Goal Of Inclusion Research Articles

The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond

There is no better time than now for sociologists to adopt open educational resources (OER), and sociology as a discipline is well positioned to lead. Adopting OER takes seriously the well-documented financial challenges faced by many students, supports classroom and campus goals of equity and inclusion, and allows for increased instructor flexibility. However, OER are not without their difficulties and limitations. This conversation article suggests four ways for instructors to begin or advance their utilization of OER: Ask your librarian, start with an open textbook, join the existing OER conversation, and incorporate OER within one’s broader commitment to inclusive and empathetic pedagogy.

Inclusion for all; all for inclusion

The title of this editorial speaks to the aspirational goal of inclusion for proponents and practitioners of community music. Inspired by feminist care ethics, Janelize Morelli’s article connects care with love, compassion and Lee Higgins’s oft-cited concept of hospitality. Seán Doherty’s article provides a personalized insight into a composer’s struggles to reconcile conservatory-trained musical thinking with the participatory goal of promoting social inclusion for asylum seekers in Ireland. Lotte Latukefu and Irina Verenikina’s article extends the dialogue on street music by describing the informal learning efforts by the Australian organizers of HONK! Oz. The articles ‘The CI Music Hour’ and ’Exploring approaches to community music delivery by practitioners with and without additional support needs’ address inclusion more directly – the former through a study of the experiences of those with cochlear implants, the latter by interrogating the possibilities of including those with additional support needs as leaders, not just as followers. Finally, Karl Gunther’s article considers the historical practice of auditions for community choirs.

Lifting Diversity and Inclusion in Economics: How the Australian Women in Economics Network Put the Evidence into Action*

To support broader global efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in economics, this paper provides a statistical picture of the gender composition of the economics profession in Australia and the evidence‐based initiatives taken by the Women in Economics Network (WEN) to improve women's representation and recognition. WEN's impact is evaluated across a range of metrics. This includes a case study of WEN's mentorship programme for university students that was delivered as a behavioural intervention and evaluated as a randomised control trial. Drawing on practical experiences in combination with research insights, the paper identifies some of the challenges encountered and the lessons that can be shared with similar organisations globally that are pursuing diversity and inclusion goals.

Teman Tani : Solusi Inklusif Layanan Asuransi Mikro Terintegrasi Sektor Pertanian Dalam Mencapai SDG 2030

The agricultural sector is one of the main motors driving the wheels of a country's economy. The development and improvement of the sector is an integral part of the national development goals that have a significant and comprehensive impact. However, the risk of business uncertainty such as crop failure due to natural disasters and pest attacks also poses a threat to business continuity. Thus, the existence of financial instruments such as agricultural insurance is the right solution to minimize economic losses from these risks. Unfortunately, the existing agricultural insurance system is not yet effective enough to provide fast, easy, and inclusive services for farmers. Seeing these problems, the author proposes a policy recommendation, namely Teman Tani, as an improvement to the more integrated Rice Farmer Business Insurance (AUTP) system for the agricultural sector. Under this system, insurance companies will carry out branchless insurance through the OJK's Laku Pandai program which involves agents to expand insurance coverage to farmers. Then, the process of determining the amount of premiums and submitting claims will be made faster and on target through a decentralized data-exchange process that involves collaboration with the DataBott Company's Hara Application. In the process of payment and withdrawal of insurance funds, cooperation with banks and telecommunications companies will be carried out to make it easier for farmers through the mobile banking system. Therefore, the Teman Tani program can protect farmers from the risk of business uncertainty so as to increase productivity and achieve the goal of financial inclusion.

“We’re Not Going to Overcome Institutional Bias by Doing Nothing”: Latinx/a/o Student Affairs Professionals as Advocates for Equity

Higher education institutions continue to be contested environments where the goals of equity and inclusion are often at odds with the permanence of institutional racism. Through a multi-case study of 19 Latinx/a/o mid-level administrators who worked at 16 predominantly white, private four-year universities, the authors uncovered the ways that (a) private universities grant agency to Latinx/a/o mid-level administrators to serve student needs but restrict agency to address the inequitable organizational structures; (b) constituent groups within private universities, namely faculty, mark the racialized boundaries of power and decision-making through credentialing; and (c) private universities use silence as a means of controlling Latinx/a/o mid-level professionals administrators’ equity work. Although Latinx/a/o mid-level administrators have a significant role to play in advancing equity work inside higher education institutions, these racialized organizations will create barriers that maintain whiteness and white interests. Without addressing power structures and the bureaucracy of decision-making at private institutions, progress on equity throughout the organizational structure may be limited. Implications for research and practice for Latinx/a/o/ administrators are discussed.

Importance of Financial Inclusion – A Social Responsibility of Government of Madhya Pradesh

The term financial inclusion is made up of two words; financial which means anything related to finance and inclusion and it is related to practices which provide equal access towards resources and opportunities to those people who do not get enough opportunities and remain excluded. Financial inclusion is a social responsibility of the government as they need to help those people who are away from the banking facilities. Therefore, financial inclusion means providing equal access to the entire financial product and services to those people who are excluded from such services. Financial Products and Services include banking, insurance, investment, and a lot more. Financial inclusion play an important role in inclusive development and growth of the economy. In India, the central government, state government and RBI have been continuously coming up with new policies and schemes to improve the status of financial inclusion. There are different measures which have been initiated by government which includes Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and many such others which aim to provide financial strength to the individuals who are not getting much opportunities for their development and growth. This study aimed to understand current status of financial inclusion and also to evaluate various schemes which have been initiated by the government towards the goal of financial inclusion and the study area is Madhya Pradesh. This study is mainly based on secondary data collection and a simple percentage method is used to analyze the data. On the basis of analysis, it is concluded that the nature of financial inclusion can be said to be progressive in nature, but the involvement of private sector banks is still low as compared to public sector banks and regional rural banks.

Self-Employment for People with Disabilities: Barriers to and (Im)possibilities in Starting and Running Their Own Business

Little is known about self-employment among people with disabilities in Sweden. The present article contributes knowledge about barriers and opportunities experienced by self-employed people with disabilities and discusses how these affect the labor market inclusion of people with disabilities. The article draws on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 10 self-employed participants with disabilities and one group interview with six participants who were self-employed and had visual impairments. The analysis shows that the participants see self-employment as an opportunity for a more flexible working life. However, the economic redistribution on which they often depend to run their business is conditioned in a way that does not take into consideration their everyday life. Consequently, despite political goals of inclusion and social justice, people with disabilities come to be excluded from yet another arena, that is, self-employment.

The geopolitics of digital rights activism: Evaluating civil society's role in the promises of multistakeholder internet governance

Multistakeholderism is thought to play an important role in democratizing internet governance institutions and processes by including civil society. Therefore, scholars have studied the participation of civil society organizations, from the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society through to the most recent Internet Governance Forum, to understand how they engage in and shape internet governance. However, this category is not well defined; therefore, it is not always clear whose interests are being advanced by civil society organizations. This study evaluates representation in civil society by examining the annual RightsCon conference as an ideal site of civil society engagement in internet governance in order to evaluate the potential of multistakeholderism to achieve the goals of democratization, representation, and inclusion. Through a meso-level analysis of discursive production at RightsCon that operationalizes a critical geopolitical rubric, this study finds that organizations that represent interests from the Global North and West are highly over-represented in three ways: in leading overall discourse, in claiming authority over global issues, and in driving specific topics such as misinformation, privacy, and internet shutdowns. These findings offer an empirical evaluation of global representation in internet governance, raising the stakes for further study about why and how the category of civil society meets expectations. Finally, conceptual implications are discussed, including evaluating earlier critiques of multistakeholderism as less democratizing in reality than in theory, affirming the analytic value of civil society discourse to policy research, and opening up questions about how a more precise understanding of civil society can contribute to multistakeholderism in internet governance.

Blockchain technology for sustainable education

AbstractBlockchain—a digitally distributed, decentralised, peer‐to‐peer shared ledger technology that exists across a delimited network—is recognised as a disruptive technology for the next socioeconomic mega trend. Most of the researchers in education theoretically speculate upon blockchain's extraordinary potentials for enterprises, finance, administration, and management of education. Little attention has been paid, however, to the problems of socially inclusive knowledge transformation, sustainability, and equitable access to quality education for marginalised communities. This paper aims to describe an approach and method for leveraging education blockchain as a possible means to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the social inclusion of marginalised communities of teachers and learners. This theoretical paper adopts a reflective research approach to critically analyse the current state of blockchain applications in education, and discuss its prospects for building educational commons for sustainable development. This paper contributes to the field of educational technology by exploring blockchain's prospects to building educational commons through four strategies: (a) network cooperation; (b) diversity of interacting agents; (c) shared resources; and (d) educational logistics. It also contributes to the conceptualisation of knowledge transformation for sustainable education by modelling blockchain‐supported educational commons and informing educational practitioners and technological innovation policy makers. Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic Blockchain is a digitally distributed, decentralised, peer‐to‐peer shared ledger technology that can be adopted across education networks. Blockchain is regarded as a disruptive technology and a key driver of the next socioeconomic mega trend. The extant literature on blockchain in education are technology‐centred and limited to applications in financing, administration, and management of education. Blockchain's potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in education and in favour of marginalised communities remain unexplored. What this paper adds A critique of the mainstream literature and its utilitarian and business‐oriented paradigm for leveraging blockchain technology in education. An operational definition of ‘education blockchain’ as a set of affordances of a blockchain technology that empowers educators and learners to achieve sustainability of their education system. Conceptualisation of a ‘sustainable education blockchain’ for the knowledge transformation of marginalised communities. A framework of blockchain for building educational commons through network cooperation, diversity of interactive agents, shared resources and educational logistics. Implications for practice and/or policy This paper calls for re‐orienting blockchain technology in education from pro‐profit to human‐centred adoption. This is to ensure a balance among technological advances, knowledge transformation, and safeguarding of privacy and individual rights of marginalised teachers and learners. Sustainable blockchain technology is for the social inclusion of marginalised teachers and learners by means of secure and trusted peer‐to‐peer collaboration, autonomous community organisation and fair distribution of resources. This paper contributes to the conceptualisation of knowledge transformation for sustainable education by (a) modelling the key features of blockchain‐supported educational commons; and (b) informing educational practitioners and innovation policy makers who are interested in blockchain applications. The model contributes to the understanding of an authentic and humanistic knowledge transformation beyond its dominant notion of an instrumental, linear, purely technological driver of educational systems. The model allows us to envisage a more sustainable transformation in educational practices.

DETERMINANTS AFFECTING THE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TO LEARNERS WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISABILITIES-PE TEACHER PREPAREDNESS

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate determinants affecting the teaching of physical education to learners with different kinds of disabilities such as the physically challenged, visually and hearing impaired in public primary schools having a special unit in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The research highlighted teacher preparedness as a major concern.
 Methodology: The study utilized the descriptive survey research design. Data was drawn from 7 public primary schools offering a special unit in Nairobi County Kenya, this included 16 PE teachers. Data was collected using questionnaires administered to PE teachers.
 Findings: The study revealed that the PE teachers have relevant teaching experiences and are qualified as most are trained up to postgraduate level. It was noted that the teachers were trained in special needs education, however, the majority were not trained in adapted physical education. This hindered understanding and the delivery of physical education to the LWDS. It posed a challenge to them as they are not able to modify facilities, equipment, and activities to suit the needs of LWDs.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy : The study recommends that physical education teachers need to be regularly provided with adequate in service training especially in adapted physical education. This will ensure that the goals of inclusion are attained hence contributing to the delivery of physical education to LWDs and education growth and development for all.

Clinical Status, Nutritional Behavior, and Lifestyle, and Determinants of Community Well-Being of Patients from the Perspective of Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young Older Adults, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians in Salerno and Province, Italy.

Longevity is rightly considered one of the greatest achievements of modern society. Biomedical research has shown that aging is the major risk factor for many diseases, so to find the right answers to aging it is necessary to identify factors that can positively influence longevity. This study investigated the clinical status, nutritional behavior, lifestyle, and social and community determinants of the well-being of young older adults and nonagenarians/centenarians in Salerno and province through the judgment of their physicians. Data were collected through an online survey. Multivariate Poisson and logistic regression models were used to calculate significant predictors of the outcomes of interest. The interesting finding was that cardiovascular disease was a risk factor for young older adults, while it was a protective factor for nonagenarians/centenarians, meaning that as age increased, heart problems tended to decrease. Certain foods were found to be a significant protective factor for both young older adult and nonagenarian–centenarian patients. In addition, psychosomatic disorders were found to be determinant for the young older adults, while depression was a risk factor for the nonagenarians/centenarians because they were not always gratified by their long lives and often felt like a burden on the family. The protective significant variable among the determinants of community well-being for both young older adults and nonagenarians/centenarians was the retention of honorary achievement. Based on our results, we are able to support the hypothesis of a difference between the young older adults and the nonagenarians/centenarians in clinical status, nutritional behaviors, lifestyle, and determinants of community well-being. However, societies need more social and educational programs that are able to build “a new idea of old age” by improving and supporting the young older adults and the nonagenarians/centenarians, with the goal of intergenerational solidarity, well-being, and social inclusion, as well as preventive interventions on lifestyles and nutrition, which will allow us to provide a new key to understanding aging.

OER Textbooks: A Helpful Tool for DEI Initiatives in Higher Education

This is a policy paper that discusses the contributions of open educational resource (OER) textbooks to the success of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in institutions of higher education. DEI is often identified by universities as an institutional goal; however, it is usually addressed at the institutional level by large scale university initiatives and programs. The question addressed herein is how can faculty contribute on an individual level to the success of higher education DEI goals? One very practical tool that can help is the use of (OER) textbooks at the individual course level. Expanding student access to educational resources has the potential to make a significant contribution to the success of diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Exploring representation (EDI) in Students as Partners (SaP) initiatives: a case study of equity, diversity and inclusion in the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) at Carleton University

ABSTRACT Students as Partners (SaP) initiatives have been gaining traction in the past decade, and many institutions are praising the SaP model as a method to enhance collaborative, reciprocal, and equitable learning. In this paper, we offer insights on student and faculty experiences of the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Our research is motivated by the question: to what extent are Students as Partners Programs (SaPP) compatible with goals of equity, diversity and inclusion? We take a qualitative, case study approach to explore student (n = 51), and faculty (n = 67), experiences of the Students as Partners Program in 2020. Our findings reveal strong participation by students with a disability, and female, and BIPOC students, and an overrepresentation of white, able-bodied participants at the faculty level. To improve EDI in SaP initiatives, we share recommendations from student and faculty participation.

Societal Inequality and Business Organizations: A Dialogue Among Scholars and Practitioners

Panelists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and academic and practitioner perspectives will address the growing attention to systemic inequality worldwide and the increasing demands that are being brought to bear on business organizations to mitigate such inequalities. Reflecting on recent inflection points that have made inequality more salient and visible, such as the murder of George Floyd that heightened concern about social and racial justice, panelists will discuss various ways academics and practitioners can work with business organizations to both strengthen the companies’ achievement of diversity, equity and inclusion goals and also help mitigate societal inequality. Panelist discussion will include the need to address issues of power and domination in the structure of intergroup relations that affect both every-day and long-term inequality in various contexts; strategies for business organizations to positively impact societal equality, for example by widening their base of stakeholders to include those representing the larger community and being more intentional about the organization’s influence on, and interaction with, the larger society; innovative research, grounded in moral psychology, that addresses resistance to anti-racist programs in business organizations; and the importance of bridging the gaps between organizational practices in the traditionally separate areas of Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by influencing companies and firms to implement consistent standards related to equity both inside and outside the organization.

Measuring diversity, equity and inclusion: a holistic approach

PurposeThis paper aims to explore how organizations can measure diversity, equity and inclusion, and what are the potential areas where they can take initiatives to meet the diversity, equity and inclusion goals.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explains the distinction among diversity, equity and inclusion. It elaborates on the separate perspectives that organizations need to adopt to define and measure each one of them. It consequently brings attention to their implications for research, practice and society.FindingsThis paper reveals that the goals of diversity, equity and inclusion, although related, need to be approached independently. The three concepts need to be measured individually and separate initiatives need to be designed and implemented to attain those goals.Originality/valueThis paper highlights the conceptual differences among diversity, equity and inclusion, and their evaluation. It underscores that diversity itself is not sufficient in ensuring organizational performance. Most of the discussion around implementing diversity pays little attention to steps that need to be taken to ensure equity and inclusion of the diverse workforce. This paper seeks to address this gap.

Potensi Cryptocurrency Dalam Inklusi Keuangan Islam Berkelanjutan

Cryptocurrencies have been gaining attention in the financial world in recent years, with the model reportedly being able to digitally transfer, store and record information, and has the potential to transform traditional financial services. Financial digitization is very much needed in today's conditions, where all life uses digital systems to support life. Financial modification is certainly needed in realizing sustainable finance, especially in the field of Islamic finance globally. In this study to explore the potential of cryptocurrencies in the inclusion of sustainable Islamic finance. This research was conducted using a library research model, with data collection in the form of books, journals, websites and other objects that are considered relevant and then carried out an in-depth study through descriptive qualitative analysis methods. The results of the study indicate that cryptocurrency is a financial digitization that has the potential to support and ensure that the Islamic financial transaction process can be accessed by millions of consumers so that the goal of financial inclusion can be achieved and supports the development of the financial industry that has transaction efficiency values so that it can realize sustainable Islamic finance.

Looking beyond parity: Gender wage gaps and the leadership labyrinth in the Canadian healthcare management workforce.

It is important for health organizations to monitor progress toward gender equity and inclusion goals among health human resources. Within the Canadian healthcare management workforce, however, recent investigations are lacking. This study examines gender differences in composition and compensation among health leadership in Canada using national census data. Findings show that although women represent over half (57%) of senior managers in health and social services, the pipeline from middle management (72%) suggests persistent career barriers disproportionately affect women. Women health and social care managers' earnings averaged $0.83-.89 for every dollar that a man earned. The gender wage gap remained statistically significant, with women health managers earning 12-20% less than men, after adjusting for age, education and other characteristics. Dynamic decomposition analyses highlighted that most of the gender wage gap could not be explained within the available data-a finding attributable, at least in part, to (unmeasured and unmeasurable) gender discrimination.

Swedish Parents’ Perspectives of Belonging in Early Years Education

This article presents the results and experiences on parents’ perspectives of belonging in early years education. The study aimed to investigate how the parents assess the fulfilment of the inclusion goals that apply to the Swedish pre-school activities. Another aim was to learn about the parents’ perspectives on factors and pedagogical approaches that promote diversity and belonging. The study involves the answers from 454 parents/guardians of pre-school pupils. When the parents were asked directly if their children were excluded by others in the group, 14% stated it was true. The present study tried to find factors and connections to strengthen the pre-school’s inclusive working methods. One way to have children become more included in the group is to get the parents more involved and familiar with activities and for the staff to convey the goals that apply to activities.

Does Agency Banking Trigger Financial Inclusion? Perspective of Residents in Rural Setting

Over decades, most transactions in Nigeria were largely conducted in cash. However, Central Bank of Nigeria’s cash-less policy introduction aimed at reducing cash-based transactions, decreasing and integrating financially excluded adult into the formal financial sector of the economy has altered financial transaction landscape. Pursuant to this goal of financial inclusion, measures such as agency banking, national financial literacy, mobile payment system were introduced. However, research has somewhat under-explored how agency banking platforms influence financial inclusion among adult rural dwellers that are perceived to be more excluded in formal financial sector. Therefore, this study empirically investigates influence of agency banking on financial inclusion among adult rural dwellers in rural communities. A sample of 320 potential respondents were determined statistically. Self-administered questionnaire designed in Likert-Scale format was used to collect data from respondents. Convenience and judgemental sampling techniques were used to recruit participants who agreed to take part in the study. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling technique was applied in data analysis. Results show that agency banking has positive-significant correlation with saving consciousness and financial literacy; saving consciousness and financial literacy significantly and positively influence financial inclusion. The study discusses the theoretical, policy and managerial implications of the findings while highlighting possible areas for future research.

Show Up, Don’t Just Check In: A Comparative Study of Institutional Statements Released in “Unprecedented Times”

University leaders frequently release statements following social, racial, and/or political events that affect the university population. Using Critical Discourse Analysis and Intersectional Analysis, this study offers a comparative exploration of institutional responses to two central and conflicting events that took place in the final year of the Trump administration: the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 and the insurrection at the Capitol in January 2021. In comparing how institutions addressed both events, we found that the statements issued in 2020 were what we defined as “transformational” while the 2021 statements engaged less with systemic injustice. This analysis provides a useful guideline for future studies to address the responses of administrators to national events that have had polarizing or psychological impacts on the higher education community and offers support for institutional leaders who wish to put their holistic selves in their writing to serve the institution’s more progressive diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.