Institutional Characteristics Research Articles

Scientific views on the role of Starosta (Elder) in the local government system

The article is devoted to describing and analyzing the scientific views of national scientists on the role of starosta in the system of local self-government in Ukraine. The relevance and timeliness of the study is due to the fact that the practical implementation of the idea of decentralization proves to be effective every time, while the introduction of the starosta institute has become a new historical milestone in this process. It is determined that starosta as a form of participatory democracy is an integral part of the development of the modern Ukrainian model of local self-government. The researchers’ vision of who the starosta is for the residents of a particular territorial community is presented. The article reveals the commonality of researchers’ approaches to the role of starosta as the closest representative of local self-government, as well as a communicator between the residents of the respective starosta district and local authorities. He or she also acts as an intermediary between residents and the authorities. In addition, it is believed that the starosta can consult, advise and assist in solving problems arising in the community. The purpose of creating the institution of starostas in local self-government bodies in Ukraine is emphasized. The article presents the powers of starosta as defined by the Law of Ukraine «On Local Self-Government in Ukraine». The author offers one of the scientific approaches to the classification of starosta’s functions formulated on the basis of the analysis of his/her powers. These functions are: representative; budgetary; informational; control; constituent; organizational. The study analyzes the requirements that could be mandatory for a person who plans to be a starosta. For example, age, affiliation (certain connection) with the territorial community, special education, knowledge of the basics of local self-government, experience, etc. The author outlines the areas for further scientific research on the implementation of the starosta institute. These areas include: the definition and method of regulatory consolidation of starosta’s powers, their balance and the reality of their application. It is noted that prevention of corruption is another area of scientific research, without which the implementation of the institute is impossible. It is determined that it is necessary to strengthen the positive features of the modern starosta institution, to reveal its role, to increase productivity and efficiency.

Introduction: Lessons for Locally Driven Research Responses to Emergencies

This article summarises learning from Southern-led research designed to influence the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The case studies are drawn primarily from the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) programme, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The article examines: (1) the characteristics of local research institutions’ organisational readiness in times of crisis; (2) the form and function of knowledge that is fit for purpose in emergencies; and (3) knowledge processes and engagement strategies for rapid mobilisation. Organisational readiness hinged on the strength of research institutions’ networks, access to key decision makers or affected communities, and resources and capabilities that allowed them to mobilise quickly. Hyper-local knowledge, combined with inclusive research methodologies, facilitates the positioning of research for use in emergencies. The pandemic has demonstrated that local and national research organisations are well placed to deliver impactful research, as both critical friends of government or outsiders advocating for change.

A non-ideal aim of redressing epistemic injustices in corruptive educational environments: Toward restorative epistemic justice

The most important and general aim of the education system is to edify students, epistemically speaking. However, it is a sad reality that the education system is sometimes a corruptive epistemic environment in which a variety of epistemic injustices occur. In this article, I first argue that the special character of educational institutions means that children sometimes suffer testimonial, participant, and hermeneutical betrayals as specifically educational variants of epistemic injustices. Next, I ask what our response should be to such epistemic injustices. I draw a distinction between an ‘ideal’ and a ‘non-ideal’ solution to these problems. I hold that consideration of (a) environmental bad luck and (b) children’s lack of control over their epistemic environments should lead us to favor a non-ideal solution to the problem of epistemic injustice in education. I propose that the non-ideal approach to epistemic injustice in education should focus not on the reduction or neutralization of our implicit prejudices, as has commonly been proposed in the literature, but on providing for the epistemic needs of those who suffer epistemic injustices in corruptive environments in two ways. First, we should aim to care for children who are afflicted by injustice by having their epistemic needs legitimately recognized by caring educators. Second, we should aim systemically to offer an educational curriculum for any child and teacher to develop critical imagination to care about the epistemic needs of those who are vulnerable to epistemic injustices. I conclude by explaining the acts of epistemic caring and critical imagining as parts of restorative epistemic justice that affords vulnerable children due recognition of their epistemic needs beyond merely knowing the mechanisms of implicit prejudices and the epistemic injustices associated with them.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ АРХІТЕКТУРНОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА СУЧАСНОЇ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ШКОЛИ

The quality of education in Ukraine is gradually decreasing. One of the main reasons for developing such a problem is the outdated organization of the educational environment. A properly designed architectural environment significantly affects the quality of education in the country. The article examines the question of rethinking the architectural qualities of the school building in the national discourse. Using examples of foreign experience, modern trends of high-quality and, most importantly, effective educational space are traced. It was found out that the current level of educational institutions of general secondary education in Ukraine does not meet standards everywhere. In this regard, an analysis of regulatory documents that entered into force in the last 7 years was carried out. As a result of the research, it was determined how exactly they influenced the design features of school institutions. In general, it was established that the national discourse in the field of education selectively meets modern requirements, but this is not enough to uniformly raise the level of education throughout the state.

The long-term welfare effects of colonial institutions: Evidence from Central India

In Central India, the Narmada River separates two regions that have been ruled by different types of government only during the colonial period, and for reasons independent of their initial economic development. I implement a spatial RDD on village population in the Nineteenth Century as well as in 1901, and I run the same model on proxies of welfare in 2015. My results highlight that divergence has realised where the river overlapped with the colonial border, but not in a neighbouring area where the same Narmada River separates two shores with the same type of former colonial institution. I discuss the following transmission mechanism. The treated group was directly administered by the British with more modern state tools - such as the enforcement of property rights and a transparent taxation system - that made it easier to develop private investment. The most prominent example is the mixed-capital enterprise in charge of the construction of the first trans-continental railway. Infrastructure endowment seems to be crucial for the long-term transmission of the colonial institutional characteristics to the outcomes measured in 2015, which show better average welfare outcomes, as well as higher wealth inequality in the treated group. My work provides an explanation of how the improvement in the quality of the institutions of an embryonic state may sustain the growth of the local markets it deems relevant.

Interorganizational triads for foreign-market entry: Partnerships among Western, bridge-economy, and local VCs in Mainland China

This study introduces the novel construct of bridge-economy partners, which can assist Western firms in learning how to collaborate with local partners when entering unfamiliar foreign countries that have substantially different socioeconomic characteristics. We offer initial empirical evidence regarding the relevance of establishing such interorganizational partnership triads among Western, bridge-economy, and local firms for the entries of Western venture capital firms (VCs) into Mainland China between 1997 and 2008. Venture age, regional legal maturity, and the Western VCs' accumulated local experience are identified as relevant contingency factors for the likelihood of adopting this type of collaboration, which involves partners from three different types of economies. We supplement our quantitative analyses with anecdotal qualitative evidence from interviews with VC executives and fund managers. Executive summaryThis study introduces the novel construct of bridge-economy partners and outlines their potentially beneficial roles in the context of foreign-market entry undertaken by Western firms. The established literature suggests that Western firms consider collaboration with a local firm as an accelerator for learning about and adapting to local conditions. However, the substantial socioeconomic differences that may exist between home and host country can create paramount challenges for collaborations between Western firms and their local partners. Adding a third type of partner from a country with substantial socioeconomic overlap to both firms' home countries can help “bridge the socioeconomic gap” between Western and local firms. The bridge-economy partners can assist Western firms in learning how to collaborate with their new local partners.This study offers initial empirical evidence for the relevance of such interorganizational partnership triads between Western, bridge-economy, and local firms by using the data of Western VC firms and their entries into Mainland China between 1997 and 2008. Venture age, regional legal maturity, and accumulated local experience of Western VCs are identified as relevant contingency factors for the likelihood of adopting this type of triadic interorganizational partnership. Quantitative hypothesis tests are supplemented with anecdotal qualitative evidence.Reported findings extend the emerging entrepreneurship literature that focuses on foreign-market entry and globalization. Our focus on triadic partnerships and the role of bridge-economy firms extends the previous research that has instead nearly exclusively focused on dyadic collaborations between Western firms and local partners. A triadic Western, bride-economy, and local firms (WBL) partnership offers an alternative strategy to use when entering foreign markets that have substantially different cultural, economic, and institutional characteristics. Our findings further highlight that even though such triadic WBL partnerships make intuitive sense, successfully implementing such complex collaborations requires minimum levels of accumulated host-country experiences and can benefit from mature legal environments. For policymakers in emerging economies that are interested in supporting foreign investment, the creation of legal environments conducive to forming such triadic WBL collaborations introduces a promising policy option. Beyond these initial key insights, this study also provides guidance for systematic future research into this promising type of collaboration for foreign market entry.

Exploring multilevel data with deep learning and XAI: The effect of personal-care advertising spending on subjective happiness

International business research often links the cultural and institutional characteristics of countries to the features of the individuals inhabiting these countries. A distinct approach to analyzing such multilevel problems with deep learning and explainable artificial intelligence methods is presented, using country characteristics as explicit spatial coordinates. Deep learning is tolerant of noise and faults and can approximate arbitrarily complex mathematical structures by developing multiple abstractions. An applied example demonstrates the applicability of this approach by exploring the effect of personal-care advertising spending in 27 countries on the subjective happiness of 376,442 individuals, indicating a statistically significant positive effect, albeit with a trivial effect size.

The operational experience of private owners of small-sized care homes in China: a qualitative study

BackgroundPrivate small-sized care homes (<50 beds) have proliferated across China, however, until recently little was known about the characteristics of such institutions, and the challenges and the problems faced by their owners. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of small-sized, privately-owned care homes in the People’s Republic of China; and to understand the motivation and challenges faced by their owners.MethodsThis study used an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach of qualitative research. Owners of eight small-sized private care homes located in two cities of Henan Province, China, were interviewed using semi-structured interviews.ResultsFour themes and eight subthemes were identified: 1. Motivation for establishing a care home business; 2. Certification and establishing a legal footing for the business; 3. Operational challenges; 4. Future business development. The study found that the development of privately owned small-sized care homes faced great challenges and critical survival problems due to policies, staffing, and management issues. There is a lack of regulations about the safety and quality of care provided for older people and a lack of legal protections for the owners of small-sized private care homes.ConclusionThe study suggests that formal regulations and provisions are needed to support these smaller-sized private care homes. Monitoring is also needed to ensure the quality of care. It also suggests that there needs more support by policymakers as well as provision monitoring services to improve quality of care in these care homes. Care regulations and standards are not unique to China so findings from this study can be applied to places where there are similar situations or if there are aged care services still developing.

Public Law of Moldova in the 16th – 17th Centuries

Relevance. The public legal relations of Moldova in the 16th-17th centuries continue to develop against the backdrop of legislative processes and the adoption of the Code of 1646 - the first monument of Moldovan law. The adoption of the Code marked a new stage in the development of public law in general, the areas of legal proceedings and criminal law in particular. Despite the fact that the Code of 1646 contained norms and institutions that were progressive for their time, it consolidated the tendency to toughen criminal liability for crimes against the backdrop of an intensified class struggle in Moldovan society.The purpose of the article is to determine the range of the main sources of public law in Moldova in the 16th - 17th centuries, as well as the features of the development of public law branches and their individual institutions in medieval Moldova.Objectives: analyze the main sources of public law in Moldova in the 16th-17th centuries; to determine the features of public law institutions of the medieval Moldavian state.Methodology. The methodological basis was the historical method of research. Along with the historical method of research, the principles of consistency and scientific objectivity were used.The results of the scientific study showed that the period under study is represented by many heterogeneous sources of public law, a special place among which is occupied by the first monument of the law of Moldova - the Code of Vasily Lupu of 1646, containing, for the most part, norms of a criminal law nature. Despite the fact that the Moldavian medieval law was characterized by a pronounced class character, it not only reflected the class character of social relations, but also contained norms and provisions progressive for its time.Conclusions. In general, we can conclude that during the XVI-XVII centuries the area of public law relations continues to develop. This was facilitated by the adoption of the Code of 1646, which, in essence, acted as a monument of criminal law. Along with the Code, other monuments of law continue to be applied, including both Byzantine legislation and canonical collections. Moldavian feudal law, like the law of other European states, was characterized by a class character. At the same time, the first monument of Moldovan law - the Code of Vasily Lupu of 1646 - contained a developed conceptual apparatus, progressive concepts for its time, such as recidivism, necessary defense, extreme necessity, mitigating and aggravating circumstances, circumstances excluding criminal liability.

‘Of course you will succeed warrior ': Sensitive closings of WhatsApp conversations by professional foster parents

Good collaboration between professional foster parents (PFPs) and birth parents (BPs) is of great importance for the well-being of out-of-home placed youngsters in family-style group care. Previous studies have shown that WhatsApp has become an important medium in the professional communication between professional foster parents and birth parents as it offers the possibility to send movies and photos in addition to text. This research has identified two ways in which professional foster parents are closing WhatsApp conversations in a sensitive manner. Professional foster parents are setting boundaries by encouraging and making a reference to the future, often accompanied by emoji: (1) Encouragements are apparent in expressions that compliment, comfort and invite to ‘let it go’. (2) Professional foster parents make reference to the future in a wish, proposal or promise. Furthermore, the asymmetrical nature of the relationship becomes clear in the coaching role adopted by professional foster parents, and the observation that solely professional foster parents at times remain silent or do not respond in closing interactions. In short, sensitive boundary setting in closing sequences demonstrates how the institutional character of the relationship is embodied in the WhatsApp communication between professional foster parents and birth parents.

The impact of policy collaboration networks and policy topic networks on policy diffusion: Empirical evidence from the energy field

Policy networks have strong explanatory power for policy processes and policy results. Previous studies have proven the importance of the role played by policy collaboration networks. Recently, the value of policy topic networks has gradually been revealed. However, there has been a lack of interpretation of policy results through topic network characteristics. Therefore, a comparative research framework for policy collaboration and topic networks is proposed. Based on a search and screening results for China's energy policies, we construct a policy collaboration network composed of policymaking agencies and their collaborations and a topic network composed of policy topics and their co-occurrences. After analysing the characteristics of institutions and topics, we empirically test hypotheses concerning the relationship between the network characteristics of these two networks and policy diffusion in China. We find that in policy collaboration networks, the centrality of agencies has a positive effect on the degree of policy diffusion and the structural holes of agencies exert an inverted U-shaped effect on the degree of policy diffusion. In the topic networks, policy topics with high centrality have a greater degree of policy diffusion and the structural holes of topics are not significantly associated with policy diffusion.

Theoretical and legal features of key institutions in Municipal Law

It has been established that the institutions of Municipal Law are the key elements of the studied branch of law. This is due to the fact that they are more clear, specific and homogeneous regulatory elements with regard to their subject matter, which allows making certain structural and substantive changes to them without affecting other components of the Municipal Law system. The division into institutes helps to group legal norms that are homogeneous in terms of subject matter and methods of regulation, which contributes to a clearer definition of the main directions of the regulatory impact of Municipal Law and ensures more meaningful and efficient regulation of relevant legal relations, as well as the internal integrity and autonomy of the Municipal Law system.&#x0D; The following are proposed to be classified as the institutions of Municipal Law: general principles of local self-government (constitutional and legal norms); guarantee of local self-government; exercise of power by the people through local self-government bodies; principles of organisation and operation of local self-government entities; local elections and referendums; various forms of direct participation of citizens in resolving local issues; territorial communities; executive bodies of village, town, city, district and city councils; village, town and city heads; institution of representative bodies of local self-government; communal property; local budget and local finance; responsibility of local self-government bodies and officials.&#x0D; It has been noted that the above-mentioned institutions of Municipal Law are not exhaustive, but they reveal the essence of the relevant branch of law in the most meaningful way. It has been emphasised that an important task of the legislator is to create appropriate legal and organisational conditions for ensuring high-quality and efficient functioning and interaction of all municipal law institutions.

Old-age Pension Provision in the EAEU Countries

The development of integration within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union actualizes the issue of regulation of pension relations. The adoption of the Agreement on Pension Provision laid the foundations for international cooperation in the field of pension provision. However, significant institutional differences in national pension systems may hinder the effective implementation of oldage pension provision.Aim. To investigate the possibilities and difficulties of international cooperation in the pension sphere in the context of national differences in old-age pension provision in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.Tasks. To consider the national pension systems in terms of old-age pensions in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and conduct their comparative analysis; to show the features of international regulation of old-age pensions in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.Methods. In this work, the method of statistical data analysis was used to identify the features of the national old–age pension provision, comparative analysis — when comparing national pension systems in terms of old-age pensions, as well as the method of expert assessments when identifying difficulties of international cooperation in the pension sector.Results. Institutional features of old-age pension systems in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union have been found. The grounds for international regulation of old-age pensions are revealed. Difficulties in the formation of pension rights of citizens of the Union countries have been found.Conclusions. The countries of the Eurasian Union faced similar economic and demographic challenges. Pension reforms have resulted in the design of pension systems with national institutional differences, which can become causes of social injustice and pension inequality.

Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development

ABSTRACT Aligned with the recent trend of climate change mitigation and adaptation to rapid urbanization, sustainable urban development is crucial for creating resilient communities. Various international green building councils have developed Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools that played an effective role in the urban growth of neighborhoods. However, there is no current NSA tool that includes all the categories required to achieve sustainability. Therefore, ten NSA tools were selected, analyzed, and compared. For an applicable comparative analysis, re-categorization and unifying processes of the selected NSA tools were performed. As a result, new integrated criteria were developed including seven main categories offering a valuable resource for evaluating neighborhood sustainability. The results also revealed that WELL Community V2 Q4, Fitwel CM V2.1, and BREEAM-CM V2012 tools demonstrate the highest efficiency by possessing six out of the seven integrated categories. The other NSA tools need to be improved with regard to the dimensions of sustainability. Furthermore, it was noted that all the selected NSA tools give major attention to the environmental conditions and facilities; however, other aspects such as the social, economic, and institutional features are being ignored. To sum up, the study proposes a novel approach that addresses these shortcomings by providing a more comprehensive framework that aims to support policy development and improve the effectiveness of neighborhood sustainability assessments.

Colonization and different types of institutional change: findings from an ex-British colony

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes institutional change during the British colonial period (1878–1960) and briefly after independence in Cyprus and discusses different types of institutional transformations and the features of resulting institutions and the likely effects on organizations. By doing this, it aims to contribute to management and organization studies by adopting the view that institutionalization is an inherently historical process and may be better understood through historical analysis. The institutions considered are the legal system, education and industrial relations. Findings suggest that incremental processes of change led to both evolutionary and radical changes in institutions and that the type of institutional transformations included replacement, displacement and layering. Resulting institutions at the end of the colonial period are characterized by uniformity, bipolarism and diversity, and these features offer more ‘socioeconomic space’ for organizations to function in. Similar shifts in respective institutions are expected in other ex-colonies, and these institutional features are likely to differentiate, it is argued, ex-colonies from socioeconomically similar countries that did not go through colonial rule.

Teaching-Learning Optimization Algorithm Based on the Cadre-Mass Relationship with Tutor Mechanism for Solving Complex Optimization Problems.

The teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm, which has gained popularity among scholars for addressing practical issues, suffers from several drawbacks including slow convergence speed, susceptibility to local optima, and suboptimal performance. To overcome these limitations, this paper presents a novel algorithm called the teaching-learning optimization algorithm, based on the cadre-mass relationship with the tutor mechanism (TLOCTO). Building upon the original teaching foundation, this algorithm incorporates the characteristics of class cadre settings and extracurricular learning institutions. It proposes a new learner strategy, cadre-mass relationship strategy, and tutor mechanism. The experimental results on 23 test functions and CEC-2020 benchmark functions demonstrate that the enhanced algorithm exhibits strong competitiveness in terms of convergence speed, solution accuracy, and robustness. Additionally, the superiority of the proposed algorithm over other popular optimizers is confirmed through the Wilcoxon signed rank-sum test. Furthermore, the algorithm's practical applicability is demonstrated by successfully applying it to three complex engineering design problems.

The Capital Structure Decisions of Banks: An Evidence From MENA Region

The study examines the significant factors affecting the capital structure decisions for banks’ in MENA region. An unbalanced panel data comprising of 132 banks operating in fifteen different countries of the MENA region from 2012 to 2017, data was extracted from Bank Scope resulting in 891 bank year observations. Macroeconomic indicators and institutional characteristics data has been taken from World Bank and World Bank governance indicators database and financial freedom data has been collected from heritage foundation. We use the two-step system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) to explore the relationship between dependent and explanatory variables. The regression outcome between profitability and leverage shows a negative and significant relationship. No significant association between tangibility and leverage is found. Earnings volatility is negatively and significantly related to leverage. The relationship between growth and leverage is negative and significant. Macroeconomic indicators GDP growth and inflation show a positive relationship with leverage. Finally, the institutional factors, that is, government effectiveness, political stability, and rule of law have positive association with leverage. The study results will lend a hand to bank managers to make value-maximizing financing decisions to achieve an optimal capital structure. It will also help the policymakers to articulate an effective regulatory framework in the region. As per our knowledge, this is the first study to explore the determining factors of capital structure for banks operating in the MENA region. Moreover, the findings from MENA region banks could also support the comparative study with other regional blocks.

Current Account Imbalances, House Prices, and Institutions

Current account imbalances and housing price boom-bust cycles have become the defining characteristics of the pre-global financial crisis period. In the same period, it is observed that even though the developments of the economies show similar trends in many countries (e.g. an increase in credit supply, a decrease in interest rates), they have distinct characteristics (e.g. the volatility of house prices, and level of current account imbalances). Additionally, their final impacts on the economy vary to a significant degree from country to country. The institutional features of the markets (e.g. accessibility of credit information, protection of investors) have the potential to contribute to this differentiation. However, there are no studies on the effect of institutional features on the relationship between house prices and current account imbalances. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between house prices and current account imbalances as well as the role of institutions in this relationship for 14 EU countries. To do so, a simultaneous equations model is used. The results of the empirical analysis show that in the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, there is a positive and significant relationship between house prices and current account imbalances, and institutional features have a potential role in the strength of this relationship.

Current Account Imbalances, House Prices, and Institutions

Current account imbalances and housing price boom-bust cycles have become the defining characteristics of the pre-global financial crisis period. In the same period, it is observed that even though the developments of the economies show similar trends in many countries (e.g. an increase in credit supply, a decrease in interest rates), they have distinct characteristics (e.g. the volatility of house prices, and level of current account imbalances). Additionally, their final impacts on the economy vary to a significant degree from country to country. The institutional features of the markets (e.g. accessibility of credit information, protection of investors) have the potential to contribute to this differentiation. However, there are no studies on the effect of institutional features on the relationship between house prices and current account imbalances. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between house prices and current account imbalances as well as the role of institutions in this relationship for 14 EU countries. To do so, a simultaneous equations model is used. The results of the empirical analysis show that in the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, there is a positive and significant relationship between house prices and current account imbalances, and institutional features have a potential role in the strength of this relationship.

Birinci Basamak Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Hasta Memnuniyeti Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Bilecik İli Örneği

The aim of this study is to determine whether patient satisfaction in Bilecik province is affected by personal factors, characteristics of the health institution and the quality of the health service provided within the scope of family medicine practice. The data collection method in the study was carried out with face-to-face and web-based questionnaires. The data collection process was carried out between 1-28 February 2021. The prepared questionnaire forms were printed on paper and also transferred to the website. The address of the website was shared via the internet. As a result of data collection, 406 valid questionnaire forms were obtained. The questionnaire consists of three sections. Under the heading of demographic information; gender, marital status, educational status, occupational information, social security, total monthly income of the household, the reason for applying to the family physician and the first person to whom the health problem is applied when encountered are included. 3 questions are included in the section ''Level of knowledge about family medicine practice''. The next stage is on ''Evaluation of service places''. There are 3 questions under the heading ''Evaluation of procedures''. There are 5 questions under the title ''Evaluation of family medicine'', 2 questions under the title ''Evaluation of family health personnel'' and 5 questions under the title ''Evaluation of family medicine services''. Finally, a section has been reserved for the participants to indicate the issues that they would like to specify about the family medicine service.&#x0D; According to the results of the research; 53% of the participating patients were male and 47% were female, accordingly, it was determined that the majority of the employees participating in the research were male. It was determined that there was no statistically significant difference between the difference in the gender of the patients and their level of satisfaction with the family medicine system. In addition to these, it has been concluded that there is a statistically significant difference between the different ages of the patients and their satisfaction levels with the family medicine system, and that the satisfaction levels of the patients increase with increasing age. It has been determined that there is a statistically significant difference between the marital status of the patients and their satisfaction levels with the family medicine system and that married patients have higher satisfaction levels with family medicine than single patients.