Demands For Accountability Research Articles

Accounting for what and to whom? Accountability tensions in collaborations addressing long‐term unemployment

AbstractAcross Europe, public employment services are experimenting with more holistic and cross‐sector collaborations to tackle the wicked problem of long‐term unemployment. These collaborations operate in a context characterised by tensions produced by multiple demands for accountability. Based on case studies of the accountability relations and challenges in five such collaborations in the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Estonia, Scotland and Denmark, we found that: rigorous use of quantifiable measurement regimes made it difficult to attribute salience to important aspects of the progress made by the unemployed citizen; standardised accounts come with the risk of reductionist understandings of the citizen's social circumstances and resources; superficial participation by local politicians resulted in rather weak political accountability and a marked ambiguity of the role of the client as both accountee and accountholder.

Public and private management: Now, is there a difference? A systematic review

What is the difference between public and private management? This contested question has implications for why and how to study public management and for how to manage public organizations. Therefore, we conduct the first systematic review of the empirical literature of perceptual and behavioral differences between public and private managers since Boyne (2002a). We review 41 studies related to five theoretical expectations: Public managers experience a more complex stakeholder environment, stricter accountability demands, more ambiguous goals, less autonomy, and different values than their private sector counterparts do. The findings from the reviewed studies provide evidence of differences related to all five themes. However, as a field, we need a more refined understanding and operationalization of what it means to be a public versus a private organization. Additionally, we argue it is time to move beyond the dichotomous difference/no-difference discussion and focus on substantive, contextual factors and behavioral effects.

CONTRIBUTION OF INQUIRY-BASED PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Background: Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) is an educational strategy in which students follow methods and practices similar to those carried out by scientists to build new knowledge. Aims: The objective of this research has been to analyze the challenges posed by inquiry activities in the initial training of physics teachers. Methods: The present study was exploratory in nature. The sample was made up of 60 students from a physics teacher training program. The data were collected through the Mathematics and Science in Life questionnaire, MASCIL. Results and Discussion: showed that inquiry activities are a potential resource for science education. In addition, it was found that when the activities are implemented systematically (that is, planned and designed with well-defined purposes), both students and teachers are more active and committed in their participation, and students can improve their performance. Likewise, the results showed that teachers have positive views based on the benefits for students and science learning and perceive significant systemic and personal barriers to implementing IBSE even after decades of political efforts to improve science education. Teachers expressed frustration at the lack of time, teaching resources, classroom management, and the demands of delivery, evaluation, and accountability of the curriculum. Furthermore, there is an emphasis on practical activities and student motivation but not on cognitive and epistemic aspects showing points of view that are not well aligned with the current understanding of the type of research that best supports learning. Conclusions: The implications for research and practice suggest that there is still a need to expand knowledge on how to help teachers make the most of this strategy.

Public performances as assemblages: contesting the narrative of Thailand’s 2010 crackdown

ABSTRACT Public performances have been studied as acts of social protest that contest social or gender norms or collective memories of state violence. When public protests were prohibited after the 2010 violent crackdown in Thailand, Thai protesters staged other forms of public performances. What unfolded were adaptive street performances by innovative assemblages that forged new ways to resist when interacting with existing limitations and state suppression. This essay engages Deleuze and Guattari’s approach in examining public performances as assemblages. I argue that the multiplicities of public performances challenged the official narrative of the 2010 Crackdown and served as a demand for accountability and justice.

Capital Expenditure Analysis In District And City Province Of Central Java

The demands of public accountability and transparency make local governments have to be able to optimize capital expenditures to improve public services and increase economic productivity, so that equitable development can be successful both at the center and the regions. The motivation of the research is to analyze capital expenditure in terms of the level of economic growth, regional revenue allocation, general allocation funds, special allocation funds, value for money (economical, efficient, effective). The type of causality and descriptive approach involves 29 districts and 6 cities in Central Java province for the 2014-2019 period using purposive sampling so that the number of observation data (n) = 210. The analysis technique uses panel data regression. The results of the study found that the level of economic growth had a negative and significant impact on capital expenditures for the allocation of local revenue, general allocation funds, special allocation funds had a positive and significant impact on capital expenditures. Economical has no impact on capital expenditures. Efficient and has a negative impact on capital expenditures. Ratio analysis shows economic performance; efficient ratio indicates efficient performance and effective ratio indicates ineffective performance.

Pengaruh Partisipasi Anggaran dan Akuntansi Pertanggungjawaban Terhadap Kinerja Manajerial

Decentralization of local government management and public demand for transparency and accountability, forcing both central and local governments to create a more transparent and accountable financial management system, the system is expected to realize the financial management in an orderly, economical, effective, and efficient and beneficial to the community .
 Based on the description of the background, the authors formulate the problem as follows: Does budget participation significantly influence the managerial performance in PT POS Indonesia. Is accountability accounting significantly affect managerial performance in PT POS Indonesia. Is budgetary participation and accountancy accountability affect jointly to managerial performance.
 To achieve the research objectives in accordance with the expected in preparing this thesis and to obtain conclusions, the data collected will be analyzed with quantitative analysis. Quantitative method is the science or art related to the method (method) of data collection. The data used in this study is not necessarily the whole of a population, because the number of population size of this study is not identified, then to determine the number of samples of the study can use Slovin formula, which is 100 respondents.
 Based on F test it can be seen that the Budget Participation and Accounting Accountability influence simultaneously, from the test results coefficient determination known that the independent variables (Budget Participation and Accounting Accountability) have contributed to the dependent variable (Managerial Performance) and the rest influenced by other variables outside the independent variable Which has been studied. From the results of Test t (Partial) note that the independent variables (Budget Participation and Accounting Accountability) have a significant influence on Managerial Performance at Post Office Indonesia Branch. From the results of Partial Test (Test T) is known from the Budget Participation and Accounting the most dominant of Managerial Performance is Budgetary participation variable (X1).

On Social Networks, Anonymous Testimonies, and Other Tools of Feminist Activism against Sexual Violence in Egypt

On Social Networks, Anonymous Testimonies, and Other Tools of Feminist Activism against Sexual Violence in Egypt

De veranderende rol van provincies bij de ­uitvoering van hun beleid voor maatschappelijke betrokkenheid bij natuur

Promoting societal engagement with nature is an important policy ambition of Dutch nature policy. This article provides an overview of how the provinces together with stakeholders have shaped their policy to increase the societal engagement of citizens with nature in recent years. The goals and governance modes embedded in the policy programs were analyzed, and results and experiences of the various involved parties with the policy were reviewed. Based on a national review and in dept study of three cases, this article describes different regional approaches for increasing societal engagement. In addition it discusses the recent developments within this policy field.The analysis shows that provinces pursue different goals with societal engagement. It is both a policy goal in itself – provinces would like to increase the number of citizens involved – as well as a means of achieving a broader range of other goals (welfare, health, quality of life, shared responsibility, funding, support for nature policy). Provinces use different governance modes; they act as responsive and increasingly networking government. They use various policy instruments; financial support for initiatives and intermediaries, network building and communication. Furthermore, the analysis shows that past experiences have shaped provinces’ governance mode and that these are adapted accordingly. A shift is noted from leaving the initiative with communities to more direct facilitation by the government. Also governing based on performance, linked to new public management, is on the rise, as there is increasing demand for accountability of provincial expenditure.

Pengaruh Tekanan Peran dan dan Profesionalisme Terhadap Kinerja Auditor

Public demands for supervision and accountability for the use of funds for the implementation of government activities require BPK RI auditors to further improve their performance professionally in order to produce quality audit activities. This study aims to analyze the effect of role stress and professionalism on auditor performance. The sample as well as the respondent is the BPK RI Representative of North Maluku, amounting to 35 auditors. Methods of data collection using questionnaires and analytical techniques and using multiple regression. The results showed that role stress had no effect on auditor performance, while professionalism had a positive and significant effect on auditor performance.

On an Applied Problem of Mixed Programming and an Efficient Algorithm for the Optimal Choice of Alternatives and Resource Management

Applied management tasks solved by a subdivision of a light industry enterprise, the main activity of which is the organization of effective planning of clothing production and marketing, are in the article set and formalized. The main problems to be solved in this case were: — selection of an effective assortment from a variety of alternatives and production volumes, based on the structure and size of demand; — determination of the volume of purchases of raw materials and components; — volumes and delivery schedules for the entire assortment list being formed. Substantial and formal formulations of a set of problems of the milp class (mixed linear programming) of choosing the optimal production assortment, taking into account demand factors, restrictions on resources and the structure of the assortment, determining production volumes in dynamics, are given. A decompositional algorithm for searching for optimal solutions to a set of tasks has been developed and implemented in software. The final result of the work is the formation of the best compositions of collections and the dynamics of the volume of commodity production of goods in relation to the enterprise of the garment industry. At the end of the paper, the performance statistics of the program that implements the proposed algorithm for finding optimal solutions to a set of control problems are given, as well as a general assessment of the effectiveness of the developed toolkit on real data.

Enforcing Hopelessness: Complicity, Dependence, and Organizing in Frontline Oil and Gas Communities.

Fossil fuel companies hold enormous political, economic, and knowledge production power. Recently, industry operators have pivoted from pushing climate denialism to campaigns aimed at individualizing responsibility for climate crisis. In this paper, we focus on one related outcome of such efforts - people's experiences of complicity - here in the context of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) production. We ask: How do mobilized activists experience fossil fuel scapegoating, and what does it mean for their goals as they organize against UOG production? We show that even activists fighting UOG production feel complicit in fossil fuel production, and these feelings of complicity diminish their demands for UOG accountability. We argue that these outcomes have been especially pernicious in cultural contexts like that of the United States, where neoliberal ideologies are normalized, centering personal responsibility, individualization, and identification as consumers rather than citizens. We marshal an extensive qualitative dataset and advance a theory of complicity as a way to understand: a) how social movements intersect with neoliberalized patterns of life; b) how experiences of complicity affect activism; and c) how this may contribute to fossil fuel firms' goals of undercutting organizing. We end by examining how a sub-set of activists works to dismantle this complicity narrative.

Jazz Feminism is to Soul as Purple is to Lavender

Jazz Feminism is to <i>Soul</i> as Purple is to Lavender

The accountability of non‐governmental actors in the digital sphere: A theoretical framework

AbstractThe last decade has seen increasing demands for greater accountability in digital governance. What, however, does accountability require and what normative goods does it serve? This article develops a general framework for assessing digital accountability focused on four normative goods: openness, non‐arbitrariness, effectiveness and publicness. As the article will evidence, claims for digital accountability often refer to deficits relating to one or more of these goods. While scholarly attention has deservedly focused on tying powerful digital actors to rule of law guarantees, the article argues that accountability offers an important normative yardstick to allow citizens to contest digital decisions beyond strict legality. The framework therefore provides a basis for both conceptually disaggregating and normatively forwarding accountability claims in the digital sphere.

Masalah Akuntabilitas Publik Pada Organisasi Pemerintah (Studi pada Organisasi Perangkat Daerah Pemerintah Kota Tegal)

The phenomenon that occurs in the public sector in Indonesia is the strengthening of demands for accountability in government organizations, both central and regional. According to Indonesia Corruption Watch, the City of Tegal is ranked first in Central Java in cases of accounting fraud that have caused losses to state finances. This shows the problem of public accountability in the City Government of Tegal. This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the influence of internal control systems, organizational commitment, organizational culture, budgetary participation and management accounting information systems on public accountability. The study was conducted on 19 OPDs in Tegal City. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression. The results showed that the internal control system, organizational culture and budgetary participation had a positive effect on public accountability. Meanwhile, organizational commitment and management accounting information system have no effect on public accountability. The contribution of this study provides empirical evidence that the internal control system, organizational culture and budgetary participation are factors that influence public accountability.

Teaching Key Stage 3 literature: the challenges of accountability, gender and diversity

AbstractThis article presents the results of a study, conducted in parts of Wales and southwest England, focusing on what literature is being taught to learners aged 11–14 years. By exploring this area, we gain insight into influences on teacher choices and the challenges faced by teachers. Our research, which included a survey of over 170 teachers as well as teacher interviews, provides a snapshot of young people's experiences studying literature in the early secondary years (Key Stage 3). The results show that while some schools provide variety and diversity in their choice of texts and authors, the majority provide a limited diet of literature with texts mainly from male writers, with male protagonists. Girls are rarely the main focus. Nor do the majority of children study literature written by or about those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, highlighting a lack of diversity. Literature teaching at Key Stage 3 is increasingly influenced by the demands of GCSE and exam accountability. We hope the study can act as a catalyst for discussion about what ought to be the purpose and focus of literature study in England, Wales and beyond.

The Education and Assessment System in Lithuania

ABSTRACT This article presents a historical and contemporary account of Lithuania’s national public education assessment system and its transformation since the country’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. We explore how the external examination system has developed in relation to ongoing curriculum reforms over the last 30 years, and how external examinations and standardised testing have taken priority over classroom assessment throughout this period. What becomes clear is that certain political decisions, guided by increased accountability demands, have significantly impacted classroom assessment practices, school cultures, and the mindsets of stakeholders about the role and function of assessment in Lithuania. Finally, we deploy our national and international expertise to recommend some changes to the current education system to make assessment an effective tool to improve student learning.

ICT AND THE PROSPECT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC

Abstract: The assumption in any democratic order is that governance is hinged on a reciprocal relationship between the leaders and the led. That is, the leadership responsiveness and accountability to the people on one hand, and the increasing participation in forms of demand and support from the people in government business on the other hand. This symbiotic relationship provides the platform that drives democracy which presupposes development. In Nigeria, following the return to civil rule in 1999, the country has witnessed continual citizen participation in governance which has gone a long way in enhancing leadership quality and development. This article argues that one way in which this has been done is the ever-rising use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools in the democratic space. Its deployment in different areas of governance has contributed to opening the democratic space, thus creating greater freedom and access to governmental machinery by the citizens and enhances the socio-political mobilization and participation necessary for functional operation of the government. Attempt is made to examine the use of various products of ICT, especially, social media and blogosphere in making demands of accountability and openness on the government by the citizenry. It maps out the existential obstacles to the use of ICT and its misuse in governance in Nigeria.&#x0D; Keywords: Information; Governance; ICT; Democratic; Accountability

Workaholism and work-family interaction among emergency and critical care nurses

ObjectivesInvestigating the prevalence of workaholism as well as the relationship between work-family interaction among emergency and critical care nurses. Research methodology/designA quantitative cross-sectional study. SettingA total of 219 nurses took part in the Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS-10) and the Survey Work-Home Interaction Nijmegen (SWING), which included socio–demographic and occupational question. Data was gathered in Spain between June and September 2019. ResultsWorkaholism was found to be prevalent in 28.3% of the participants. In all four categories, workaholism was statistically connected to work-home interaction, with workaholics having higher means than non-workaholics. Perceived work stress was related to workaholism (p =.036). In the Work Excessively dimension, female nurses had significantly higher mean scores (M = 2.26) than their male counterparts (M = 1,88).In addition, in the Negative Work-Home Interaction (M = 2.04), the global mean scores were higher than in the Negative Home-Work Interaction (M = 1.34), indicating conflict and a negative impact of work on the family. ConclusionThe findings of this study demonstratedthe necessity of taking into account demands and resources from both the work and home domains since it has been shown that both have an impact on one other. Furthermore, given the vital responsibilities that emergency and critical care nurses play in the health care system, our findings suggest that occupational health treatments should be used to identify those working profiles that are particularly at risk.

UN Peace Operations: Diplomacy, Delivery and New Directions

This paper explains roles of diplomacy for better UN (United Nations) Peace Operations, major obstacles in the delivery of mandates of UN Peace Missions, inter alia, due to weaknesses in UN peace architecture and thematic new directions in the course of its evolution. The research methodology involves document analysis and review. The sources of data are UN documents on UN Peace Operations and UN Study reports on the same.It finds the inevitable role of diplomacy in leading discourses, designing and deciding mandates of missions. Due to the political nature of conflicts and dynamic nature of global politics, more effective diplomacy is needed both at global and local level. Reviewing UN peace architecture, it finds that UN Peace Operations are largely successful though beset by some key challenges. Further, it explains such thematic new directions as protection of civilians, women peace and security, concern about safety and security of peacekeepers, regionalism, building and sustaining peace, and growing demand for accountability and professionalism. Finally, some findings and implications for diplomats and peacekeepers involved in UN Peace Operations have been drawn.

Don’t Look Down

Don’t Look Down