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Impact Or Impasse: How To Measure University Student Effect On Community Organizations, Joel Mcreynolds
Impact Or Impasse: How To Measure University Student Effect On Community Organizations, Joel Mcreynolds
University Research Symposium
This applied research project examines the impact that student engagement has on the goals of a university’s community partners. A pilot study conducted in 2019 draws upon questionnaire and interview data gathered from administrators of seven community organizations that are longtime partners with Illinois State University. Key findings that emerge from descriptive statistics and thematic analysis of the data suggest that the positive impact students have on community organizations far outweighs any challenges the organizations may experience. The project concludes with recommendations on how to enhance the research tool for future evaluations and how to further improve the beneficial impacts …
Impact Or Impasse: How To Measure University Student Effect On Community Organizations, Joel Mcreynolds
Impact Or Impasse: How To Measure University Student Effect On Community Organizations, Joel Mcreynolds
Capstone Projects – Politics and Government
This applied research project examines the impact that student engagement has on the goals of a university’s community partners. A pilot study conducted in 2019 draws upon questionnaire and interview data gathered from administrators of seven community organizations that are longtime partners with Illinois State University. Key findings that emerge from descriptive statistics and thematic analysis of the data suggest that the positive impact students have on community organizations far outweighs any challenges the organizations may experience. The project concludes with recommendations on how to enhance the research tool for future evaluations and how to further improve the beneficial impacts …
Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril
Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited a high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on the level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile, age …
Resisting Gentrification: The Theoretical And Practice Contributions Of Social Work, Amie Thurber, Amy Krings, Linda S. Martinez, Mary Ohmer
Resisting Gentrification: The Theoretical And Practice Contributions Of Social Work, Amie Thurber, Amy Krings, Linda S. Martinez, Mary Ohmer
Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works
Summary
Gentrification is changing the landscape of many cities worldwide, exacerbating economic and racial inequality. Despite its relevance to social work, the field has been conspicuously absent from scholarship related to gentrification. This paper introduces the dominant view of gentrification (a political economic lens), highlighting its contributions and vulnerabilities, then introduces four case studies that illuminate the distinct contributions of social work to broaden the ways in which gentrification is theorized and responded to within communities.
Findings
When gentrification is analyzed exclusively through a political economy lens, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners are likely to focus on changes in land …
Library Services: A Panacea For Community Development In Ogun State, Nigeria., Elizabeth Babarinde, Ayokunle James Adeshina
Library Services: A Panacea For Community Development In Ogun State, Nigeria., Elizabeth Babarinde, Ayokunle James Adeshina
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This research was carried with the sole aim of finding out how to improve the economic status of the rural dwellers in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is based on empirical evidence to elucidate the role of the public library in the development of the rural sector of the society. The descriptive study sampled 300 male and female rural dwellers through the use of questionnaire and focus group discussion as instruments of data collection. The focus group discussion was specifically chosen in a bid to have an interactive session with the respondents so as to gain information not captured in the …
How Does Energy Matter? Rural Electrification, Entrepreneurship, And Community Development In Kenya, Antoine Vernet, Jane N. O. Khayesi, Vivian George, Gerard George, Abubakar S. Bahaj
How Does Energy Matter? Rural Electrification, Entrepreneurship, And Community Development In Kenya, Antoine Vernet, Jane N. O. Khayesi, Vivian George, Gerard George, Abubakar S. Bahaj
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
We examine the impact of rural electrification on individuals and businesses within a community in order to test a resource-based theory of entrepreneurship. We show that access to electricity increases average households’ income and entrepreneurial activities. The impact of electricity on entrepreneurial activity has wide-ranging implications for development policy in countries where access to electricity is sparse. Results show a significant difference in entrepreneurial opportunities with respect to firm formation, with the electrified site reporting more new micro-enterprises than the control site after implementation. Electrification affects both households’ income, individuals’ perceptions of their social position, and opportunities for business development. …
Community Monitoring And Evaluation: A Case Study Of Takaful And Karama / الرصد والتقييم المجتمعي: دراسة حالة من برنامج تكافل وكرامة, Mai Amr Abdelhafez, Shimaa Adel Heikal, Sarah Moharram
Community Monitoring And Evaluation: A Case Study Of Takaful And Karama / الرصد والتقييم المجتمعي: دراسة حالة من برنامج تكافل وكرامة, Mai Amr Abdelhafez, Shimaa Adel Heikal, Sarah Moharram
Papers, Posters, and Presentations
This paper discusses in particular the potential strategies for increasing community engagement and acceptance of the committees and enhancing their results. Based on the case studies and interviews with ministry officials and community monitors, policy alternatives were formulated to guarantee a better achievement of the Takaful and Karama program goals.
Productive Villages: A Hope For Reviving Rural Development In Egypt/ القرى المنتجة: بارقة أمل لإحياء التنمية الريفية في مصر, Aya Khaled Damir, Fayrouz El Dabbagh, Heba Mohsen, Maryham Madgy Abdelmalak
Productive Villages: A Hope For Reviving Rural Development In Egypt/ القرى المنتجة: بارقة أمل لإحياء التنمية الريفية في مصر, Aya Khaled Damir, Fayrouz El Dabbagh, Heba Mohsen, Maryham Madgy Abdelmalak
Papers, Posters, and Presentations
This policy paper addresses the problems facing rural production that are centered around production inputs and processes in terms of skills and capacities, financial sustainability and physical infrastructure, quality and market competitiveness in terms of international standards, technological integration and market information, and institutional challenges regarding monitoring and evaluation, coordination and government centrality.
‘Food As Commons’ Within An Australian Aboriginal Context, Anne Jennings
‘Food As Commons’ Within An Australian Aboriginal Context, Anne Jennings
Nulungu Journal Articles
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Distinction For The Library Profession: Taking A Page From The Business Playbook, Antje Mays
Distinction For The Library Profession: Taking A Page From The Business Playbook, Antje Mays
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
Library and information professionals have much to offer the world-at-large, yet are often under-recognized beyond the sphere of librarianship. Looking beyond traditional library advocacy, this second article in the "Mayflower: Ode to New Beginnings" presents theory and practice of recognition-building strategies from the business world -- strategies applicable to librarianship: The article looks to the business playbook for building connections with the broader community and thereby enhancing the profession’s exposure.