asset reform berhubungan dengan ketimpangan penguasaan lahan.Kata kunci: access reform, asset reform, keadilan agraria, reforma agrariaABSTRACTMUHAMAD FEBRI RAMDANI. Implementation of Agrarian Policy and Land Tenure Inequality (Case of Ex-HGU Land in Cipeuteuy Village, Kabandungan District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java Province). Supervised by MARTUA SIHALOHO.Land redistribution has been done by government as an effort of agrarian policy implementation. The policy came in form of asset reform of ex-plantation land with asset legalization scheme (land-part certification). But the government claimed that this policy is one of the agrarian reform agenda. It is important to observe how this access reform works, because agrarian and access reform can’t be separated one another, with purpose to reduce the inequality of land tenure so that the agrarian justice can be reach. This research used quantitative method supported by qualitative data, using the census approachment. Purposive sampling with non probabilty sampling used to specify the respondent. The data processed by rank spearman statistic test to analyze the relation between variable. This research shows a low level of asset reform. The statistic test shows that the low asset reform have a strong relation to low access reform, and high inequality of land tenure.Key words: access reform, agrarian justice, agrarian reform, asset reform

Ghana: the State of Agriculture and Prospects for Food Security in the Context of Achieving SDGs

2018 ◽  
pp. 16-31
Author(s):  
Tatyana Denisova
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government

For the first time in Russian African studies, the author examines the current state of agriculture, challenges and prospects for food security in Ghana, which belongs to the group of African countries that have made the most progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals adopted by UN member states in 2015 with a view of achieving them by 2030. The SDGs include: ending poverty in all its forms everywhere (Goal 1); ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture (2); ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages (3), etc. These goals are considered fundamental because the achievement of a number of other SDGs – for example, ensuring quality education (4), achieving gender equality (5), ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns (12), etc. – largely depends on their implementation. Ghana was commended by the world community for the significant reduction in poverty, hunger and malnutrition between 2000 and 2014, i.e. for the relatively successful implementation of the first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, 2000–2015) – the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. However, SDGs require more careful study and planning of implementation measures. In order to achieve the SDGs, the Government of Ghana has adopted a number of programs, plans and projects, the successful implementation of which often stumbles upon the lack of funding and lack of coordination between state bodies, private and public organizations, foreign partners – donors and creditors, etc., which are involved in the processes of socioeconomic development of Ghana. The author determines the reasons for the lack of food security in Ghana, gives an assessment of the state of the agricultural sector, the effective development of which is a prerequisite for the reduction of poverty and hunger, primarily due to the engagement of a significant share (45%) of the economically active population in this sector. The study shows that the limited growth in food production is largely due to the absence of domestic markets and necessary roads, means of transportation, irrigation and storage infrastructure, as well as insufficient investment in the agricultural sector, rather than to a shortage of fertile land or labor.

Internet-based Online Higher Education in Nepal Amidst COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashis Acharya ◽  
Nabaraj Poudyal ◽  
Ganesh Lamichhane ◽  
Babita Aryal ◽  
Bibek Raj Bhattarai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Higher Education ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
The Government

The COVID-19 global pandemic has affected all aspects of human life, with education, not an exception. In an attempt to stop the SARS-CoV-2 spreading like wildfire, the Government of Nepal has implemented nationwide lockdowns since March 24, 2020, that have enforced schools and universities to shut down. As a consequence, more than four hundred thousand students of various levels in higher education institutions (HEIs) are in a dilemma about restoring the situation. Several HEIs, nationwide, have leaped forward from the traditional concept of learning—limited within the boundary of the classroom—to choosing digital platforms as an alternative means of teaching because of the pandemic. For this research, the descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out to investigate the effects and challenges of learning via digital platforms during this pandemic. Data were collected from students and faculty at various levels of higher education and analyzed statistically with different factors using t-test and ANOVA, and variables were found to be approximately normally distributed. The study revealed that 70% of the respondents had access to the Internet, but 36% of the Internet accessed did not continue online classes due to unexpected disturbance in Internet and electrical connectivity. Likewise, 65% of students did not feel comfortable with online classes, and among attendees of online classes, 78% of students want to meet the instructor for a better understanding of course matters. According to the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model, three factors, such as institutional policy, internet access, and poverty, are found to be significant factors affecting the online higher education systems in Nepal. On the brighter side, this outbreak has brought ample opportunities to reform the conventional teaching-learning paradigm in Nepal.

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