Withshare

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Chen ◽  
Benjamin V. Hanrahan ◽  
John M Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Local Community ◽  
User Study ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Social ◽  
Important Design

Coproductions are reciprocal activities that all parties are actively engaged in and create synergies that cannot be produced by one party alone. Coproduction activities are important for community building, as the social interactions among community members create social values such as new social ties, trust and reciprocal recognition. Mobile technologies bring new opportunity for coproductions by supporting small-scale reciprocal activities that are location and time sensitive. In this article, the authors introduce and study WithShare, a smartphone application that helps people to organize such coproduction activities. A 3-week user study with 38 young adults in a local community of college students shows WithShare facilitates the coordination of opportunistic and lightweight reciprocal activities in their daily life. The results highlight potentials of coproduction activities in strengthening existing social ties, and establishing new weak ties in the local community. The findings suggest important design implications for mobile technologies to support coproduction activities.

Participatory Research in Basarwa Settlements: Shifting Development Paradigms

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Riemer
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Southern African Country ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Typical Scenario

As anthropologists, applied researchers, and action researchers, we have long explored the relationship between researcher and researched; many of us have tried to reconceptualize these roles to make informants more equal partners in the research process. In the Southern African country of Botswana, Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) have become the favored way to involve community members in applied-research. PRAs assist communities gather and document information about their surroundings, build rapport between the local community and extension officers, and plan development efforts through a series of facilitator-led activities. A PRA exercise results in a community-action plan, in which community members outline what will be done, when, how, and by whom. But while PRAs have been developed to help community members create a village profile and needs assessment, the research protocol itself tends to be a standardized "fill-in-the-blank exercise." In the most typical scenario, community members, with the guidance of outside facilitators, supply the missing information. The popularity of PRAs, coupled with this fixed, externally-driven format, raises questions about the meaning of participation in participatory research, and the degree to which community members can be expected to participate in researching their own lives. As part of my own examination of these issues, I recently co-facilitated a different model of participatory research in Botswana, in which the tools for data collection were fully designed and used by community members to research their own communities. In this article, I write about my own experiences, and those of the men and women who became participant researchers, in order to examine the power that active participation in research generates among community members and to describe the social and political dilemmas that arose from that participation.

Making Community Beliefs and Capacities Visible Through Care-mongering During COVID-19

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (GROUP) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Tiffany Knearem ◽  
Jeongwon Jo ◽  
Chun-Hua Tsai ◽  
John M. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Present Design

The COVID-19 global pandemic brought forth wide-ranging, unanticipated changes in human interaction, as communities rushed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In response, local geographic community members created grassroots care-mongering groups on social media to facilitate acts of kindness, otherwise known as care-mongering. In this paper, we are interested in understanding the types of care-mongering that take place and how such care-mongering might contribute to community collective efficacy (CCE) and community resilience during a long-haul global pandemic. We conducted a content analysis of a care-mongering group on Facebook to understand how local community members innovated and developed care-mongering practices online. We observed three facets of care-mongering: showing appreciation for helpers, coming up with ways of supporting one another's needs, and continuing social interactions online and present design recommendations for further augmenting care-mongering practices for local disaster relief in online groups.

scholarly journals Defining the Local Leadership Profile: What is the Best Mayor for Lithuanian Citizens?

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aistė Lazauskienė ◽  
Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Managerial Leadership ◽  
Weak Identification ◽  
Local Leadership ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Dimensions

The article focuses on the changes in local political leadership and political identity emphasizing different dimensions of the social and political capital of the municipality mayor. The main objective is to reveal how different societal groups perceive the political, administrative and community experience of the mayor determining the complex profiles of local political leadership and role in local communities. The theoretical discussion is complemented with the results of the representative public opinion survey of Lithuanian inhabitants performed in February–March 2016. The empirical results reveal different perceptions of the mayor image which is more based on the ‘managerial’ leadership style rather than considering him as a politician. The relationships with the local community are perceived as less significant which also reveals the weak identification within local issues and fragmented social interactions with a variety of interest groups. The results contribute to the discussion on different value profiles and patterns of residents towards collective action and local political identity.

scholarly journals Tahapan Pemberdayaan Berbasis Aset Komunitas pada Desa Wisata Pentingsari Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Putri Noer Aini ◽  
Sri Dewi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Empowerment Theory ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Village Communities

One of the efforts to reduce poverty is through community asset-based empowerment, as has been done by the people of Pentingsari Village, Yogyakarta. Through the Pentingsari Tourism Village program, people who initially relied on income only from agriculture can now be more prosperous through village nature-based tourism management and the social life of village communities. Various development obstacles can be overcome by carrying out development stages. Therefore, the focus of this study is to determine the stages of asset-based empowerment carried out by the people of Pentingsari Village in 2008 - 2018. This study uses a literature study approach. Empowerment in Pentingsari Village shows a relevance to Christopher Dureau's asset-based empowerment theory. In this study, the findings of community asset-based development in Pentingsari Village from 2008-2018 include the six stages of empowerment. The implementation of these six stages has always involved the local community and has brought positive changes to the community. The implementation of the stage of studying and arranging scenarios (define), the stage of uncovering the past (discovery), and the stage of dreaming of the future are carried out continuously, with the role of the pioneer character being more dominant. After that, the asset mapping stage was carried out in a sustainable and sustainable manner, with the asset mobilization stage and the monitoring stage through routine forums attended by community members and village officials.

scholarly journals Doing High-tech Collaborative Research in the Middle of Borneo:

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hitchner
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Social ◽  
Training Community ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
And Storage

This case study describes the experiences of an anthropologist currently conducting GIS-based ethnographic research in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak, Malaysia, using the e-Bario Telecentre as a local collaborating institution, a base for the input and storage of hard and soft copies of data and reports, and as a nexus for training community members to use GIS technology. Grounded in discussion of current collaborative research trends in the fields of anthropology and geography, this paper elaborates on the challenges and benefits of using the technology, facilities, and personnel currently available at the e-Bario Telecentre. It also describes how this current project is laying the foundation for a larger project that will be owned, managed, and used by the local community. This article elaborates on the social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental context in which this project is developing, demonstrating how this research project, and the transfer of technological knowledge that is a key component of it, can be both  beneficial and challenging to the Kelabit community. Finally, it offers suggestions for the improvement of e-Bario by suggesting both what e-Bario can do to better serve the needs of researchers in the Kelabit Highlands and what researchers can in turn do to assist e-Bario in meeting its goals to serve the community, visitors, and other researchers.

scholarly journals Designing for social experiences with and within autonomous vehicles – exploring methodological directions

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Strömberg ◽  
Ingrid Pettersson ◽  
Jonas Andersson ◽  
Annie Rydström ◽  
Debargha Dey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Wizard Of Oz ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Entity ◽  
The Many

The introduction of autonomous vehicles (autonomous vehicles) will reshape the many social interactions that are part of traffic today. In order for autonomous vehicles to become successfully integrated, the social interactions surrounding them need to be purposefully designed. To ensure success and save development efforts, design methods that explore social aspects in early design phases are needed to provide conceptual directions before committing to concrete solutions. This paper contributes an exploration of methods for addressing the social aspects of autonomous vehicles in three key areas: the vehicle as a social entity in traffic, co-experience within the vehicle and the user–vehicle relationship. The methods explored include Wizard of Oz, small-scale scenarios, design metaphors, enactment and peer-to-peer interviews. These were applied in a workshop setting with 18 participants from academia and industry. The methods provided interesting design seeds, however with differing effectiveness. The most promising methods enabled flexible idea exploration, but in a contextualized and concrete manner through tangible objects and enactment to stage future use situations. Further, combinations of methods that enable a shift between social perspectives were preferred. Wizard of Oz and small-scale scenarios were found fruitful as collaboration basis for multidisciplinary teams, by establishing a united understanding of the problem at hand.

scholarly journals Usability evaluation model of an application with emphasis on collaborative security: an approach from social dimensions

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateus de Oliveira ◽  
Adriana Prest Mattedi ◽  
Rodrigo Duarte Seabra
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Usability Analysis ◽  
Common Goals

AbstractTechnological ubiquity and advances in the use of networked devices, such as smartphones, have become a fundamental element in the dynamics of information in the social environment. Social problems can be discussed in these networks, receiving the aid from these devices, in order to unite community members in a network that is strengthened for common goals, transforming the local reality. The motivation for this work lies in the fact that lack of security is one of the problems that have most afflicted Brazilians in recent years. From this reality, the main objective of this study was the development of a usability analysis model suitable for smartphone applications and that allows identifying of the viability of using a collaborative security application in the social context of a city of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The objective was designed to investigate how the different dimensions inherent to the social context interfere with the acceptance of technological resources, specifically, of a smartphone application in a community. Data collection was performed by applying two questionnaires to 22 participants living in the municipality (eight men and 14 women), one being a demographic survey and the other to evaluate usability focusing on users’ perception of the use of the application. The application usage scenario is family safety facing the challenges of mitigating public security issues. The analysis of the results was based on the reinterpretation of usability from the perspective of the Theory of Innovation Diffusion and the Recursive Model of Access to Technology. In order to validate the reliability of the instrument used to collect the data regarding the usability of the application, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was applied. The result indicates that the instrument used was concise and efficient. The study enabled conclusions pointing that this type of interpretation allows us to glimpse at horizons that go beyond explicit aspects of usability, helping to understand environmental and social factors intrinsic to the context of technological diffusion in a developing society.

scholarly journals Community Poultry Project for Conserving the Wildlife Species in Magombera Forest, Tanzania

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kelvin Ngongolo ◽  
Ezekiel Sigala ◽  
Samuel Mtoka
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Training Workshop ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
Alternative Livelihood ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Aims: Poaching of wildlife is a major challenge in their conservation, including endemic ones like Procolobus gordonorum Matschie. Local communities in Udzungwa and Magombera poach for subsistence and small scale commerce. The Community poultry project adjacent to Magombera forest contributed towards enhancing the conservation of wildlife species through providing community with poultry as an alternative livelihood where meat and income can be generated in legal and convenient methods. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place in communities surrounding the Magombera Forest in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The study was conducted from July 2018 to January 2019. Methodology: Random semi-structured questionnaires with Likert scaling were administered to 119 local community members neighbouring the Magombera Forest.  A training workshop in which the participants were trained on veterinary and improved rearing practices in order to address the challenges were administered to 52 participants, followed by pre- and post-training evaluation questions that assessed the challenges and opportunity for poultry keeping. Results: Sixty one percent of respondents reported that they kept chickens before training, after training all showed an inclination to keep chickens for meat and income generation. The respondents reported that challenges for poultry keeping are diseases control, market for products, rearing system and predators and parasites. Conclusion: Training on poultry production to enhance conservation of biodiversity in Magombera forest is essential.  However from this study it is clear that crucial challenges (such as diseases) for successful poultry production, specified by local communities, need to be dealt with first.

scholarly journals Old Japanese Capital Local Community Festivals: The Matsugasaki Case

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-220
Author(s):  
Maya Keliyan
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Community Festivals ◽  
Old Japanese ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Local Traditions

The aim of the article is to explore the importance of local festivals for building and strengthening social ties and solidarity between local community members in the Matsugasaki district of the old Japanese capital Kyoto. The analysis is based on the results of qualitative surveys conducted by the author in 2012-2013, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 at three local festivals. During all three periods, the Summer festival and the Obon (The festival of the Dead) were studied, and during the last period, the Autumn festival, which was restored after a seven-year break, was also examined. The enterprising local actors playing a leading role in the preservation, organization and performance of these festivals have been identified, characterizing their activities and motivation. The relationships between the native and the newcomers in the neighborhood are investigated, considering the problems between them, arising from the non-admission of the newcomers to participate in the organization and performance of Obon rituals. Conclusions are reached on the ways in which local traditions have been preserved and/or changed over the years, indicating the factors influencing these processes.

scholarly journals Social Phenomena Between Local Transmigrant Communities and Regional Transmigrant Communities (1994-2020) in Kasimpa Jaya Village, Kec. South Tiworo, Kab. West Muna)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 798-806
Author(s):  
Ridayat Ridayat ◽  
Saefur Rochmat ◽  
Laode Ali Basri
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Relationship Patterns ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Writing this paper aims to provide an overview or social phenomena on the pattern of community relations from social interactions between local transmigrant communities and regional migrants. Social interactions are dynamic social relationships that involve the relationship between people and individuals, between groups of people, as well as individuals and groups of people. The formulation of the problem in writing this scientific paper is how the social phenomena in the relationship pattern of social interactions that occur between the indigenous transmigrant community (Muna) and the immigrant transmigrant community (Bali). The method used in this writing uses qualitative exploratory research with observation data collection techniques, interviews and documentation.   The result of this paper is that the social phenomena in the relationship patterns of social interactions that exist in Kasimpa Jaya Village run very well and harmoniously between local transmigrant communities influenced by their development by the regional transmigrant community both in adopting the behavior, mindset and lifestyle of the local community itself, vice versa.

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