Case Study of Children Living with Disabilities in Ekiti State, Nigeria: A Look at Their Information Access and Social Inclusion

This chapter is an ethnographic case study of the social integration trajectories of youth living in two stigmatized and poor neighborhoods in Montevideo. It explains the linkages between residential segregation and social inclusion and exclusion patterns in unequal urban neighborhoods. Most empirical neighborhood research on the effects of residential segregation in contexts of high poverty and extreme stigmatization have focused on its negative effects. However, the real mechanisms and mediations influencing the so-called neighborhood effects of residential segregation are still not well understood. Scholars have yet to isolate specific neighborhood effects and their contribution to processes of social inclusion and exclusion. Focusing on the biographical experiences of youth in marginalized neighborhoods, this ethnography demonstrates the relevance of social mediations that modulate both positive and negative residential segregation effects.

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Alliances and arguments: A case study of a child with persisting speech difficulties in peer play

Child Language Teaching and Therapy ◽

10.1177/0265659011419233 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 57-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alison Tempest ◽

Bill Wells

Keyword(s):

Conversation Analysis ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Peer Interactions ◽

Free Play ◽

Social Competencies ◽

Linguistic Strategies ◽

The Social ◽

Interactional Analysis ◽

Communication Needs

The ability to argue and to create alliances with peers are important social competencies for all children, including those who have speech, language and communication needs. In this study, we investigated the management of arguments and alliances by a group of 5-year-old male friends, one of whom has a persisting speech difficulty (PSD). Twelve argument episodes that arose naturally during video-recorded free play at school were analysed, using Conversation Analysis. Overall the data show that the child with PSD was just as likely as one of his friends to be included in, or excluded from, play alliances. Detailed analysis of two episodes reveals that the child with PSD competently used a range of linguistic devices in and around arguments and that his speech difficulties apparently did not impact on his ability to form alliances. This study highlights the need for those of us who work with children to take account of peer interactions and to consider the linguistic strategies that children employ when participating in peer talk and play: the social world in which inclusion and exclusion are accomplished. The study also illustrates the value of qualitative micro-interactional analysis as a research tool for investigating social inclusion and exclusion.

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Financial inclusion in the digital banking age: Lessons from rural India

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279421000738 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

RAM A. CNAAN ◽

MARQUISHA LAWRENCE SCOTT ◽

H. DANIEL HEIST ◽

M. S. MOODITHAYA

Keyword(s):

Financial Literacy ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Rural India ◽

Indian States ◽

Banking Activity ◽

Online Access ◽

Digital Transactions ◽

Financial Transactions

Abstract In the digital age, financial inclusion continues to be connected to social inclusion. While most personal financial transactions are shifting from cash currency to digital transactions, we must ensure that marginalized members of society are not unbanked and excluded from financial opportunities. Many countries are declaring their intention to transform to cashless societies. India is one such country. As a case study, we investigated rural Indian villages that declared themselves as cashless to assess the financial reality of villagers. We conducted a survey of households (N=3,159) within villages across seven Indian states. In each state, we studied a village that was officially declared cashless and a nearby comparison village. Our findings suggest that the comparison villages did as well as the cashless villages, as financial inclusion via digital banking was minimal to nonexistent. Alongside significant state variations, we found that financial literacy and online access were the best predictors of performing any digital banking activity. This study concludes with a warning against rushing toward digital banking and the formation of cashless societies, as marginalized populations may be excluded.

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The Iranian Wheat Growers’ Climate Information Use

International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation ◽

10.4018/jantti.2012100101 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maryam Sharifzadeh ◽

Gholam Zamani ◽

Ezatollah Hossein Karami ◽

Davar Khalili ◽

Arthur Tatnall

Keyword(s):

Network Theory ◽

Information Access ◽

Information Use ◽

Actor Network Theory ◽

Fars Province ◽

Climate Information ◽

Actor Network ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Processing Factors

This research project employed an interdisciplinary attempt to study agricultural climate information use, linking sociology of translation (actor-network theory) and actor analysis premises in a qualitative research design. The research method used case study approaches and purposively selected a sample consisting of wheat growers of the Fars province of Iran, who are known as contact farmers. Concepts from actor-network theory (ANT) have been found to provide a useful perspective on the description and analysis of the cases. The data were analyzed using a combination of an actor-network theory (ANT) framework and the dynamic actor-network analysis (DANA) model. The findings revealed socio political (farmers’ awareness, motivation, and trust), and information processing factors (accuracy of information, access to information, and correspondence of information to farmers’ condition) as the key elements in facilitating climate information use in farming practices.

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Educación, inclusión social y digitalización del aprendizaje: EpDLab como estudio de caso durante la crisis del COVID-19 - [Education, social inclusion and digitization of learning: EpDLab as a case study during the COVID-19 crisis]

10.26754/cinaic.2021.0067 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roi Guitián ◽

María Lobo

Keyword(s):

Social Inclusion ◽

Estudio De Caso

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Dekonstruksi titik akses diseminasi informasi pada Radio Boekoe

Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi ◽

10.22146/bip.40525 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 188

Author(s):

Rukiyah Rukiyah ◽

Ana Irhandayaningsih ◽

Lydia Christiani

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Information Access ◽

Access Point ◽

Access Points ◽

Study Approach ◽

Internet Radio ◽

Local Access

Introduction. Radio Boekoe as a community that affected by the determination of information technology, adapts through the deconstruction process of information dissemination access points by utilizing hybrid media. This study aims to discuss the deconstruction process of information dissemination access points on Radio Boekoe.Research methods. This research used a qualitative method with case study approach. The process of collecting data involved observations, interviews, and documentation studies. The informants are the founder, manager and volunteer of Radio Boekoe.Data Analysis. The research data was analyzed with the stages of reduction, display, and drawing conclusions.Results and Discussion. The deconstruction process of information access points on Radio Boekoe occurred through the use of hybrid media. The deconstruction process of the information access point was expanded to the process of adding information access capacity in the form of Bale Black Box co-working space.Conclusions. The process of deconstruction of information access points on Radio Boekoe occurs through the shifting of local access points in the form of the Gelaran Iboekoe to global hybrid media-based access in the form of internet radio. Furthermore, it is recommended to conduct a research to examine the effectiveness of using hybrid media to expand information access points.

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A Heuristic Method for Evaluating Accessibility in Web-Based Serious Games for Users with Low Vision

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10248803 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (24) ◽

pp. 8803

Author(s):

Luis Salvador-Ullauri ◽

Patricia Acosta-Vargas ◽

Mario Gonzalez ◽

Sergio Luján-Mora

Keyword(s):

Serious Games ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Low Vision ◽

Heuristic Method ◽

Software Tool ◽

Web Content ◽

Web Based ◽

Accessibility Guidelines ◽

Content Accessibility

Nowadays, serious games have become a beneficial resource in the learning process; they are part of our culture and promote social inclusion. Designing accessible serious games is a complete challenge, even more for non-experts. Most existing serious games do not meet accessibility standards because of a lack of methods that include standards and help create more accessible serious games. For this reason, our research presents a heuristic method with three modifications to Giorgio Brajnik’s barrier walkthrough method and based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1). We defined 28 barriers for the users with low vision and the related impact and persistence variables by defining severity ranges to evaluate accessibility. This method allows measuring the accessibility of web-based serious games; the method proposed in this article can be a good help for non-experts. As a case study, this heuristic method was applied to 40 web-based serious games. The evaluators concluded that serious games should apply WCAG 2.1 to achieve an adequate and inclusive accessibility level. However, this study has limitations; the heuristic method depends on the evaluators’ experience. This work can contribute to studies related to accessibility heuristics in serious games; it can also help construct a software tool that applies WCAG 2.1 and helps experts and non-experts evaluate accessibility in serious games.

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