Co-Designing a New Yoga-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Survivors of Stroke: A Formative Evaluation

Movement-based mindfulness interventions (MBI) are complex, multi-component interventions for which the design process is rarely reported. For people with stroke, emerging evidence suggests benefits, but mainstream programs are generally unsuitable. We aimed to describe the processes involved and to conduct a formative evaluation of the development of a novel yoga-based MBI designed for survivors of stroke. We used the Medical Research Council complex interventions framework and principles of co-design. We purposefully approached health professionals and consumers to establish an advisory committee for developing the intervention. Members collaborated and iteratively reviewed the design and content of the program, formatted into a training manual. Four external yoga teachers independently reviewed the program. Formative evaluation included review of multiple data sources and documentation (e.g., formal meeting minutes, focus group discussions, researcher observations). The data were synthesized using inductive thematic analysis. Three broad themes emerged: (a) MBI content and terminology; (b) manual design and readability; and (c) barriers and enablers to deliver the intervention. Various perspectives and feedback on essential components guided finalizing the program. The design phase of a novel yoga-based MBI was strengthened by interdisciplinary, consumer contributions and peer review. The 12-week intervention is ready for testing among survivors of stroke.

Aligning the Language Criteria of a Group Oral Test to the CEFR: The Case of a Formal Meeting Assessment in an English for Occupational Purposes Classroom

The Malaysian Education Blueprint (MEB) 2015-2025 has set in motion efforts from all stages of education to align programs, courses, and syllabuses to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) benchmark. This exercise has brought on major revamps in all aspects of English language education in the nation. This study will present such an undertaking in a public university in Malaysia and detail how the language criteria for an oral group test of an English for Occupational Purposes course have been aligned to the stipulated CEFR level. The actual assessment task involved groups of four or five students conducting a meeting of their established company. Data for the study came from an analysis of the audio recordings of nine group meetings, along with post-assessment interviews and focus group discussions involving three EOP instructors. Based on the data analysis, this study recommends a revised set of language criteria for the assessment. Furthermore, it demonstrates how an alignment of the scoring criteria with the descriptors of the targeted CEFR scale can be achieved through a systematic comparison of the language functions (LFs) produced in the meeting task to the targeted CEFR descriptor scales. The revised language component for the meeting assessment could help ease instructors’ assessment of students interactional skills and allow them to gauge better their students’ attainment of the skills required in a formal meeting context.

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP IN HANDLING OF STREET CHILDREN'S PROBLEMS IN SETIAMANAH DISTRICT CENTRAL CIMAHI SUBDISTRICT CIMAHI CITY

Handling the problem of street children in Kelurahan Setiamanah has not optimally synergized with the stakeholders in handling child problem. This study aims to photograph and develop collaborative partnerships in handling the problem of street children in Kelurahan Setiamanah, Kecamatan Cimahi Tengah, Kota Cimahi with research questions, namely how the initial conditions, how the development needs, how the development design, how the implementation and development design results, and how the improvement of design development partnership collaborative. this study focuses on aspects of network structure, commitment, trust, sharing of information, sharing of accountability / responsibility and access to resources. The research method used is qualitative method with action research design. Participants in the research are community, parents and street children, and organizational board. Data collection techniques are Focus Group Discussion, interview, observation and documentation study. The result of the research shows that the use of collaborative partnership can synergize the handling of street children in Setiamanah Village with the formation of network structure with Leading sector comes from local community, Commitment made Written through agreement pledge and agreed in Forum, Accountability sharing is done according to role and capacity of stakeholders, information sharing (Formal Meeting, Infrared Meeting, whatsapp Group. Access resources (capacity building of human resources).

Frontline meetings as support for cross-boundary coordination in hospitals

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate frontline meetings in hospitals and how they are used for coordination of daily operations across organizational and occupational boundaries. Design/methodology/approach An in-depth multiple-case study of four purposefully selected departments from four different hospitals is conducted. The selected cases had actively developed and embedded scheduled meetings as structural means to achieve coordination of daily operations. Findings Health care professionals and managers, next to their traditional mono-professional meetings (e.g. doctors or nurses), develop additional operational, daily meetings such as work-shift meetings, huddles and hand-off meetings to solve concrete care tasks. These new types of meetings are typically short, task focussed, led by a chair and often inter-disciplinary. The meetings secure a personal proximity which the increased dependency on hospital-wide IT solutions cannot. During meetings, objects and representations (e.g. monitors, whiteboards or paper cards) create a needed gathering point to span across boundaries. As regards embedding meetings, local engagement helps contextualizing meetings and solving concrete care tasks, thereby making health care professionals more likely to value these daily meeting spaces. Practical implications Health care professionals and managers can use formal meeting spaces aided by objects and representations to support solving daily and interdependent health care tasks in ways that IT solutions in hospitals do not offer today. Implementation requires local engagement and contextualization. Originality/value This research paper shows the importance of daily, operational hospital meetings for frontline coordination. Organizational meetings are a prevalent collaborative activity, yet scarcely researched organizational phenomenon.

Kajian Kebijakan Proses Pengambilan Keputusan di Perguruan Tinggi di Era Revolusi Industri

This article aims to describe the process of decision-making and the effective method of disseminating the decision result. This descriptive research use questionannaires and interviews for data collection. The result of the study shows that the process of decision-making is predominantly done through the formal process of the combination of top-down and bottom up mechanisms. The approach for dissemination of meeting result is done through traditional approach of formal meeting and social media. The implication of this process is that the formal meeting is the best best possible option in the process of decision-making. This mechanism allows every participant to contribute to providing suggestions in creating effective decision-making. This research contributes to the development and the debates on the policy and mechanism of decision-making process

Location Type Choice for Face-to-Face Interactions in Business Centers

Business centers offer flexible shared workspaces and facilities to multiple organizations, which provide more freedom in where to interact with others. However, knowledge on where different types of organizational interactions take place in business centers and how this behavior is influenced is still lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the location choice for different types of face-to-face interactions. Data, collected by means of an experience sampling method (ESM), were analyzed using a mixed multinomial logit (MMNL) model. Results showed that interorganizational interactions take place less frequently at workspaces or formal meeting spaces and more frequently at shared spaces such as the coffee corner or canteen. These interactions are also more likely to be influenced by the physical work environment, as these interactions were found to be mainly coincidental. Results of this study could help office designers with regard to stimulating face-to-face interactions among organizations.