Problems of equity and access in education

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-48
Author(s):  
Aysha Malik
Keyword(s):  
Equity And Access

Mobility as a Service Operating Model to Enable Public Policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110266
Author(s):  
Christina Joy Ditmore ◽  
Angela K. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Operating Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Policy Goals

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is the concept through which travelers plan, book, and pay for public or private transport on a single platform using either a service or subscription-based model. Observations of current projects identified two distinct approaches to enabling MaaS: the private-sector approach defined as a “business model,” and the public sector approach that manifests as an “operating model.” The distinction between these models is significant. MaaS provides a unique opportunity for the public sector to set and achieve public policy goals by leveraging emerging technologies in favor of the public good. Common policy goals that relate to transportation include equity and access considerations, environmental impact, congestion mitigation, and so forth. Strategies to address these policy goals include behavioral incentivization and infrastructure reallocation. This study substantiates two models for implementing MaaS and expanding on the public sector approach, to enable policy in favor of the public good.

Balancing the One-To-One Equation: Equity and Access in Three Laptop Programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Warschauer ◽  
Binbin Zheng ◽  
Melissa Niiya ◽  
Shelia Cotten ◽  
George Farkas
Keyword(s):  
Laptop Programs ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
One To One ◽  
The One

Case Studies on Food Equity and Access

2012 ◽  
pp. 153-170
Author(s):  
Darren Ray ◽  
Leah Galvin ◽  
Claire Palermo ◽  
Erik Eklund ◽  
Stuart Auckland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Food Equity

scholarly journals Re-Tooling School

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Russell Burt
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Delivery Modes ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Learner Agency ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Learner Experience ◽  
International Citizenship

How do we ReTool school to make it engaging, empowering and success making for all? At the same time how do we guarantee equity and access so that what our government calls “priority learners”, have the same opportunities for 3rd millennium citizenship as everybody else?   When vast tracts of what is now the Developed World, were opened up by the provision of roads, bridges and railroads, people moved from subsistence and achieved effective citizenship, locally, nationally and globally. The infrastructure that enables access to the new platform for citizenship, the internet, is analogous to the roads, bridges and railroads of yesteryear. The business of retooling requires this infrastructure as a baseline, but real efficacy and agency will only be achieved when environments are enriched by innovation on top of the essential infrastructure.   Retooling School requires a Change Pedagogy Imperative: When essential aspects of learning are amalgamated and new media are used for the reception and delivery modes, the learner experience is completely different. It is more than possible to develop new learner agency, efficacy and leadership in learning. This journey to genuine citizenship will have three major hallmarks: ubiquity anywhere, anytime, any pace, any people learning agency the power to act -informed/empowered/enabled learners connectedness edgeless education, connected minds   We need to: Provide the essential infrastructure and enrich the environment for: local, national and international citizenship of all learners.

Effectiveness of community outreach screening for glaucoma in improving equity and access to eye care in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2021-319355
Author(s):  
Olusola Oluyinka Olawoye ◽  
Olufunmilayo Fawole ◽  
Adeyinka O Ashaye ◽  
Ving Fai Chan ◽  
Augusto Azuara-Blanco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Equity Of Access ◽  
Eye Clinic

PurposeTo determine the effectiveness of community outreach screening for glaucoma in improving equity and access to eye care in Nigeria.MethodologyThis was a prospective study in which two cohort of participants were recruited in Nigeria: 1 from 24 outreach screenings and another from consecutive patients presenting spontaneously to a tertiary eye clinic in Nigeria. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from participants and compared.ResultsOur sample consisted of 120 patients with glaucoma or suspected glaucoma (6.38% of 1881 screenees) recruited from the 24 outreach screenings, and another 123 patients with glaucoma who presented spontaneously at the eye clinic. Participants from the screenings were significantly older (p=0.012), less educated (p<0.001), had lower incomes (p<0.001), lower glaucoma knowledge scores and were less aware of their glaucoma (both p<0.001) and were more likely to be dependent on relations and children (p=0.002) compared with clinic participants. Of the 120 patients identified at the screenings and referred to the clinic for definitive care, 39 (32.5%) presented at the clinic within 3 months. Reasons for poor uptake of referral services were lack of a felt need and lack of money for transportation. Considering only patients who accepted referral, they were still less educated (p<0.001), poorer (p=0.001) and less knowledgeable about glaucoma (p=0.003) than spontaneous clinic presenters.ConclusionOutreach screening improved equity of access but its effects were somewhat reduced by poor uptake of referral care. Interventions such as free transportation and educational efforts may improve the uptake of referral services and maximise equity gains.

Expanding Equity and Access in State-Authorized Charter Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-61
Author(s):  
Ryan Marks ◽  
Clare Vickland
Keyword(s):  
Charter Schools ◽  
Charter School ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Access And Equity ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
Improve Access

Charter schools are founded on principles of autonomy, accountability, and parent and family choice. Charter school authorizers occupy a unique space at the nexus of these ideas, which allows them to take an active role to drive change to improve access and equity in schools. This chapter describes how one charter school authorizer planned for and implemented a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. The case study specifically outlines the approach of the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI) in implementing equity audits to leverage data to build relationships and supports. Though the concept of analyzing equity data is not novel, the partnership approach employed by CSI to support, rather than evaluate, schools is uncommon. This approach has led to improvements in student outcomes and an increase in equity across the portfolio and can be applied by practitioners across many contexts, including district schools, nonprofits, and corporations seeking to improve both access and equity for diverse populations.

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