Open Meetings Research Articles

The role of isiZulu communal notifications in sustaining the community-orientated lifestyle

The dissemination of communal notifications across the proximally distant homesteads in a rural area is not an easy practice. Against this backdrop, this study investigates the forms of communal notifications and their role in sustaining the community-orientated lifestyle in an isiZulu-speaking rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research method which employed face-to-face interviews, in isiZulu, that involved 16 participants. The data revealed the prevalence of these forms of communal notifications: social occasion-related notifications, death-related notifications, izimbizo (open meetings)-related notifications, notifications instructing the community dwellers to clear footpaths, politics-related notifications, school meeting notifications, livestock or pet immunisation notifications, and land tilling-related notifications. The study maintained that the custodians who pronounce these notifications to the community employ strategies that aid their effective dissemination. Such strategies involve landscape usage, social occasion platform usage, whistle or horn blowing, loud shouting and the sending of messengers. Importantly, the study established that the communal notifications help inculcate the spirit of ubuntu or humanness among the community dwellers hence sustaining the community-orientated lifestyle, which finds expression in isiZulu.

Community-Based Tourism in the Development of Curug Leuwi Hejo, Bogor

Community participation is an important aspect in supporting the development of a tourist destination. Community participation can create sustainable tourism development, improve environmental sustainability, local economic growth, and community welfare. This research aims to understand the role of the community in efforts to develop tourist destinations in Curug Leuwi Hejo. This research uses qualitative methods, with descriptive qualitative analysis and SWOC analysis. Data collection was carried out by direct observation and interviews with managers and local communities. The results showed that community participation in the development of Curug Leuwi Hejo tourism is carried out through various forms of participation such as open meetings, environmental maintenance, training, responsibility, and local businesses. Community empowerment through awareness raising, job opening, and local craft development are also the main objectives in the concept of community-based tourism. Cultural preservation, such as through the maintenance of cultural heritage and the building of local cultural identity, is also an important aspect in the development of such tourist destinations. However, there are weaknesses and challenges that need to be addressed, such as limited community participation, limited nearby economic opportunities, lack of understanding of environmental impacts, lack of integration of local wisdom, and lack of government support for local initiatives. Appropriate strategies to take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges, such as increasing community awareness, expanding ecotourism programs, strengthening the promotion of local wisdom and culture, strengthening partnerships with the government, and optimizing digital marketing.

The Role of Leadership in Improving Managerial Accountability at Islamic Higher Education

This research aims to understand the role of leadership in enhancing managerial accountability at IAI Nasional Laa Roiba Bogor, West Java. Accountability is crucial in ensuring the quality of higher education and involves various aspects such as management, leadership, transparency, efficiency, effectiveness, and participation. Private Islamic higher education institutions face complex challenges, including in infrastructure, financing, academic processes, and the quality of graduates. To achieve this aim, a qualitative approach was employed by involving leaders, faculty, and staff as primary informants. Data collection techniques were carried out through triangulation (combining various sources), and the analysis was inductive. The research results emphasize meaning rather than generalization. The findings indicate that managerial accountability at IAI Nasional Laa Roiba Bogor, West Java is evident in transparency in university management. This is observed through open financial reports, websites, open meetings, and achievement publications. Efficiency and effectiveness in managing educational costs are measured through budget planning, operational cost control, and academic program evaluation.

Servant Leadership: Implementing the Principal's Role in Creating a Humanistic Education

Introduction/Main Objectives: This study aims to describe the leadership role of school principals based on spiritual-moral values in conditioning humanistic education. Background Problems: While servant leadership has been investigated from various angles, its application to principal leadership, primarily through a moral-spiritual lens, remains understudied. Novelty: This study underscores a gap in the literature on school principals' leadership, advocating for a spiritual-moral values approach to foster a humanistic school environment. Principals prioritize teachers' and students' interests, embodying servant leadership through active listening, open communication, and feedback acceptance. They also integrate moral, religious, and spiritual values into their leadership philosophy. Principal A hold holds regular open meetings, establishes communication channels, organizes activities promoting values, and implements anti-harassment policies. Principal B develops special programs and collaborates with teachers to infuse moral and spiritual aspects into subjects. Principal C integrates character education, offers teacher training on ethics, and encourages role modeling of ethical values. Research Methods: This research uses qualitative methods and a case study design, utilizing in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The analysis includes a modified analytic approach with validation data through credibility, transferability, reliability, and confirmability assessments. Finding/Results: The study reveals that servant leadership fosters altruism, faithfulness, and morality, cultivating a humanistic learning environment and promoting personal awareness, psychological well-being, and ethical wisdom. Conclusion: In education, servant leadership promotes dialogue and humanistic values, emphasizing shared values over authority among school community members.

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN REGIONS IN STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN REGIONS IN STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Even as the Waves of One Sea

A 1922 letter from Shoghi Effendi implies cultural dynamics which support Bahá’í consultation’s desired but precarious “clash of differing opinions.” First, it implicitly establishes the expectation that a swell of apparent disagreement will likely precede an emergent collective understanding, and that it is not, instead, a sign of failure. Second, it sets an ethos which accommodates errors, fostering growth and broad participation. Third, the prayer to open Assembly meetings that is included in the letter may generate a moral mood and motivation, orienting participants to build a unity within diversity strong enough to contain the possible tumult of clashing opinions. As these features are internalized by and motivate consultors, they can support the group’s ability to achieve the volatile but effective and transformative clash of differing opinions while protecting the unity of the group.

Minutes of the open plenary meetings of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes, 11 October 2022 and 14 December 2023.

Open virtual plenary meetings of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) were held on 11 October 2022 and on 14 December 2023. To comply with Articles 4(d) and 5(d)(1) of the statutes of the ICSP, the minutes of these meetings are published here.

Translation as a cultural tool for mediating conflict in queer and feminist grassroots democratic coalitions in Denmark, Germany and Sweden

In this article, I present the findings of a three-year qualitative research project studying feminist and queer activist groups that support refugees in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. My findings show how multilingual activists volunteered as linguistic interpreters to enable inclusive dialogue between refugees and host-country citizens in joint grassroots democratic coalition meetings. Based on interviews with different groups, I show that their linguistic-broker position gave these activists the leverage to challenge and bring to the attention of white-majority citizens the exclusionary dynamics of structural inequality and civic-status hierarchies that create tensions within supposedly open and inclusive joint meetings. By highlighting the critical, counter-hegemonic positionality of activist-translators in coalitions working on gender, the central contribution of my case study is to connect theories of translation and conflict mediation in transnational social movements with research that focuses on the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in intersectional coalitions.

Publication rates of abstracts presented at American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons annual open and closed conferences: 2015-2019

BackgroundThe annual meetings hosted by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) present the latest pre-publication literature in shoulder and elbow surgery, facilitating early dissemination of novel findings that impact clinical decision making. Evaluating the publication rate of presented abstracts at ASES conferences becomes crucial in assessing the quality of research showcased, as these presentations often precede the peer-review process. MethodsThe ASES conference programs from 2015-2019 were reviewed to identify presented abstracts. For each abstract, the title, author(s), conference year, and meeting type (open versus closed) were recorded. The names of the author(s) of each abstract were searched in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases to determine if there was an associated published manuscript. For each identified manuscript, the title, author(s), date of publication, publishing journal, impact factor of the publishing journal (IF), level of evidence (LOE), and number of citations were recorded. ResultsA total of 316 abstracts were presented as podium lectures at ASES open and closed meetings between 2015 and 2019. Within three years of presentation, 240 (75.9%) of the presented abstracts resulted in publication. There was an increase in the proportion of abstracts resulting in publication within three years of the presentation from 2015-2019 (R=0.8733, p=0.053). Overall, the proportion of presented abstracts that went on to publication in peer-reviewed journals also increased (R=0.8907, p=0.043). Manuscripts of abstracts presented at open meetings had a shorter time to publication (8.78 versus 11.82 months; p=0.0160) and were cited more often (40.89 versus 30.11, p=0.0099) than those presented at closed meetings. ConclusionThere has been an increase in the publication rate of abstracts presented at ASES annual meetings in the study period. Published manuscripts of abstracts presented at ASES open conferences were published faster, and were cited more often, than closed conferences. ASES conferences allow for the presentation of high-quality pre-publication literature in shoulder and elbow surgery.

A Content Analysis of Communication in Agrarian Conflict Resolution between the Indramayu Farmers' Union and Perum Perhutani

Agrarian conflicts in Indramayu between the Indramayu Farmers' Union (STI) and Perum Perhutani are complex issues that involve various parties and different interests related to agricultural land. This research aims to analyze conflict resolution using a communication approach. This study employs a constructive paradigm with a qualitative content analysis method. The research highlights critical strategies, including accurate understanding and effective information dissemination. An in-depth understanding of ownership rights, laws, and regulations is necessary for all parties. Information dissemination through various communication channels, such as open meetings, workshops, and social media, helps reduce misunderstandings and improve transparency. They were second, creating a space for dialogue and active participation of involved parties. Dialogue spaces allow parties to speak openly, listen to perspectives, and seek solutions by involving STI, Perum Perhutani, the government, law enforcement agencies, NGOs, academics, and the community. The creation of dialogue spaces should be inclusive. Furthermore, negotiation and mediation approaches help reach a middle ground. Negotiation allows parties to discuss differences and find mutually beneficial agreements. Mediation, involving a neutral third party, facilitates dialogue and finds solutions acceptable to all parties. This approach focuses on collaboration for sustainable resolution. Finally, a holistic approach involves legal clarification, community empowerment, livelihood diversification, and improved communication. Conflict resolution considers social, cultural, and economic aspects. A combination of conflict resolution strategies can address agrarian conflicts in Indramayu, leading to harmonious agricultural land management and promoting the parties' well-being.

INTERVENÇÕES À LUZ DA PSICOLOGIA ESCOLAR NA UNIVERSIDADE: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE ESTÁGIO

ABSTRACT This article seeks to report the internship experience in School and Educational Psychology at a Psychology school service, located at a university in Natal/RN. The interventional project that was developed throughout the internship period sought to provide open group meetings for the students’ demands. Thus, three steps were established: 1) dissemination of the project; 2) three intervention meetings; 3) evaluative moment of the actions performed by the internship team. The elaborated interventions highlighted the importance of the university in providing the reception to the complaints of academic daily life, bringing not only the idea of quality of life inside the university, but also offering considerable support to meet the needs of the students.

"ПРАВОВЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ ВЕДЕНИЯ ИНТЕРНЕТ-РЕСУРСОВ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНОВ МЕСТНОЙ ВЛАСТИ В УЗБЕКИСТАНЕ И КАЗАХСТАНЕ"

"The article provides a comparative legal analysis of the organizational and legal basis for maintaining the Internet resources of representative local authorities in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, ensuring the openness of their activities. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the websites of some representative local authorities do not contain all the information specified in the legislation, including information about their meetings; broadcasting of meetings is not provided; some information is not updated; and social networking opportunities are not used to broadcast meetings. It was hypothesized that in order to eliminate existing shortcomings, it is necessary to clarify the list of information on the activities of representative bodies of local government, taking into account their characteristics. The content of the relevant norms of national legislation, the interpretation of terms, and the experience of foreign countries confirmed the hypothesis. The author proposed to include in the list of information posted on the websites of representative bodies of local authorities information about official speeches and official statements of their leaders, standing committees and deputies, information messages, press releases aimed at notifying the population about the dates of meetings of representative bodies of local authorities and their working bodies, minutes of open meetings of representative bodies of local government and their working bodies, the results of hearing reports, and information on the activities of representative bodies of local government, its standing commissions, and deputies. "

Pengaruh Layanan Pendidik terhadap Kepuasan Orang Tua siswa di TK Babussalam Sagulung

One of the efforts to improve the quality of a nation is to improve the quality of education. The quality of education services from the institution greatly affects customer satisfaction, PAUD services at Babussalam Sagulung Kindergarten have not run optimally. Many factors influence, namely internal factors, namely from the institution itself and external factors, namely factors from outside the school (parents and society). This research is a quantitative approach with a descriptive method that describes the effect of educational services of PAUD institutions on the satisfaction of parents of students at Babussalam Sagulung Kindergarten. In the aspect of parental satisfaction with educators, the highest accumulated score and the lowest score were 3.48 and 3.32, in the aspect of parental satisfaction with facilities and infrastructure. Based on the accumulation of the highest score (rating) 3.26 and the lowest is 2.56, in the aspect of parental satisfaction with management and financing based on the accumulation of the highest score (rating) obtained on the aspect of clarity of information or administrative services and the lowest is obtained on the aspect of how the school involves parents in school programs. To maximize the way the school involves parents in school programs, the school should be more open and intense meetings or meetings need to be held so that parents feel directly involved in program activities carried out by the school. Keywords: Service, Educator, Satisfaction

The Norwegian trc

Abstract In 2018, the Norwegian Parliament appointed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate the Norwegianisation policy and injustice against the Sámi and Kven/Norwegian Finns. We focus on the commission’s public engagement, and emphasise Sámi and Kven/Norwegian Finns’ perceptions and expectations in relation to these efforts. The mandate’s goal is to establish a common understanding of the past and broader knowledge about our common history. We ask how the Norwegian trc made use of the scope of action provided by its mandate’s outreach elements and conclude that there is a discrepancy between the expectations arising from the mandate and the actual public engagement of the commission. We distinguish between the interactive processes of coordinating among policy actors and communication between political actors; and ‘micro-truth’ as personal narratives and ‘macro-truth’ as framework for public structures. The research is based on document studies, the study of recorded open meetings and media, and interviews.

Lesson Study Mata Kuliah Telaah Kurikulum Buku Teks Fisika Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Kolaborasi Mahasiswa Menggunakan Alur Merdeka

This research is motivated by the low achievement of student competency skills in collaborating, student activities in collaborating only when discussing material, have not shown solid cooperation in designing independent curriculum teaching modules. The purpose of this study was to improve student collaboration skills through Lesson Study using independent flow, combined with Project Based Learning (PjBL) so as to enhance 21st-century skills. The sample of this study used purposive sampling with 40 physics education students at PGRI Silampari University—a quantitative descriptive research method. Data collection uses observation sheets, documentation, and interview guidelines. In open class meetings 1, 2, and 3 there was an increase in student collaboration skills using independent flow from meeting 1 to meeting 3 with an N-gain of 0.81 so the research results were in the high category.

Pregnancy termination at viable stage in daily clinical practice: A nationwide mortality follow-back study in Flanders, Belgium.

Congenital malformations are frequently diagnosed prenatally, even at viable stage. No adequate registration of incidence and characteristics of late termination of pregnancy (TOP) or abortion for medical reasons in Flanders exists. Nationwide mortality follow-back survey, sent to physicians signing death certificates of all stillbirths from 22 weeks gestation onward (September 2016 - December 20217) in Flanders, Belgium. Questions measured whether late TOP preceded stillbirth, and which clinical and sociodemographic characteristics were indicated. Questionnaire data were linked with sociodemographic information from death certificates. Response rate was 56% (203/366). 38% of stillbirths (77/203) concerned late TOP. In 88.3% of late TOPs, physicians classified congenital anomalies of the foetus as serious or very serious (incompatibility with life outside the womb or severe neurological or physical impairment). In 26% of cases, late TOP was first suggested by the physician rather than spontaneously requested by parents (73%). 88% of late TOPs was discussed in open team meetings. 2/5 stillbirths were preceded by late TOP, indicating severe underreportation by existing registrations and a dire need for adequate registration methods. Although late TOP was most often explicitly requested by parents, in ¼ cases termination was suggested first by physicians. Parents are sometimes hesitant to bring up late TOP themselves, indicating that TOP should always be counseled as an equivalent option. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

A conversation analysis of therapist repeats in open dialogue network meetings.

Writings on Open Dialogue approaches to working with families experiencing mental distress emphasize the importance of the therapist repeating the family's words back to them verbatim. Repeats are theorized to display the therapist's listening and to encourage elaboration without imposing the therapist's own interpretations or conclusions on the family. These recommendations have not been subjected to rigorous interactional investigation. In this study, we used conversation analysis to analyze 160 examples of therapists repeating the prior talk of the family from 14h of video-recorded Open Dialogue sessions. We found that these repeats had similar functions to those previously described in conversation analysis research such as initiating repair, marking receipt, and requesting elaboration as well as examples of therapist repeats occurring in overlap with the talk of the client. Open Dialogue writings thus present an oversimplified account of how repeats are utilized in clinical Open Dialogue sessions. Consistent with dialogical writings, repeats can elicit elaboration with limited input from the therapist, however repeats reflect selectivity and function to direct and guide the conversation to some extent. So, while therapist authority can be mitigated by repeating clients' words, when a therapist chooses to employ a repeat actively shapes the direction of the interaction.

The dialogic performativity of secrecy and transparency

How does the pursuit of transparency and insight have a tendency to produce secrecy? And vice versa? In popular and political discourse, secrecy and transparency are usually depicted as mutually exclusive practices. At the same time, we know from extant research that the two are closely related, that they each have performative effects, and tend to encroach on each other. The inseparability and performative dynamics between the two, however, remains to be unfolded. This critical essay revisits the secrecy–transparency relationship through the lens of Edgar Morin’s dialogical principle. From this perspective, we argue that secrecy–transparency dialogics perform as a complex whole, involving both complementary and antagonistic forces. As an illustration of dialogic performativity, we draw on the phenomenon and practice of “open meetings” in public sector organizations. Specifically, we argue that the ambiguous fascination with knowing and not knowing create conditions for simulated insight and self-imposed conformity in ways that recalibrate the relationship between transparency and secrecy. On this background, we call for renewed critical and reflexive engagement with the transparency ideal and its presumed antipode, secrecy.

Direct Replication in Psychological Assessment Research

Direct Replication in Psychological Assessment Research

APPROACHES TO DETERMINING CONTRACTORSFOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE

The presented article was prepared in connection with the adoption of the Law of Ukraine «On Waste Management» and is directed to the current topic of the formation of a mechanism for determining business entities involved in the collection and transportation of household waste in the structure of household waste management services in territorial communities. The purpose of the scientific research is to establish an algorithm for determining the performers of the collection and transportation of household waste. The article proposes approaches to conducting a competition for the implementation of operations for the collection and transportation of household waste. It is proposed not to set limits on the number of participants in the competition to identify executors for the collection and transportation of household waste. Tender proposals of participants are considered by the tender commission, which is created by the organizer, which can be the executive body of the village, town or city council (subjects of cooperation of the relevant local self-government bodies in the forms provided for by the Law of Ukraine «On Cooperation of Territorial Communities») or the local state administration in the case delegation of powers to it by the relevant councils in accordance with the procedure established by law. The main form of the commission is holding open and public meetings at which the winner/winners of the competitive selection are determined and the minutes are drawn up. The algorithm for conducting the competition begins with the creation of a competition commission with an offer to join its work. The next stage is the preparation of relevant documentation, which should contain information about: the organizerʼs data, the person responsible for communication with the competition participants, the place of the competition, the time and date of the meetings, the requirements for the participants and their proposals, forecast tariffs, draft contracts, a detailed description of rooms and the names of the objects of the competition, explanations regarding all the nuances of the competition. Participants who submitted their bids are subject to registration in the accounting journal and further invitation to participate in the meeting of the bid committee. It is proposed that the tender commission at the meeting chooses the winner/winners of the tender that have the lowest proposed estimated tariffs for the collection and transportation of household waste and possess a greater number of advantages compared to competitors. According to the results of the meeting of the tender commission, the organizer is invited to draw up and approve the relevant protocol with subsequent conclusion of the contract. The main and additional qualification requirements for the criteria for compliance of tender offers with the qualification requirements are proposed.