Knowledge Co-Production and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Local Communities ◽

Research Approach ◽

Engaged Scholarship ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Practical Experiences ◽

This chapter illuminates the significance of researcher-practitioner engagement in knowledge production and the impact it has on socioeconomic development. Knowledge production and sharing have a significant impact on the transformation of society. It highlights the importance of knowledge co-production through engaged scholarship research that achieves the twin goals of rigor and relevance. Engaged scholarship research creates a more pleasant relationship between scholars, non-academic practitioners and communities in creation of knowledge. This research approach however, is rarely applied in many research institutions and universities. Engaged scholarship research approach is therefore preferred because it empowers local communities to participate and contribute in making decisions that affect their lives. The chapter concludes by reiterating collaboration and stakeholder involvement that generate knowledge based on practical experiences and which are mutually beneficial and relevant in solving society problems.

Assessment of the influence of the spatial environment on the socio-economic development of the municipality

Voprosy regionalnoj ekonomiki ◽

10.21499/2078-4023-2019-40-3-148-155 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 148-155

Author(s):

K. N. Yusupov ◽

V. M. Timiryanova, ◽

Iu. S. Toktamysheva ◽

A. F. Zimin,

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

The State ◽

Municipal District ◽

Spatial Environment ◽

The article presents a methodology for assessing the impact of spatial environment on the socioeconomic development of municipalities. It relies on existing tools for assessing the state and potential of the geographical location of municipalities. An integrated approach allows to determine the potential of the interaction of the municipality with the neighbors of the first and second order. The methodology was tested on statistical data on the Blagovarsky municipal district.

Cultural Initiatives and Local Development: A Basis for Inclusive Neighborhood Revitalization

Urban Planning ◽

10.17645/up.v4i1.1658 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 78-90

Author(s):

Juan-Luis Klein ◽

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay ◽

Laurent Sauvage ◽

Leila Ghaffari ◽

Wilfredo Angulo

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Latin America ◽

North America ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Local Development ◽

Local Communities ◽

Local Economy ◽

Neighborhood Revitalization ◽

This article focuses on cultural and creative activities and the development of local communities. Several studies on North America, Europe and Latin America have shown that this type of activity may have a positive impact on the local economy and living environments, and in particular on the sense of territorial belonging and on relations between citizens. In this text, we propose a reading of the impact of neighborhood cultural initiatives in the context of local socio-economic development based on a set of indicators of the local cultural vitality of a neighborhood. The empirical research was carried out in Montreal, namely on two boroughs: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Sud-Ouest.

Teachers’ Opinions about the Effect of Chemistry Demonstrations on Students’ Interest and Chemistry Knowledge

Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal ◽

10.26529/cepsj.893 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 9-25

Author(s):

Luka Vinko ◽

Seamus Delaney ◽

Iztok Devetak

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Research Approach ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Chemical Concepts ◽

And Performance ◽

Chemistry is an experimental discipline that uses experimentation as one of its most important research methods. Laboratory work and other practical work are therefore also essential in chemistry lessons. Chemistry demonstrations are used by teachers as an educational approach that can increase students’ interest in chemistry and motivate them to learn chemical concepts with understanding. However, if the students are actively involved in the chemistry demonstration, it can be just as effective as or even more effective than students’ learning through experiments. The purpose of this research is to examine teachers’ opinions about the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students’ interest and chemistry knowledge. Based on a quantitative research approach, 81 primary and secondary school teachers from different regions of Slovenia participated in this study. Participating teachers completed an online questionnaire on their perceptions of the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students’ interest and performance in chemistry classes and on the quality of students’ knowledge of chemistry. The results show that regardless of the years of teaching experience and the frequency of performing chemistry demonstrations, the participating teachers consider such demonstrations to have a positive effect on the motivation and performance of the students in chemistry and on the quality of the students’ knowledge of chemistry.

The Impacts of Ecotourism and Conservation Measures in Protected Areas on Local Communities in Cameroon

Tourism Review International ◽

10.3727/154427220x16092157169853 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Vyasha Harilal ◽

Tembi M Tichaawa ◽

Jarkko Saarinen

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Geographic Location ◽

Local Communities ◽

Research Approach ◽

Mixed Method Research ◽

Mount Cameroon ◽

Conservation Measures ◽

The growth of ecotourism has an impact on the livelihoods of people living within and adjacent to protected areas, where ecotourism activities often take place. In some cases, evolving ecotourism has compromised the ability of locals to sustain and diversify their livelihoods. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of ecotourism and conservation measures implemented in protected areas in Cameroon on local communities residing either within or in close proximity to them. The study employed a mixed-method research approach based on two case study areas in Cameroon (the Mount Cameroon National Park and the Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve). Key findings of the study suggest that the geographic location of communities, coupled with instituted conservation and preservation measures and the level of ecotourism activity has a direct bearing on the severity of resultant impacts experienced by locals. Overall, measures in protected areas have been found to increase the conservation and preservation thereof. However, the extent to which communities are impacted upon by these measures differs in each case study area owing to factors such as geographical proximity, livelihood strategies, and community involvement in ecotourism.

Assessment of the railway transport effect for the social-and-economic development of the region

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201913504052 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 04052

Author(s):

Irina Polyakova ◽

Anzhelika Borisova

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Regional Budget ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Economic Development ◽

Regional Product ◽

Regional Authorities ◽

The purpose of this research is the assessment of the impact of the transport infrastructure on the social-and-economic development of the region. The authors carried out the analysis of the existing approaches to the assessment of the role of the transport component for the socioeconomic development. The assessment technique including principles, the system of factors and indicators, the algorithm and methods of the assessment of the transport infrastructure impact on the socio-economic development of the region is offered. According to the carried-out analysis, it is proved that the availability of the developed transport infrastructure is linked with the level of development of the region, in particular with Gross Regional Product and the consolidated regional budget revenues. The results of the research can be used by regional authorities for the justification of the strategic directions of socio-economic development of the region, when developing target programmes, etc.

The impact of customer assisted knowledge production capacity on customer capital in a knowledge-based center

Annals of Management and Organization Research ◽

10.35912/amor.v1i2.314 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 107-121

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Zahedi ◽

◽

Shayan Naghdi Khanachah ◽

Keyword(s):

Customer Service ◽

Knowledge Production ◽

Production Capacity ◽

Scientific Center ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Customer Capital ◽

Service Capability ◽

Statistical Sample ◽

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of customer-assisted knowledge production capacity on customer capital. Research methodology: The statistical population of the study consisted of 70 managers, researchers and experts of a scientific center and the statistical sample was counted and estimated 70 persons. The research instrument of the researcher-made questionnaire consists of six dimensions: ability to identify customer needs, create and manage a customer information system, customer loyalty, market share, customer service capability and target customer identification. The validity of the questionnaire was estimated 0.94%. Results: The results show that the impact of customer knowledge production capacity on all dimensions of customer capital is significant. Also, most influential among customer capital factors is customer service capability. Finally, by confirming the research hypotheses, suggestions were made based on the results of the research to improve the client's capital of the statistical society. Limitation: This research only described Knowledge Based Center. Contribution: Organizations realized that relying on existing knowledge alone was not enough to compete in a competitive environment, and went beyond the boundaries of their organization to acquire knowledge. Organizations considered customers as a very useful and knowledgeable resource, and activities should be done to interact with customers in leading organizations. Keywords: Customer assisted knowledge production capacity, Customer capital, Intellectual capital, Knowledge management

40th International Conference on Organizational Science Development Values Competencies and Changes in Organizations ◽

An Overview of Social Impact Research Methods

10.18690/978-961-286-442-2.46 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Helga Može

Keyword(s):

Community Development ◽

Social Impact ◽

Local Community ◽

Nonprofit Sector ◽

Local Communities ◽

The Social ◽

Scientific Papers ◽

Nonprofit Associations ◽

The main goal of this paper is to review the methods of measuring the impact of different social programs, activities, projects or programs on the local community development. One method will be chosen, the most adequate one for research about the impact of the nonprofit sector on the socio-economic development of the local communities, especially the impact of nonprofit organization. At the beginning of the paper will be explained the need to calculate social impact in order to advocate stronger involvement of civil society in the community development, especially in the increasing of the social capital. After that, an overview of the different methods will be given, with the method name, who founded and / or develop that method and other particularity, and for what the method is used for. This paper provided an insight into previous scientific papers and research, and proved that there is room for further research on the social impact methods. Namely, no research has been done so far on the impact of nonprofit associations on the socioeconomic development of the local communities.

Increasing Knowledge and Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants by Local Communities in Tamil Nadu: Promoting Self-Reliance at the Grassroots Level Through a Community-Based Entrepreneurship Initiative

Complementary health practice review ◽

10.1177/1533210110379938 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 40-51

Author(s):

Maria Costanza Torri

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Local Communities ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Capacity Building ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Traditional Health ◽

The presence of traditional medicine (TM) and medical practitioners in remote areas of the world is well documented by anthropological studies. However, social, cultural, and environmental factors influencing health and traditional health systems are usually analyzed separately, ignoring the interlinkages existing among them and the resulting synergies, as well as the impact these will have on multiple aspects of local communities. This article presents an innovative and integrated approach to the promotion of a traditional health knowledge system through a community-based entrepreneurship initiative, the Gram Mooligai Company Limited (GMCL), operating in Tamil Nadu (India). The field study took place in Tamil Nadu over a period of 4 months. The data were collected through individual and group interviews and were complemented by participant observations. The research highlights the existence of a strong relationship between commercial initiatives centered on ethnomedicine, enhancement of local livelihoods, gender empowerment, and conservation and enhancement of traditional knowledge through community capacity building. The article points out the importance of promoting and sustaining community initiatives such as GMCL with appropriate policies and affirms the necessity of reinforcing the links among culture, conservation, and socioeconomic development of local communities, particularly among the most vulnerable sectors of society.

Making Space and Place for Knowledge Production

Knowledge-Based Development for Cities and Societies ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-721-3.ch006 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 99-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tan Yigitcanlar ◽

Cristina Martinez-Fernandez

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Production ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

Space And Place ◽

Knowledge Community ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Emerging Issues ◽

Urban Planning And Development ◽

New Challenges ◽

Development Practice

In the knowledge era the importance of making space and place for knowledge production is clearly understood worldwide by many city administrations that are keen on restructuring their cities as highly competitive and creative places. Consequently, knowledge-based urban development and socio-spatial development of knowledge community precincts have taken their places among the emerging agendas of the urban planning and development practice. This chapter explores these emerging issues and scrutinizes the development of knowledge community precincts that have important economic, social and cultural dimensions on the formation of competitive and creative urban regions. The chapter also sheds light on the new challenges for planning discipline, and discusses the need for and some specifics of a new planning paradigm suitable for dealing with 21st Century’s socio-economic development and urbanization problems.

DAMPAK PROGRAM DIKLAT ONLINE TIK GURU PUSTEKKOM TERHADAP AKSESBILITAS KONTEN PEMBELAJARAN PADA FITUR RUMAH BELAJAR

Jurnal Pendidikan ◽

10.33830/jp.v19i2.687.2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Eni Susilawati

Keyword(s):

Teacher Training ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Online Training ◽

Research Approach ◽

Intensity Level ◽

Web Based ◽

Learning Content ◽

Open Questions ◽

Ict Training ◽

The research objective is to analyze the impact of the participation of online ICT teacher training to increase the number of accessibility the learning content of features in Rumah Belajar. This research used the quantitative research approach with descriptive quantitative analysis methods to be able to describe how the increase in accessibility features of Rumah Belajar and utilization in learning in school. Samples were selected in this study are all online training participants at 15 locations online training that has been conducted by Pustekkom in 2015 and 2016 in 2015. The data was collected using a questionnaire and a list of open questions in accordance with the purpose of research. The results showed that 1) online ICT teacher training participants, after completing the Pustekkom training online using become more motivated to access other feature in Rumah Belajar; 2) The order of the percentage of the intensity level of accessibility to the other features of Rumah Belajar are: Sumber Belajar 23%, BSE 23%, Bank Soal 21%, Kelas Maya 13%, Lab Maya 6%, Karya Guru 4%, Wahana Jelajah Angkasa 4%, Peta Budaya 4% and Karya Komunitas 2%, and ICT training online using the application PKB Rumah Belajar can be used as a reference for efforts to develop a web-based learning applications, in particular for the development of Rumah belajar portal belongs Pustekkom Kemendikbud. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk menganalisis dampak keikutsertaan diklat online TIK guru Belajar terhadap peningkatan jumlah aksebilitas konten pembelajaran pada fitur-fitur rumah belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode analisis kuantitatif secara deskriptif untuk bisa menggambarkan bagaimana peningkatan aksesbilitas fitur-fitur rumah belajar dan pemanfaatannya dalam pembelajaran di sekolah. Sampel yang dipilih dalam penelitian ini adalah semua peserta diklat online pada 15 lokasi diklat online yang telah dilaksanakan oleh Pustekkom pada tahun 2015 dan 2016. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan daftar pertanyaan terbuka sesuai dengan tujuan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) peserta diklat online TIK Guru, setelah mengikuti diklat online Pustekkom, menjadi lebih termotivasi untuk mengakses fitur-fitur lainnya dalam Rumah Belajar; 2) Urutan prosentase tingkat intensitas aksesbilitas terhadap fitur-fitur Rumbel selain Pengembangan Keprofesian berkelanjutan (PKB) adalah: Sumber Belajar 23%, Buku Sekolah Elektronik (BSE) 23%, Bank Soal 21%, Kelas Maya 13%, Lab Maya 6%, Karya Guru 4%, Wahana Jelajah Angkasa 4%, Peta Budaya 4% dan Karya Komunitas 2%; dan 3) diklat online TIK menggunakan aplikasi PKB. Rumah belajar bisa dijadikan referensi bagi upaya pengembangan aplikasi pembelajaran berbasis web, khususnya bagi pengembangan portal Rumah Belajar milik Pustekkom Kemendikbud.