scholarly journals Youth Services System Review: Moving From Knowledge Gathering to Implementation Through Collaboration, Youth Engagement, and Exploring Local Community Needs

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Brownlie ◽  
Gloria Chaim ◽  
Olivia Heffernan ◽  
Tyson Herzog ◽  
Joanna Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Transition Readiness ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
System Review

This article describes a two-phase, multi-sectoral project aimed at enhancing youth services addressing substance use in Ontario. In the information gathering phase, a youth-focused website and survey, focus groups, and interviews were used to elicit perspectives from multiple stakeholders. In the implementation phase, capacity-building and consultations on transition-aged youth needs were conducted to inform youth transition-readiness checklists. We discuss the importance of engaging youth as collaborators as well as respondents and the processes used to tailor findings to local contexts for implementation.

scholarly journals Participatory Design of an Activities-Based Collective Mentoring Program in After-School Care Settings: Connect, Promote, and Protect Program (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa C Milton ◽  
Elizabeth Stewart ◽  
Laura Ospina-Pinillos ◽  
Tracey Davenport ◽  
Ian B Hickie
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
After School ◽  
Acceptance Testing ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Research And Design

BACKGROUND Out of school hours care (OSHC) services provide a unique opportunity to deliver early intervention programs to enhance primary school–aged children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being; however, such programs are currently lacking. OBJECTIVE This study aims to address the lack of well-being programs for children accessing OSHC services in the research literature by using participatory design (PD) to collaboratively develop and test an OSHC well-being program—the connect, promote, and protect program (CP3). METHODS The study employed methods of PD, user (acceptance) testing, and iterative knowledge translation to develop a novel well-being program framework—CP3—with key stakeholders (eg, children, OSHC staff, volunteers, families, clinicians, educators, and researchers). Thematic techniques were used to interpret and translate the qualitative information obtained during the research and design cycles. RESULTS The co-design process generated the CP3 model, which comprises a group-based mentoring approach to facilitate enhanced activities in OSHC settings. Activities are underpinned by 4 key principles of program delivery: build well-being and resilience, broaden horizons, inspire and engage, and connect communities. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, the CP3 program is the first co-designed well-being program developed specifically for OSHC services. This co-design process is key to ensuring local community needs—particularly those of young people accessing OSHC—are met and that these individuals are meaningfully and actively involved in all stages of the research and design process, from conception to implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement. CLINICALTRIAL

Dimensioni e direttrici del mutamento socio-economico in prospettiva territoriale dal 1951 a oggi

2013 ◽  
pp. 78-92
Author(s):  
Domenico Maddaloni ◽  
Fiorenzo Parziale
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Italian Provinces ◽  
History Of

In this study we go back to examine the economic and sociological changes throughout the local contexts and divisions of our country. The instrument used is a research strategy that combines a two-phase principal component analysis developed by Di Franco and Marradi with multiple linear regression. From data inherent to four key moments in the recent history of Southern Italy and the whole country - 1951, 1971, 1991 and 2007 - we obtain four «photographs» of dimensions that clarify the structure of the selected variables. We then propose two models of path analysis that underline the causal links between the factors emerged from the PCA, in order to reconstruct the socio-economic changes in the Italian provinces from 1951 to 2007.

Natural Disasters Management and the Challenge of Governability in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Efendi ◽  
Agustiyara ◽  
Husni Amriyanto Putra
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
The Relationship

Since 1998, Indonesia has experienced a major transformation in the relationship between the rulers and the ruled. State–society relationships were previously subject-object, military-civilian, or superior-inferior. In other words, the state played a central role in all matters, while civil society ‘Muhammadiyah’ was limited to political and social activities. This tended to negatively impact community involvement in prevention and risk-reduction for natural disasters. This paper examines the role of civil society in disaster management in Indonesia. It does so in relation to the particular example of Yogyakarta, a special province where local values traditionally have more inherent authority than government-imposed law. The paper further discusses how there are important lessons for the future to be drawn from a Yogyakarta case study of how the national government has generally failed to build a private–public partnership and state–society relationship to deal with natural disasters based on local community needs.

Local community detection based on modularity metric G

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (33) ◽  
pp. 1550215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengyou Xia ◽  
Xiangying Gao ◽  
Xia Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Community Detection ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Detection Problem ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Community Detection

In complex network analysis, the local community detection problem is getting more and more attention. Because of the difficulty to get complete information of the network, such as the World Wide Web, the local community detection has been proposed by researcher. That is, we can detect a community from a certain source vertex with limited knowledge of an entire graph. The previous methods of local community detection now are more or less inadequate in some places. In this paper, we have proposed a new local modularity metric [Formula: see text] and based on it, a two-phase algorithm is proposed. The method we have taken is a greedy addition algorithm which means adding vertices into the community until [Formula: see text] does not increase. Compared with the previous methods, when our method is calculating the modularity metric, the range of vertices what we considered may affect the quality of the community detection wider. The results of experiments show that whether in computer-generated random graph or in the real networks, our method can effectively solve the problem of the local community detection.

scholarly journals The Intersection of Dementia-Friendly Initiatives and Age-Friendly Environments: The Integration Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 478-478
Author(s):  
Fei Sun ◽  
Ha Neul Kim ◽  
Lucas Prieto ◽  
Stéfanie Fréel ◽  
Katrin Seeher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Sustainable Resources ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Close Relationship

Abstract While age friendly city (AFC) initiatives aim to build supportive physical and social environments for older adults, dementia-friendly initiatives (DFI) see the critical need of persons living with dementia (PWD) to be included in society. Given the close relationship between advanced age and dementia risk, communities facing challenges of aging and dementia will benefit from the integration of DFI and AFC. This study aims to summarize the differences between AFC and DFI practice and to identify integrative models for DFI and AFC based upon cases in the U.S.A and China. Qualitative interviews with 11 stakeholders from Massachusetts and Michigan of the U.S.A. and Beijing and Shanghai in mainland China were recorded via Zoom and transcribed for analyses in order to identify different integration models. A summary of differences and commonalities between AFC and DFI core values, key players, major activities, and outcomes is reported. Four practice models of AFC and DFI based upon case analyses were described as sequential integration, concurrent integration, sequential separation, and concurrent separation. Massachusetts’ model is unique in the support from the state government to integrate both from the beginning, and Michigan witnessed separate efforts between grassroots-based agencies and the state government. Shanghai model represents a sequential integration that includes DFI in local government’s long-term aging policy plan, while AFC and DFI in Beijing have a loose connection despite progress made for each initiative. Communities need to develop a practice model considering its local community needs, policy support, and sustainable resources available.

scholarly journals SUGGESTED PROTOTYPE FOR AN ECOLOGICAL HOUSING MATCHED SINAI LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS MOSSES POOL - TUR SINAI

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Ebeid, Magda, E ◽  
Hassanen, M. M ◽  
Farid, M . W
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Community Needs

scholarly journals Application of agroforestry business models to tropical peatland restoration

AMBIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grahame Applegate ◽  
Blair Freeman ◽  
Benjamin Tular ◽  
Latifa Sitadevi ◽  
Timothy C. Jessup
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Investment Risk ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Tropical Peatlands ◽  
Returns On Investment

AbstractIndonesia is home to around 45% of the world’s tropical peatlands which continue to be degraded on a large scale by deforestation, drainage and fire, contributing massively to global GHG emissions. Approaches to restoring the peat–water balance and reducing emissions in peat hydrological units, through managing them based either on full protection or large-scale commercial production, have generally failed to address environmental and local community needs. We present published and unpublished findings pointing to the need for an integrated peatland protection and restoration strategy based first on raising water levels in degraded (drained) peatlands and maintaining them in forested peatlands, thus, reducing GHG emissions. Second, the strategy incorporates ecologically sound agroforestry business models that strengthen livelihoods of smallholders and so sustain their interest in sustainably managing the peatlands. In this paper, we focus on the second element of this strategy in Indonesia. Eight agroforestry business models are proposed based on their merits to attract both smallholders and commercial investors as well as their compatibility with hydrological rehabilitation of the peatlands. While financial returns on investment will vary across sites and countries, our analysis indicates that some models can be profitable over both short and longer time periods with relatively low levels of investment risk.

scholarly journals Implementing social projects with undergraduate students: an analysis of essential characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-214
Author(s):  
Izabela Simon Rampasso ◽  
Renê Grottoli Siqueira ◽  
Vitor W.B. Martins ◽  
Rosley Anholon ◽  
Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to analyse the essential characteristics for the success of social projects developed with undergraduate students of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach A case study was conducted to verify the main characteristics of projects in a social entrepreneurship initiative. These features were used to perform a survey with experts to understand which of these items are essential for social projects success, through Lawshe’s method. Findings Of the ten items evaluated, two were considered essential by the experts: “Proper alignment between project scope and actual local community needs” and “Good level of interaction between students participating in the project and the local community”. Practical implications These findings can be useful for professors and coordinators to prepare future projects in HEIs. They may also be advantageous for researchers who may use them as a starting point for future studies. Originality/value The novelty of this study is the methodological approach used: a case study of projects in a social entrepreneurship initiative in a relevant Brazilian university; and a Lawshe’s method analysis of responses of experts in social projects developed in HEIs. The findings can greatly contribute to the debates in this field. No similar research was found in the literature.

scholarly journals The Use of Crisis Communication Strategies in Emergency Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Haupt
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Crisis Type

Abstract As emergency management evolved to encompass a focus on supporting safe growth and development for communities, the role and responsibilities of government became increasingly complex with aspects of emergency management becoming quintessential. Issues with communication uncovered the need to understand how managers collect, disseminate, and adapt critical information through understanding crisis type and local community needs. This paper examines the use of crisis communication strategies in emergency management practice and how these strategies have been impacted by Situational Crisis Communication Theory. This theory’s prescriptive approach connects leaders’ response to strategies emphasizing adaptation to local community needs and crisis type. Utilizing structural equation modeling and qualitative analysis, results from a nationwide survey of county, and county-equivalent, emergency managers in the United States is included. The survey focused on the relationship between crisis communication strategies, local community needs, crisis type, and perceived resilience. The paper concludes with a discussion of the significant indicators impacting use of crisis communication strategies by emergency managers along with critical importance of adaptation to local community needs and crisis type. In addition, the paper unveils practical recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in the field of emergency management and its counterparts.

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