scholarly journals COMMUNITY INTENTION IN THE WHISTLE-BLOWING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR SMOKE-FREE ZONES’ LAW ENFORCEMENT IN KENDARI CITY, SULAWESI TENGGARA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
La Ode Hasnuddin S. Sagala ◽  
La Ode Ahmad Saktiansyah ◽  
Abdillah Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
System Development ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Whistle Blowing ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Official Police

Background: Kendari City has set regional regulation No. 16 of 2014 about smoke-free zones (SFZs), however, it has been no tool that is optimal in law enforcement on the application of SFZs regulation in this region.Objectives: This study aims to measure the factors of community intentions in the development of the whistle-blowing systems (WBS) in law enforcement of the SFZs regulation in Kendari City.Methods: The action research approach was carried out with the development of the WBS application which was followed by an observational survey of the community at eight SFZs that had been set in Kendari City.Results: The WBS application for SFZs regulation enforcement in Kendari City was developed through two interfaces: the website on the law enforcement team (Pamong Praja official police and the Health Office) and an Android-based application that can be downloaded for free on the reporting side. Most people of Kendari City have good intentions (90.2 %) in using WBS for SFZs regulation enforcement. This intention indirectly tends to get support from the community (ORadj = 5.1). The age of teenagers or students has the highest proportion in intending to use the WBS for SFZs regulation law enforcement other than employees of private (ORadj = 3.2).Conclusion: Almost the entire community of Kendari intends to use the WBS to SFZs regulation law enforcement also seen indirectly through social supports. This intention related to the age group of adolescents and the type of work of private employees. Further studies are needed to make one of the SFZs as a pilot project in the implementation of the WBS, e.g. educational institutions as a place for teenagers/students. 

scholarly journals Stories affording new pathways: bridging the divide between aged and disability care

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 819-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Dawson ◽  
Christopher Sykes ◽  
Peter McLean ◽  
Michael Zanko ◽  
Heather Marciano
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Collective Acceptance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the early stages of change and the way that stories can open up forms of collaborative dialogue and creative thinking among divergent stakeholders on known but “intractable” problems by enabling multiple voices to be heard in the co-construction of future possibilities for change. The empirical focus is on a project undertaken by two organizations located in Australia. The organizations – AAC, a large aged care provider and Southern Disability Services, a disability support service – collaborated with the researchers in identifying and re-characterizing the nature of the problem in the process of storying new pathways for tackling the transitioning needs of people with intellectual disabilities into aged care services. Design/methodology/approach – An action research approach was used in conducting interviews in the case organizations to ascertain the key dimensions of the presenting problem and to identify change options, this was followed by an ethnographic study of a Pilot Project used to trial the provision of disability day service programmes within an aged care setting. Findings – A key finding of the study centres on the importance of stories at the early stages of change in widening the arena of innovative opportunities, in facilitating collective acceptance of new ideas and in initiating action to resolve problems. The paper demonstrates how stories are used not only in retrospective sensemaking of existing problems but also in giving prospective sense to the possibilities for resolving protracted problems through innovative solutions that in turn facilitates a level of collective acceptance and commitment to opening up new pathways for change. Originality/value – The paper focuses on problem characterization during the early stages of change and bring to the fore the often hidden notion of time in utilizing concepts from a range of literatures in examining temporality, stories and sensemaking in a context in which future possibilities are made sense of in the present through restorying experiences and events from the past. On a practical and policy front, the paper demonstrates the power of stories to mobilize commitment and action and presents material for rethinking change possibilities in the delivery of aged and disability care.

An Agricultural Knowledge Management System for Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
pp. 334-359
Author(s):  
Dejen Alemu ◽  
Murray Eugene Jennex ◽  
Temtim Assfea
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
System Development ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Knowledge ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Key Success Factor

Agricultural KMS development involves various participants from different communities of practice (CoPs) who possess their own knowledge. However, the current development of technology neglected the local communities who possess indigenous knowledge, which is the key success factor for agricultural development. This chapter discusses how to integrate scientific and IK in agricultural KMS development and use. An interpretive analysis of primary qualitative data acquired through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and participant observations was carried out following system development action research approach. The research result yields concepts for understanding the process conceptual framework in KMS development and use for knowledge sharing and integration.

scholarly journals Implementation of Scrum Work Framework in the Development of Quality Assurance Information System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-139
Author(s):  
Mercurius Broto Legowo ◽  
Budi Indiarto ◽  
Deden Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Study Programs

Quality Assurance Information System Development is required to accellerate accreditation achievement. This Information System application is an integrated model of quality assurance information systems based on the integration of BAN-PT accreditation and ISO 9001: 2008. The purpose of this research is to develop a quality assurance information system by implementing the Scrum Framework. Scrum is one of the popular frameworks in Agile Development Methodology. In this way, the development of productivity increases significantly. In this Applied Research the Action Research approach is used. This Multi-Year Applied Research is the final research of previous studies. The results of this study presented the quality assurance information system that was produced using the complete Scrum framework. This information system is expected to contribute significantly to ISO-certified higher education in increasing the BAN-PT Accreditation assessment for their study programs.

Harnessing Interagency Collaboration in Inter-Organizational Systems Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 236-250
Author(s):  
Thayanan Phuaphanthong ◽  
Tung Bui ◽  
Somnuk Keretho
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
System Development ◽  
Interagency Collaboration ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Organizational System ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Action Research Approach

In spite of the increasing need for building interagency systems, the literature on effective inter-organizational collaboration is practically inexistent, both from the methodological and practical perspectives. Using an action research approach, this paper reports the findings of a four-year long action research that seeks to identify critical success factors for establishing and maintaining interagency collaboration in a large-scale inter-organizational system development project. The findings were drawn from direct experiences during the implementation of the cross-border internet-based system for trade and transport facilitation in Thailand, which required an involvement of more than 40 governmental and business stakeholders. This paper suggests a stepwise approach for the establishment and maintenance of interagency collaboration, and derives methodological and practical implications from this large-scale experience.

scholarly journals Nurturing the digital baby: Open innovation for development and optimization

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 2407-2421
Author(s):  
Brendan Paul Murphy ◽  
Paidi O’Raghallaigh ◽  
Michelle Carr
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Design Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Information System Development ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Electronic Health

The primary aim around developing and optimizing an electronic health record is to improve patient care and population health. The objective of this study is to design and evaluate an action research approach for the optimization of the design of a summary page artefact within an electronic health record for newborn healthcare. An action research approach was chosen for its participatory democratic process for developing practical knowledge and solutions. Collaborative workshops lead by an independent graphic facilitator with a ‘bottom up’ approach, involving self-selected motivated members from multidisciplinary healthcare teams, were designed and conducted. To evaluate this approach, insights were drawn from behavioural and design science paradigms to demonstrate that knowledge and understanding of the design problem and its solution were acquired in building the optimized summary page artefact. Information system development for healthcare requires consideration not just of what we do but how and why we do things. Our analysis demonstrates that action design research represents an agile and lean approach for successful optimization and implementation of information system development in healthcare.

Project on school staff health promotion in Poland: the first experiences

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 405-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Woynarowska-Soldan
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Action Research Approach

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the concept, methods of implementation, results and experiences from the first stage of the three-year project on school staff health promotion carried out within the framework of the health-promoting school (HPS) network in Poland. Design/methodology/approach – The project was implemented in 2012 in 22 primary and lower secondary schools, with a group of 780 teachers and 276 non-teaching staff. To be eligible for their school to be included, head teachers and at least 60 per cent of school staff members had to volunteer to commit to the project. An action research approach was used. The project is implemented on the basis of an agreement between the Medical University of Warsaw and the Centre of Education Development. Findings – Over the first eighteen months of implementing the project, the schools selected priority problems to solve, constructed an action plan for the first year and evaluated their outcomes. Only 7 schools reported that they had achieved their goals. The difficulties experienced by schools were associated with inadequate planning skills, insufficient support from some head teachers, and low involvement of staff members in the project activities. However, openness to change and new learning, and a readiness to participation further in the project was observed across 17 from 22 schools. Originality/value – This pilot project was the first attempt to introduce health promotion among school staff into the HPS network in Poland and provides valuable lessons on implementation.

Internalising Disability Management: Using Action Research to Explore Organisational Change Processes

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donal McAnaney ◽  
Blake Williams
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Action Researcher

AbstractInternalising disability management (DM) processes into an organisation needs careful planning and preparation particularly where the existing practice is to outsource DM services and supports to third-party providers. By using an action research methodology, the implementation process of an early intervention and rehabilitation pilot project in a large North American multisite health provider was tracked and monitored. An action researcher, who was the staff member responsible for line managing the DM pilot, kept an action research journal in which the actions taken, outcomes achieved, issues arising, insight gained and successful responses were regularly recorded over the initial phase of the pilot project. Organisational impact indicators for the pilot project were very positive. A content analysis of the action research journal revealed key components in a successful company DM program, the challenges faced when introducing a new program where pre-existing programs and policies exist, challenges arising from project implementation and mechanisms and strategies that worked well. The action research approach provided a useful insight into the day-to-day issues to be addressed when internalising DM into a large multisite organisation.

Project CaLM: A Pilot Intervention Integrating Mindfulness Strategies into Head Start Classrooms

2020 ◽  
pp. 019394592094648
Author(s):  
Christine Pajunar Li-Grining ◽  
Elizabeth Vera ◽  
Linda Janusek ◽  
Karen Saban ◽  
Yarina Liston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Head Start Programs

Using a participatory action research approach, this pilot project examined how mindfulness techniques could be integrated into classroom routines in Head Start programs, which serve children who live below the federal poverty line. In Study 1, we conducted limited-efficacy testing and examined the implementation of our intervention, which we refer to as Project CaLM (Children Learning Mindfulness). Although the study lacked adequate statistical power, when comparing the well-being of children who did and did not receive the intervention, most results were in the expected direction, but were non-significant. Still, findings show that teachers generally implemented Project CaLM at greater frequencies and duration than expected. Study 2 investigated the acceptability of and demand for mindfulness strategies among teachers and parents using both survey and open-ended questions. Results revealed favorable views of and interest in mindfulness practices. Future research should consider extending Project CaLM in terms of sample size and context.

scholarly journals Implementation of Scrum Work Framework in the Development of Quality Assurance Information System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Mercurius Broto Legowo ◽  
Budi Indiarto ◽  
Deden Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Study Programs

<p class="JGI-AbstractIsi">Quality Assurance Information System Development is required to accellerate accreditation achievement. This Information System application is an integrated model of quality assurance information systems based on the integration of BAN-PT accreditation and ISO 9001: 2008. The purpose of this research is to develop a quality assurance information system by implementing the Scrum Framework. Scrum is one of the popular frameworks in Agile Development Methodology. In this way, the development of productivity increases significantly. In this Applied Research the Action Research approach is used. This Multi-Year Applied Research is the final research of previous studies. The results of this study presented the quality assurance information system that was produced using the complete Scrum framework. This information system is expected to contribute significantly to ISO-certified higher education in increasing the BAN-PT Accreditation assessment for their study programs.</p>

An Action Research Study Towards Enhancing Community Engagement Partnerships Between ODL Institutions and Schools

2018 ◽  
pp. 80-96
Author(s):  
Tome' Awshar Mapotse ◽  
Sizakele Mirriam Matlabe ◽  
Elias E. R. Mathipa ◽  
Soane Joyce Mohapi ◽  
Magano Meahabo Dinah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The University

The South African government has mandated national universities to emancipate and capacitate the teachers of the selected schools in science and technology through an Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode of which the University of South Africa form part of such as Higher Educational Institutions cohort. This chapter reports on the observations, field notes and interviews that were conducted with a group of four teachers and eight learners as a case study at Lovemore Primary School. This Community Engagement chapter focuses on teaching science and technology. In this chapter, researchers argue that focus group participants were able to give enough ideas, thoughts and points to enable the team to design an intervention programme through an Action Research approach. A developmental theory was used to underpin the study while the researcher and participants were engaged in a Community of Practice paradigm. More sessions will be planned to jointly structure the way forward and cultivate the nature of the intervention strategies.

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