Ministry Agency Research Articles

A Proposed Vision To Strengthen The Psychological And Social Support For Orphans In Care Homes

The study aimed to identify the necessity of building a proposed vision to enhance the psychological and social support of orphans in care homes, and the researcher reviews in this study the definition of the study terms represented in psychological and social support and orphanages and care homes, as well as the difficulties and challenges facing orphan care institutions in providing psychological and social support to orphans The researcher used the descriptive desktop approach to identify the literature related to developing the proposed vision to enhance psychological and social support for orphans in care homes. The study showed that providing psychological and social support helps orphans Depositors in care homes to face life stresses and positive adaptation to the circumstance of loss and overcome difficulties before them in order to develop their psychological and social compatibility, as well as enable them through programs to explore their capabilities and develop their capabilities and raise their competencies. The study recommended providing orphan care institutions with the amenities, entertainment and educational games aimed at contributing to creating a positive atmosphere aimed at achieving psychological and social compatibility for the orphans in which they are placed1. Ibrahim, Zakaria (1973 AD) The Artist and the Man, Egypt: Dar Gharib for Printing and Publishing.2. Istiti, Tasnim, Muhammad Jamal. Hassan (2007 CE): Orphan's Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence, Master Thesis, College of Graduate Studies, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.3. Al-Buraq, Amna (2011): The needs of adults of unknown parentage after leaving institutions for orphans, the first Saudi conference for orphan care.4. Jalal, Nusseibeh (2017): Psychological care for Syrian refugee orphans, "a field study", Research Center for Studies, Syria.5. Al-Halibi, Khalid bin Saud (1425 AH): How can you contribute to developing the positive character of an orphan by making use of educational experiences, a working paper in a symposium entitled: “Future visions for orphan care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry Agency For Social Affairs, Social Affairs Office, Dammam, Tuesday 21/8/1425 AH corresponding to 5/10/20046. Hamzah, Ahmad (2011): The Effectiveness of an Integrated Counseling Program in Reducing Violence for a Sample of Orphaned Delinquent Children, The First Saudi Conference for Orphan Care.7. Al-Khayyat, Abdul Aziz (1981): Interdependent Society in Islam, 2nd Edition, Al-Risalah Foundation, AmmanAl-Sadhan, Abdullah bin Nasser (2001); Children without families, Obeikan Library, Riyadh.9. Al-Sulami, Musleh Salih (1415 AH), raising orphans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an evaluation study, an unpublished master's thesis, Department of Islamic Education, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarramah.10. Al-Suwairi, Ali Abdullah; (2009 AD); “Psychological and Social Problems among Orphans in the Charitable Society of Makkah Al-Mukarramah”, Master Thesis, College of Education, Department of Psychology, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarramah.11. Amer, Adel (2004 AD); Orphan children have no legal and legal protection, a study published (in :) The House of Legal, Islamic and Human Sciences Forum, http://adel-amer.catsh.12. Al-Anani, Hanan Abdel-Hamid (2005): Development of Social, Religious and Ethical Concepts in Early Childhood, Jordan: House of Fikr.13. Al-Matrafi, Fawzia Muhammad Abdel Mohsen; (2001): “Study of the relationship between the nutritional status and meals provided to children of orphanages in Makkah Al-Mukarramah region for school-age children (12-6 years old)”, PhD Thesis, College of Education for Home Economics, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Makkah Al-Mukarramah.14. Al-Nuwaiser, Khalid bin Abdulaziz, (2011): The role of national systems in protecting and caring for orphans' rights, The First Saudi Conference for Orphan Care.15. Browne, K. (2009). The Risk of Harm to Young Children in Institutional Care. Typeset by Grasshopper Design Company. Printed by Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd.16. Carter R. (2005). Family Matters: A study of institutional childcare in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. London:Everychild.

Evaluation of performance-enhancing drugs seized by Israeli enforcement agencies 2012\u20132017: implications for policy and regulatory change

BackgroundIllicit performance-enhancing substances are used mostly by athletes to enhance performance in sports, and by bodybuilders to gain muscle and body mass. Among performance-enhancing substances, the most common and known substances are anabolic-androgenic steroids, which are associated with a range of short and long-term adverse medical and psychiatric effects.While the sale and distribution of performance-enhancing substances are considered criminal offenses per the Israeli local pharmacy ordinance, the use and personal possession of these substances are not. Presently, the Division of Enforcement and Inspection of the Israel Ministry of Health cooperates with police and customs agents in performance-enhancing substance-related enforcement activities, which chiefly include seizures carried out at suspicious sites. Moreover, the Division of Enforcement and Inspection provides professional guidance, lab analysis services, and expert opinions on the toxicological and pharmaceutical nature of products seized.This paper presents a contemporary sub-analysis of registered seizures of performance-enhancing substances carried-out by Israel enforcement agencies. The main aim of this analysis is to characterize current patterns of performance-enhancing substances, thus providing the possibility of better assessment of current enforcement and health policy.MethodsA sub-analysis of 712 seizures of performance-enhancing substances seized by Israeli enforcement authorities during a six-year period ranging from January 2012 to December 2017.ResultsThis study demonstrates that Israel faces a challenge regarding the importation and distribution of illicit performance-enhancing substances. The most common substances seized were anabolic androgenic steroids (N = 539). Most seizures were carried out in the central mail processing sites, (38.4%), followed by seizures in private premises such as homes and warehouses (29.6%). Significant differences were found between anabolic-androgenic steroids and other substances, relating to place and year of seizure. Among seizures with known sources (N = 355), the most frequent geographic region given as the source of substances was Eastern Europe (47.6%), followed by East Asia (24.8%), West Asia (19.4%), and Western Europe (5.9%). Bulgaria was the country with the highest frequency of seizures (N = 71) followed by Jordan (N = 45), Thailand (N = 37) and Moldova (N = 36). Significant regional differences were found based on the variables of gender, place of seizure, and type of substance. The most frequent month of seizures was August (N = 129), followed by July (N = 119), and June (N = 118).ConclusionsWhile data analysis focused on the supply side of the performance-enhancing substances market, the high number of seizures of performance-enhancing substances in Israel represents evidence of the existence of a high demand and a large consumer base for these products. Consequently, there is a need for developing further enforcement, treatment, and prevention policies that do not currently exist in Israel. Policymakers should consider prioritizing law enforcement action and incentivizing intelligence sharing to monitor suspected shipment sources and specific points of entry. Additionally, the results demonstrate that there is a need in reforming the penal law to discourage the use of performance-enhancing substances. Similar measures have already been applied in countries like Spain, Italy, and Belgium. Furthermore, policy-makers should consider enhancing health ministry agencies with a higher enforcement capacity by giving them further investigative and inquiry authority. Due to the troubling magnitude of the phenomenon, policymakers should also prioritize educational and prevention strategies.

Principal–Agent or Principal–Steward: How Ministry–Agency Relations Condition the Impact of Performance Management in the Steering of Government Agencies

Using agency and stewardship theories, this article investigates conditions that affect the impact of performance management in the ministerial steering of agencies. Agency theory assumes that agencies act opportunistically, leading to low trust between the ministry and the agency. Conversely, stewardship theory assumes that agencies act trustworthily. Arguably, however, in the steering of agencies, the impact of performance management depends on performance management practices and the type of ministry–agency relation. The effect of performance contract design and a top-down or bottom-up approach to performance management on the impact of performance management is analyzed in the context of whether the ministry–agency relation tends toward the principal–agent or principal–steward type. The data were obtained from a survey of bureaucrats employed in government agencies in Norway and a systematic analysis of official policy documents. The results show that a bottom-up approach increases the impact of performance management in principal–steward relations but not in principal–agent relations. Performance contract design has no effect on the impact of performance management, irrespective of relationship characteristics.

APPLICATION OF INVENTORY TURNOVER ANALYSIS ON INDONESIAN MINISTRY/AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Inventory turnover is a simple accounting analysis method seldom used by the user of Indonesian governmental organization’s financial statement due to lack of accrual information in the past. The opportunity for the application of this analysis arrived in 2015 along with the implementation of accrual accounting basis by the Indonesian government. This study observes the Indonesian ministry/agency (MA) inventory management focusing on the inventory average flow time, during the 2017 and 2018 period. The study shows that among 86 MAs, 62 MAs have desired average flow time. The other 24 MAs have high average flow time with 12 of them also have unstable average flow time. While several MAs disclosed information related to their average flow time, most MAs did not. Thus, they failed to communicate their conditions to their stakeholders. The average flow time can be used as a starting point for the managers, auditors, and other stakeholders to further analyze government inventory management. Better inventory management can reduce costs and improve the government planning process. Therefore, the government may be capable of allocating their budget for other programs or activities to deliver higher value for the public.

Взаимосвязь эмоционального интеллекта и преобладающего стиля управленческой деятельности руководителей ОВД

The study discusses the effectiveness of the Internal Affairs Ministry agencies management and the necessity to improve its forms and methods by a rational use of human resources as well as by paying more attention to the personality of a manager. The paper deals with an original psychological research aimed at identifying the relationship between the emotional intelligence and the predominant management style of the chiefs of internal affairs agencies. The research reveals that there is a consistent tendency for a higher level of emotional intelligence to correspond to a more democratic management style that is considered to be progressive in terms of modern management concept. This concept implies liberalization, humanization of the management process and the use of a wide range of managerial knowledge and approaches that allow the chief to take full advantage of the personal potential of his employees.

England Policy in Gifted Education: Current Problems and Promising Directions

This article presents and analyzes policies in identification and provisions in England with respect to gifted education. England has developed a national policy to provide services to identified students. Surveys and interviews with teachers illustrate how implementation of both identification and provision policy elements were handled. Although policy evaluation was conducted by an external ministry agency, it appears to have had little impact on practice. The article suggests that policy implementation, if left to local schools in the absence of monitoring controls, results in lack of services to gifted children in local school environments.

Maltrato infantil: su estudio y manejo en el Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México

Tema: la violencia contra niñas, niños y adolescentes, y específicamente el maltrato infantil (mi), es una realidad creciente a nivel mundial. Descripción: por las implicaciones en la salud y en la familia de la víctima, así como el manejo jurídico requerido, se propone que el mi sea considerado y entendido como una emergencia médico-social-legal. Enfoque: para el adecuado registro de cada caso de maltrato infantil, se debe emplear la Clasificación Internacional de las Enfermedades (cie-10) al mi con sus cuatro modalidades básicas (abuso físico, abuso sexual, abuso psicológico y negligencia). El diagnóstico de esta patología requiere un manejo interdisciplinario (médicos, trabajadores sociales, profesionales de la salud mental, abogados). Así mismo, para la atención integral de cada caso, es necesaria la intervención interinstitucional (institución hospitalaria, una dependencia jurídica (Agencia del Ministerio Público) o una organización civil (ong principalmente). Conclusiones: todos los profesionales que atienden o interactúan con niñas, niños y adolescentes, y que sospechan la posibilidad de alguna modalidad de mi, o bien han confirmado el diagnóstico, tienen la obligación de hacer una denuncia o notificación médico-legal, directa o anónima, a la autoridad correspondiente para darcumplimiento a la Norma Oficial Mexicana de Violencia Familiar, Sexual y Contra las Mujeres (nom-046-ssa 2-2005). De esta manera, se precisa la condición jurídica de la víctima, del agresor y su familia. Un manejo inadecuado en las acciones de los profesionales involucrados les puede generar un problema legal.

ONLY GOOD FENCES KEEP GOOD NEIGHBOURS! THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF MINISTRY–AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS AT THE SCIENCE–POLICY NEXUS IN GERMAN FOOD SAFETY POLICY

This article makes a further contribution to opening the ‘black box’ of micropractices in ministry–agency relationships. We argue that the mechanisms that come into play in the course of institutionalizing agencification reforms – such as renegotiating mutual roles and rules in ministry–agency interactions – are only poorly covered in the existing literature. To adequately address the negotiated and contingent nature of de facto agency autonomy and political control, we develop an interpretive approach based on the concept of ‘boundary work’. The empirical focus is on ministry–agency interactions at the science–policy nexus in the contested policy field of food safety. By studying actors' stories about the institutionalization processes following the fundamental reorganization of the German food safety administration in the wake of the BSE crisis from a longitudinal perspective, we show how actors manage boundary conflicts via increasingly differentiated backstage coordination.

The autonomy of government agencies in Germany and Norway: explaining variation in management autonomy across countries and agencies

This article reports the results of a comparative analysis of the human resources management (HRM) autonomy of government agencies in Germany and Norway. Whereas the academic literature largely focuses on ministry–agency relations in countries where agencies have been only recently established, these two countries have a long tradition of delegation to agencies outside ministerial departments. However, although sharing a broadly similar administrative tradition, each country differs with regard to the management reform trajectory. This allows an empirical test to be carried out of the effects of management reforms on HRM autonomy, drawing on survey data. The article also discusses the literature on how task characteristics and formal agency structure supposedly affect agency autonomy and puts these claims to an empirical test. The empirical analysis reveals cross-country differences, a somewhat limited effect of task characteristics, and a clear effect of formal structure on de facto HRM autonomy, especially in the German context.Points for practitionersThe article shows that administrative traditions do not determine trajectories and effects of administrative reforms. Although both countries have a public sector dominated by public law and the principle of legality, the article shows that agency managers in Norway report more extensive autonomy for managing their staff. Thus extensive delegation of management autonomy to agencies is possible even in a ‘Rechtsstaat’ context. Moreover, the article shows that granting agencies extended formal autonomy and the possibility to generate additional income will also contribute to extended management autonomy. Thus, decision-makers may deliberately influence de facto agency autonomy by using different elements of institutional design.

The involvement of agencies in policy formulation: Explaining variation in policy autonomy of federal agencies in Germany

The article addresses how government agencies perceive their own role and relationship with their parent ministry in policy formulation. Although a growing body of literature suggests that agencies are frequently granted this type of policy autonomy from their parent ministries, there is little systematic knowledge about why some agencies have more policy autonomy than others. The article analyzes data from a large-N survey of federal agencies in Germany, examining the self-perception of federal agencies with regard to policy formulation and feed-back on policy effectiveness. The article uses task characteristics, formal–legal structure, and cultural aspects of ministry–agency relations as main explanatory factors. A key result of this research is that task characteristics are more important for explaining policy autonomy than structural and cultural characteristics.

Animals in the administrative zoo: organizational change and agency autonomy in Germany

Although Germany does not figure among the ‘forerunners’ of managerial reforms of the public sector, it has a long tradition of agencies and non-departmental bodies at the federal level. Over time, the federal administration has developed into a highly differentiated ‘administrative zoo’ with a large number of species, questioning the image of a well-ordered German bureaucracy. The article addresses organizational changes among non-ministerial agencies during the past 20 years and ministry—agency relations, drawing on data from a comprehensive survey of the federal administration. The structural changes we observe are neither comprehensive nor planned; they are much more evolutionary than revolutionary, driven by sectoral policies and not by any overall agency policy, supported more by regulatory than by managerial reforms, and most of the changes are horizontal mergers or successions of existing organizations, while we find almost no evidence for hiving-off from ministries to agencies. At the same time, federal agencies report a lot of bureaucratic discretion, whereas they perceive substantial levels of ‘red tape’ due to administrative regulations. We also find that traditional, hierarchical modes of ministerial oversight are still dominating; only few agencies have performance agreements with measurable goals.Points for practitionersThe article will be of interest to practitioners concerned about the nature and direction of organizational change within government, especially about processes of horizontal and vertical differentiation and steering. It demonstrates that even in a highly developed and classical bureaucratic administrative system such as Germany there is and has for a long time been a large variety of governmental agencies that enjoy a considerable amount of autonomy. At the same time there is continuous change and adaptation to new circumstances, even though all this has very little to do with international modernization trends such as New Public Management or comprehensive agencification.

The Giant Anteater in the Room: Brazil's Neglected Tropical Diseases Problem

The Giant Anteater in the Room: Brazil's Neglected Tropical Diseases Problem