Literature Study Group Research Articles

The pivotal role for the multidisciplinary approach at all phases and at all levels in the national pathway for the management of low back pain and radicular pain in Belgium.

High level evidence on management of spinal disorders is scarce, which results in guidelines being of limited practical use for practitioners. Care pathways are complex interventions intended for the mutual decision making of organization of care processes for a well-defined group of patients. The goal of this project was to design a pathway for the management of low back pain and radicular pain for national implementation in Belgium. An international and Belgian study on characteristics of low back pain care pathways was performed along with a literature study and focus group interrogation. Based on essential building elements identified and a consensus approach among all relevant stakeholders in primary, hospital and reintegration care, a national pathway was constructed. The process was endorsed by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Center, Belgian National Institute of Health and Disability Insurance and the Spine Society of Belgium. Eleven international pathways were identified, varying in implementation width from hospital-based to region/province-based. Seven Belgian pathway initiatives were detected. Notwithstanding differences, consistent building elements were identified. Three groups of caregivers, divided in primary care, hospital care and reintegration and including all relevant medical/paramedical disciplines, worked on integrating the essential building elements into a single concrete patient pathway of direct use to any caregiver and patient and based on a consensus model including reference to the 2017 Belgian adaptation of the 2016 NICE guidelines. The resulting pathways on management of low back pain and radicular pain underpin the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork. Essential building elements were identified from literature and established pathways and were successfully integrated in a Belgian national low back pain and radicular pain pathway using an integrative consensus approach. The pathways are consultable at www.lowbackpain.kce.be.

IMPLIKASI KULINER SESAJI DAN DHANYANG DALAM UPACARA TRADISI DI JEPARA

The article describes the culinary imp lic ation of offerings and d hanyang in 5 (five) villages in Jepara in the form of traditional ceremonies of Jembul Tulakan, Hari Jadi Kota Jepara, Sedekah Laut, Perang Obor, and Pesta Baratan. Only three out of five ceremonies were present ing culinary offerings as a representation of the dhanyang presence. The objective of this study is to reveal the existence of culinary offerings and d hanyang both by their food types and the intended dh anyang. This study was using a qualitative method which includes the collection of primary and secondary sources through literature study, observation, participants, structured interviews, indepth interviews, and Focus Group Discussion. The approaches which were used are anthropological and hermeneutical approaches. The study reveals a symbolic meaning from the presence of various culinaries presented to dhanyang and wishes expressed implicitly or explicitly in the ceremony. The wishes include the requests of safety, kindness, protection, etc. Recently, these wishes have shifted which caused by better knowledge, belief, and social experience of the performers towards their religion. Public belief in the power of d hanyang still exists even though it is not dominant.

Chemical physics in the process of making handicraft Pandanus tectorius and its local wisdom

The making of handicraft made from pandan leaves (Pandanus tectorius) has been handed down from generation of generation. However, the number of craftsmen is decreasing. There is a need for dissemination of the science of craft making in the young generation, one of them through education. This paper would like to reveal the concept of physics and chemical concepts contained in the process of making handicrafts made from pandan leaves and local wisdom in it. The research method used is descriptive qualitative analysis through literature study and focus group discussion (FGD). The result of the research shows the existence of physics and chemistry concepts in the process of making pandan leaf-based crafts such as tensile strength, endurance to the sun ray, moisture, lignin content, and holocelullose content. In addition to physical and chemical aspects, handicraft making from pandan leaves also has much local wisdom that must be preserved. This study concludes that the concept of physics, chemistry and local wisdom contained in the making of handicrafts made from pandan leaves can be used as sources of learning in the form of enrichment materials. This effort is expected to increase the spirit of the younger generation to explore the heritage of the ancestors.

PENDAYAGUNAAN KELOMPOK DISKUSI MAHASISWA DALAM MENANGKAL PAHAM RADIKALISME DAN PAHAM TERORISME DI LINGKUNGAN PERGURUAN TINGGI

Terrorism groups have obviously put their attention to recruiting new members of educated people like college-age students, a number of terrorists who have been caught showing their status as students or college students. We consider one of the most important ways to be cultivated in a college environment by conducting radical anti-radical and anti-terrorist campaigns and campaigning the right way to deal with situations that focus on radical thinking and action and terrorism. This study will look at students' perceptions within the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University of North Sumatra against the danger of radical understanding and understanding of terrorism and prevention solutions for the safety of their surrounding environment. The method used in this study is literature study, documentation and focus group discussion (FGD). The results of this study show a strong appreciation of student discussion groups on the intent and purpose of this activity

MENCARI CELAH PENANAMAN NILAI-NILAI PANCASILA PADA GENERASI MILENIAL

For millenial generation, the use of gadgets has become a lifestyle even social media has now become a communication space. Millennial or Z generations are those born after the 1980s, have specific tendencies on political views, communication and worldviews on world issues. Similarly, their perspective on the values ??of Pancasila, which allegedly began to fade.
 The purpose of this research is to know the description of millenial generation of Indonesia in order to design the right strategy in effort to ground Pancasila. So that Pancasila is not only considered as the state ideology, but also as a view of life, especially among millennial youth. The research method in this research is qualitative research, the research data is obtained from the results of literature study and Focus Discussion Group (FDG) held by UKP-PIP (Presidential Work Unit of Ideology Development of Pancasila) on December 29, 2017 at Luxton Hotel Bandung, to know the opinion from various circles, communities and professions associated with millennial generation. By knowing the full picture of the millennial generation, it is hoped that they will be able to design the right strategy in the effort to ground Pancasila, so as to create the virtuous generation of Indonesia based on Pancasila.
 
 Keywords: Pancasila, Generation, Millenial

Mind-mapping for conceptual material of introduction to management

Students with difficulty in comprehending conceptual materials need media that has powers in organizational, procedural visual, and supporting creative thinking; all are integrated in a mind-mapping media. This research is aimed to develop a learning design of Introduction to Management based on mind-mapping media concerning with conceptual materials. This is an early phase of research and development activities, in Introduction to Management class. Data of needs analysis is obtained through survey technique on 38 college students, then followed by literature study and focus group discussions. The result shows that a learning design of Introduction to Management, that highlights conceptual materials, has constructed on the basis of mind-mapping media. The design consisted of learning outcome, stages of preparing mind mapping media, and measurement method of effectiveness of the learning design implementation.

The Role of Triple Helix Actors for Agro-Tourism Development in West Sumatera

Agricultural sector as a main contributor to GDP formation in West Sumatera is required to be able to diversify its business in order to highest achieving economic and social development. One diversified agricultural business prospective to be developed is agro-tourism. The development of agro-tourism requires collaboration and synergy between academician, businessman and government as known as triple helix actors. This study is designed with aim to (i) map the agro-tourism potential in west Sumatera; (ii) analyze the role of each actors, so they may take action in accelerating Agro-tourism development. This research uses observation, depth interview method, literature study and focus group discussion. The result shows that agro-tourism in West Sumatra is more prominent of great natural and cultural value, small scale and lack of local facilities. It also requires relatively high level of investment relative to its return. Therefore government support is likely an essential element of agro-tourism development and the effort may be better directed toward consolidating with intellectual and business also.

KINERJA GURU PASCA SERTIFIKASI

Teachers play an important role in a learning process. Thus they are the main factor in determining a quality of human resource in which through the qualified human resource, Indonesia has a competitive capability. he government implements a program of teachers certification and expect to be able to improve their performance thus their main role in the sequence of learning can be achieved. The problem statement of this research is how teachers’ performance after certification is. This research aims to give information on how teachers’ performance after certification is towards an improvement of their performance quality. It applies qualitative approach while its data are both secondary and primary data. The data are obtained through literature study, observation, interview and focus group discussion. The research is conducted at all levels of formal education in District of Gorontalo in three months during the research period. Research finding shows that teachers’ performance after certification is good compared to the performance before certification. Regarding improvement of teachers’ performance quality, the government is expected to provide the teachers with information and technology mastery through continuous training or workshop activity.

Developing Marine and Fisheries Industry in Pangandaran Following a Bioecoregion-Based Technopark Framework

<p>From the bioecoregional point of view, the Pangandaran Regency is a land-water-mass with a strong ecological connectivity, and which also is chareacterized by the dominance of marine and fisheries resource potentials. In this region, a number of development variables exists and are available for transforming these natural resources into an advanced industry, which can sustain the region’s economy. Recognizing such a premise, this research aims at analyzing those variables in more detail, as associated with efforts to accellerate the establishment of a strong economy which is supported by a marine and fisheries industry in Pangandaran. The technopark concept is taken as the main reference for the industry to be developed while the gap analysis is taken as the research’s primary methodological approach. Primary and secondary data collected through literature study, discussion, consultation, field visits, and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) are used to carry out the gap analysis, which is then followed up by the SWOT analysis. Based on the research, it can be concluded that the existing bioecoregional setting as well as the available development variables are conducive to facilitate development of a marine and fisheries technopark as long as a number of improvement are carried out. A proposal to operationalize such improvements as suggested by the result of this research is demonstrated in a roadmap as presented in the final section of this paper.</p>

What health plans do people prefer? The trade-off between premium and provider choice

Within a healthcare system with managed competition, health insurers are expected to act as prudent buyers of care on behalf of their customers. To fulfil this role adequately, understanding consumer preferences for health plan characteristics is of vital importance. Little is known, however, about these preferences and how they vary across consumers. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) we quantified trade-offs between basic health plan characteristics and analysed whether there are differences in preferences according to age, health status and income. We selected four health plan characteristics to be included in the DCE: (i) the level of provider choice and associated level of reimbursement, (ii) the primary focus of provider contracting (price, quality, social responsibility), (iii) the level of service benefits, and (iv) the monthly premium. This selection was based on a literature study, expert interviews and focus group discussions. The DCE consisted of 17 choice sets, each comprising two hypothetical health plan alternatives. A representative sample (n = 533) of the Dutch adult population, based on age, gender and educational level, completed the online questionnaire during the annual open enrolment period for 2015. The final model with four latent classes showed that being able to choose a care provider freely was by far the most decisive characteristic for respondents aged over 45, those with chronic conditions, and those with a gross income over €3000/month. Monthly premium was the most important choice determinant for young, healthy, and lower income respondents. We conclude that it would be very unlikely for half of the sample to opt for health plans with restricted provider choice. However, a premium discount up to €15/month by restricted health plans might motivate especially younger, healthier, and less wealthy consumers to choose these plans.

STRATEGI SISTEM AUDIT INTERNAL PEMERINTAH DALAM RANGKA TATA KELOLA YANG BAIK

The problems related to governance system such as management irregularities or fraud, unaccountable finan-cial practices, and poor public service deliveries have raised some questions to the effectiveness of Units of Government Internal Audit (GIA). The complexity of role and function of GIA, which are both directly and indirectly influenced by the stakeholders and relevant environment, need an appropriate research using sys-temic context. The objective of this study was to identify and establish priority strategy in developing effective internal audit system. This research was based on qualitative approaches with systems methodology which was started with literature study, in-depth interview and focus group discussion (FGD). Then, the study was continued with analytical hierarchy process (AHP) with experts representing the stakeholders. The study showed that to enhance the effectiveness of GIA, it is important to have priority strategy to strengthen the governance system, risk management, and control. The role of the stakeholders and management maturity are the key requirements to successful and an effective of GIA System.

Bureaucracy Reform, Community Participation and E-Bureaucracy under Regent Winesa and Regent Putu Artha in Jembrana, Bali

The use of technology in reforming the government bureaucracy, namely e-Bureaucracy in the regency of Jembrana raises the assumption that the modernization of the bureaucracy can be supported by the social system based on cultural values. It is assumed that the implementation of e-Bureaucracy since the leadership of Regent I Gede Winesa was able to reform the bureaucracy in Jembrana. However, the latest research of his successor’s leadership suggests that there is the potential for failure of e-Bureaucracy, ranging from a decrease in function of the J-Net tower, the non-functioning of the rural internet office, and the return to manual service. The results showed that there are two basic problems in the implementation of e-Bureaucracy. First, the lack of sustained internal reform in Jembrana. This condition is caused by the euphoria with the past government and by the lack of innovation by the Jembrana bureaucratic apparatus. This situation is caused by the limited delegation of power in the bureaucratic structure in Jembrana. Secondly, community participation is not really being optimized as the basis of external reform. The lack of community participation is caused by the strong top-down approach from government and the lack of empowerment building by local NGO. The study uses a qualitative approach supplemented with literature study, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions (FGD).

산업공예 기초경영진단 지표개발

The purpose of the study is to develop an index for basic management diagnosis of domestic industrial crafts companies. After the verification processes aimed at experts working in industrial crafts companies, the index of basic management diagnosis that has been researched and developed so far was turned out to be inappropriate to investigate the management of industrial crafts companies, in which the organized management system is not equipped due to their small-scale business environment. It is because the current index of management diagnosis was designed for diagnosis from the functional perspective. Therefore, in this study, the new index of management diagnosis was developed in order to diagnose the management of industrial crafts companies from the process perspective. This index is divided into three elements of Plan, Do, and See, which represents the management process cycle with focus on activities of industrial crafts companies. In addition, through literature study and Focus Group Interview (FGI) based on this index, detailed aspects and items of diagnosis, and checklists were emerged. This index of management is designed for the basic management diagnosis of industrial crafts, and it is possible to figure out management problems from diverse perspectives. For further research, the effectiveness of the index of management should be verified through diagnosing the management of industrial crafts companies and grasping management problems from varied perspectives.

Measuring patients’ experiences with palliative care: the Consumer Quality Index Palliative Care

BackgroundThe Consumer Quality Index Palliative Care (CQ-index PC) is a structured questionnaire for measuring the quality of palliative care from the perspective of care users. CQ-indices assess which care aspects...

2210 文献研究会による企業内PMコミュニティ活動 : 5年間の活動の進展(一般セッション)

2210 文献研究会による企業内PMコミュニティ活動 : 5年間の活動の進展(一般セッション)

Environmental interventions and the design of homes for older adults with dementia: an overview.

In Western societies, the vast majority of people with dementia live at home and wish to remain doing so for as long as possible. Aging in place can be facilitated through a variety of environmental interventions, including home modifications. This article provides an overview of existing design principles and design goals, and environmental interventions implemented at home, based on literature study and additional focus group sessions. There is a multitude of design principles, design goals, and environmental interventions available to assist with activities of daily living and functions, although few systematic studies have been conducted on the efficacy of these goals and interventions. The own home seems to be a largely ignored territory in research and government policies, which implies that many problems concerning aging in place and environmental interventions for dementia are not adequately dealt with.

Improving business performance in multi-company projects through 'cooperative power': presentation of a collaborative tool model

Increasing global competition drives most industries to search for competitive advantages and continuous process improvement. Through a three-year research project we found that the competitive advantage of multi-company projects lies in the ability to make a shift from the competitiveness and performance of the autonomous firm to the competitiveness and performance of the value chain of firms. Nearly all important indicators and measurements of profit and efficiency were linked to the performance of the firm and the traditional business worldview strongly emphasises competitive power. There is little mention of the flip side of the coin, which is cooperative power. The purpose of this paper is to improve business performance in projects by understanding the concept 'cooperative power' and what conditions influence projects organisational problems. As we found no literature on how to practically implement cooperative power, we developed a practical model which companies can use in projects in the future to improve performance. The empirical results are based on an extensive literature study, interviews, project presentations and focus group work in 14 companies.

Masalah dan Dinamika Industri Kecil Pasca Krisis Ekonomi

This research is aimed at measurement and analysis of problem and also dynamic of small scale industry in post economic crisis environment, especially in the year of 2002. The industry studied includes small scale and household-handicraft industry. The research meth¬odology used consists of: (1) literature study, (2) field survey, and (3) focus group discussion (FGD). The conclusion of this research shows that the problem and dynamic faced by small scale and household handicraft industries have similarities and differences among different kind or group of industries. The major similarity is the problem of increasing input prices that force them to raise their products price. Another similarity is the decreasing quantity of output and employment. The differences depend on the kind and feature of each small scale and household handicraft industry. Some say that their major problem is the raw material supply, and some say that their major problem is their competitiveness in market. Nevertheless, some small scale and household handicraft industries say that their major problem is the marketing of their product and also the availability of skilled labor. Keywords: small scale industry, dynamic, production, employment.

Portraits of Parish Life: Canadian Fiction as a Resource for Historical and Pastoral Studies

The purpose of this study, then, is to promote the use of fictional narrative in pastoral and church history classrooms by offering a sample method for such studies, followed by a brief "tour" of some Canadian fictional congregations. I also hope to encourage further dialogue of the type that occurs at the "Christianity and Literature Study Group," which meets annually at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing theologians and literature scholars together to examine fiction and poetry. The pastoral lens can offer fiction readers yet another angle from which to view their narratives, just as the tools of literary criticism can inform the historical and pastoral enterprise.

Using Literature Study Groups to Construct Meaning in an Undergraduate Reading Course

What Are Literature Study Groups? In this article, I examine the effectiveness of adding a literature study group component to an undergraduate reading course. The use of literature study groups as an instructional strategy is a relatively new practice. This method, a reading approach or instructional strategy developed in the late 1980s, emphasizes collaborative reading and discussing of self-selected, unabridged, unexcerpted children's literature (Edelsky, 1988; Eeds & Wells, 1989; Peterson & Eeds, 1990) with school-age children. Although literature study groups may be known by other names such as lit sets or literature circles, the idea is the same (Gilles, 1989). Presented with an array of books, students choose a first or second choice to read. With the instructor acting as a facilitator and participant, small groups (usually four to seven students) are formed. The students in a given group read the same book and periodically meet together to discuss both the book and their responses and reactions, often recorded in a log or journal. As a culminating project, the groups of readers frequently create ways to share or extend the book with their classmates. The strategy of implementing literature study groups is rooted in the transactional theory of literature (Rosenblatt, 1991), suggesting that the interpretations participants bring into their literature study groups are the result of a transactional process in which readers both bring meaning to and take meaning from a text (Peterson & Eeds, 1990). Readers develop a broader understanding of what they read as they interact with themselves, the book, and the teacher in an ongoing dialogue. Watson (1996) notes that literature study groups include all the language modes: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Personal transactions are strengthened through these modalities; as one student put it, there is more to remember when you read a book as part of a literature study group (Watson, 1996). Essential elements of literature study groups include self-selection of books, which promotes heterogeneous grouping; self-pacing and agenda setting; group meetings for discussion; student-posed rather than teacher-imposed questions; and celebrations or sharing of the book. Most literature study groups for children revolve around fictional works, although some groups may move into text sets in which several genres of books are read including fiction, nonfiction, and poetic works (e.g., many different genres of books featuring wolves). Wanting undergraduates to become acquainted with professional books that are not textbooks, I modified the original concept of using fictional works in literature study groups to invite participants to read nonfiction, professional books exploring issues related to literacy. Prerequisites of the Books Chosen The main criteria I used were based on Peterson and Eeds's (1990) Grand Conversations: Literature Groups in Action, in which they state that books selected for literature study groups must not only be good books, but they must be grand books that engender conversation. In my search for professional books to offer as choices, I established the following criteria: * The books must contain many connections to reality rather than long diatribes on theory. For this course, I wanted books to show obstacles or barriers to literacy rather than tell about them. * Books addressing controversial issues would be better because the participants could try to sort out the issues with the help of their group. Books that tend to need other readers would be desirable so that the sole reader might talk through and sort out the messages or connections within the book. I chose books that need other readers for discussion. * Books that allow the reader an emotional connection to the characters are essential. Although these books would be nonfiction professional works, I wanted the books to read more like a novel. …