Participation In Social Organizations Research Articles

Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Among Women Farmers in North-Eastern Nigeria

This research focused on evaluating the utilization of ICTs by women farmers in North-Eastern Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling method, which included both purposive and simple random sampling techniques, was used to select 359 women farmers for the study. Primary data were gathered and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to meet the study's objectives. The majority of respondents (78.0%) were married, with a mean age of 41 years. Most of the respondents (52.5%) were involved in trading, and the average farm size was 3.4 hectares. Additionally, 88.3% had a high social participation score, and 51.7% and 58.9% were aware of old and new ICTs, respectively. Majority of the participants benefited from access to information on fertilizer sources and application (74.9%), credits, grants, and loans (70.8%), market rates and locations (63.1%), and crop pests, diseases, and control (62.1%) through the use of ICTs. Most of the respondents faced several constraints: high cost of gadgets (73.5%), insufficient time allotted to agricultural programmes (73.5%), lack of or inadequate ICT infrastructure (62.3%), expensive power/electricity prices (61.3%), defective equipment (57.8%), and multiple responsibilities of women farmers (54.3%). The regression analysis showed that age, marital status, religion, farm size, household size, and occupations did not significantly affect ICT utilization. However, educational attainment, participation in social organizations, and awareness were significant factors influencing the use of ICTs among women farmers. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the Federal Government of Nigeria should prioritize the establishment of essential infrastructure aimed at promoting and facilitating the utilization of ICTs among women farmers.

Frailty Assessment and Its Impact on Loneliness among Older Adults Receiving Home-Based Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of frailty on loneliness among older adults receiving home care, in correlation to their socioeconomic and homebound statuses. This cross-sectional study recruited 218 individuals aged ≥65 years receiving home-based health services from the "Help at Home" program in the Region of Evrytania, Greece through an open invitation from the municipality authorities from March to June 2022. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) was used for the evaluation of frailty, the UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3 was used for loneliness, and social isolation was accessed through five questions (living alone, frequency of interaction with children, relatives, friends, and participation in social organizations). The mean age of the participants was 81.48 ± 9.06, 61.9% were female, 54.1% experienced high levels of loneliness (UCLA-3 mean 45.76 ± 11.10 [range 20-68]), and 46.3% of the participants were found to be socially isolated. Also, 58.3% of the individuals were identified as frail (TFI mean 5.95 ± 3.07) [TFI range 0-13], with 57.3% experiencing physical frailty, 43.6% experiencing psychological frailty, and 27.1% experiencing social frailty. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) using UCLA-3 as the dependent variable revealed that loneliness across all domains of TFI was significantly higher in participants with frailty (total frailty [Yes] 49.27 vs. [No] 40,87 p < 0.001) (physical frailty [Yes] = 48.99 vs. [No] = 41.42, p < 0.001, psychological: 48.60 vs. 43.57 p < 0.001, and social: 53.38 vs. 42.94 p < 0.001), particularly compared to non-frail individuals, even after adjusting for potential confounding effects (covariates: gender, age, marital status, family status, living status, educational level, annual income, chronic diseases, homebound status, and social isolation). Our findings indicate that frail older adults experienced higher levels of loneliness, suggesting that frailty and loneliness are independently associated among older adults who receive home-based healthcare.

Participation of Social Organizations in Urban Social Governance: Realistic Dilemma and Optimization Path

Participation of Social Organizations in Urban Social Governance: Realistic Dilemma and Optimization Path

Young people from the field, professional activity and political protagonism: a study on the graduates of the School Farm Family Dom Fragoso – Independence/EC

This paper aims to present the main results of the Master's research, developed in the Graduate Program (Professional Master's Degree) in Field Education - UFRB. The present research sought to analyze the vocational training of young people from the fields of the Dom Fragoso EFA and its consequences on productive and political insertion in their rural communities, in the region of Inhamuns/Crateús. It is a qualitative research, the collection of data by applying an online questionnaire with 37 young people who have come back and carrying out 08 semi-structured interviews. The results of the research indicate that they are young people from the countryside, sons and daughters of rural workers, the first of their families to have concluded high school and to have gone into higher education. The majority of them migrated to the medium and large urban centers of the state, in search of work or for continuity of studies in higher education, however, it is evident the strong feeling of belonging of young people returning to their territories of origin. Finally, the importance of the political training obtained by the young people who have returned to the Dom Fragoso TASK, expressed in their active participation in social organizations and movements and in the struggle to conquer the right to remain in the field, is highlighted.

How social organizations participate in social governance in China: Official media's attention distribution analysis (1949-2021).

The attitude of the Chinese government towards social organizations (SOs) is crucial, as it affects the management rule and development tendency of SOs. To research the rule of SOs' participation in social governance in China, this study used a new historical perspective, the institutional development perspective, to conduct its exploration. This perspective provides an accurate measure of the reality of the SOs' participation, as it involves a mixed research methodology using continuous data from 73 years of reports and content mining, as well as topic clustering analysis to reveal a macroscopic and multi-line picture. Using a co-word analysis of hundreds of reports, from 1949-2021, in the People's Daily, an official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, this study quantified changes in intensity, emotion, and content regarding social organization participation in social governance through topic distribution. Three trends were revealed: (1) "social-oriented character" and "organized-oriented character" were identified during the change in SOs; (2) the extent of being managed gradually strengthened and shifted from the Communist Youth League of China to the Community Party of China; (3) the goals of SOs shifted from general to innovated function in special charitable organizations. The institutional development perspective can complement the focus event perspective, including a new method, co-word analysis, to examine official Chinese media and validate the Administrative Absorption of Society (AAS) theory by identifying two lines of topic clustering trends. The attention distribution analysis in official media from an institutional development perspective can help explore the role of official media reports in analyzing the allocation of national attention and provide new analytical methods for big data mining to establish the social and organizational natures of SOs to optimize their roles. It offers a basis for modern social governance policy innovation in China.

The association between social integration and utilization of primary health care among migrants in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study

BackgroundMigrants is a large population in China. To improve the health and wellbeing of migrants is a critical policy and social issue in China, and to enhance the utilization of primary health care by migrants is one of the most important approaches in promoting equity in health. However, there exists little research about the association between social integration and the utilization of primary health care. To address the research gap, this research aims at exploring the relation between social integration and the utilization of primary health care among migrants in China.MethodsUsing the national data from China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) in 2017, 169,989 migrants were included in this study. Social integration was measured by social communication, acculturation and self-identity, with 8 indicators. The utilization of primary health care was measured by the receiving of health education on infectious diseases (ID) and noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as well as the first visit institution when migrants were sick. After the descriptive statistical analysis, binary logistic regression was employed to evaluate the association between social integration and the utilization of primary health care.Results65.99% of the migrants received health education on infectious diseases (ID), 40.11% of the migrants received health education on noncommunicable diseases (NCD) and 8.48% of the migrants chose to go to Community Health Center (CHC) seeking for health services. There was a positive effect of social organization participation, the influence of hometown customs, differences of hygiene habits between migrants and local people, integration willingness and evaluation of identity on the receiving of health education on ID and NCD, as well as a positive effect of civil activities engagement and differences of hygiene habits between migrants and local people on the utilization of CHC after getting sick.ConclusionsSocial integration was associated with the utilization of primary health care among migrants in China. Generally speaking, greater social integration was associated with higher possibility of receiving health education on ID and NCD. However, the effect of social integration on the utilization of CHC was more complex among different indicators. There should be more policy interventions to improve the social integration of migrant which help them to get familiar with the health resource available, as well as improve the capacity of CHC.

Impact of Organic Farming on the Livelihood of Organic Farmers in Manipur

Impact of Organic Farming on the Livelihood of Organic Farmers in Manipur

Violent Conflict and Informal Institutions: Evidence from a Civil Conflict in Pakistan

Conflicts have a variety of economic, social, and institutional consequences. In this study, we analyse the institutional legacies of violent conflicts by providing evidence from a civil conflict which occurred in the district Swat of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. We consider three dimensions, i.e. Trust, Participation, and Cooperation, of informal institutions. District Buner—the neighboring district, is taken as the control district. A random sample of 500 households from each district is selected and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design (SRDD) are employed for estimation. We find that exposure to violence undermines out-group trust and trust in governmental organisations; however, it promotes within-group trust and trust in Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Likewise, conflicts stimulate participation in social organisations, political activities, and nongovernment structures but discourage participation in formal government structures. With regard to cooperation, conflicts have beneficial effects on within-group cooperation, collective problem solution, and cooperation with NGOs. However, they retard cooperation with formal government structures. The intensity of these effects is influenced by the location of the individuals as is shown by the results of SRDD. Alternatively, highly exposed areas exhibit comparatively higher changes in trust, participation, and cooperation as compared to the moderately and least affected areas.

Analysis and Reflection on Drafting Units of Medical Device Industry Standards in China

Standard drafting is an important part in the process of standard formulation and revision. By analyzing the status of the medical device industry standards drafting, thoughts and suggestions were proposed to further promote all relevant parties to actively participate in the standard drafting, effectively improve the quality of the standards, strengthen the technical support and promote the high-quality development of the industry. The statistical data of the participation of social organizations in the drafting and as the first unit drafting medical devices standards from 2017 to 2021 was researched, and the problems in the drafting of standards at this stage were analyzed. Based on the research and analyses, some thoughts and suggestions were proposed to strengthen the management of standard drafting units and promote the participation of all relevant parties in standard drafting. It is necessary to expand and enhance social participation in standard drafting further by innovating incentives, refining and strengthening normative requirements, and creating a positive social atmosphere.

Adoption of Agricultural Technology and Socio Economic Impact of Super Straw Management System in Haryana, India

Super straw management system is a machine in which an additional equipment attached with combine harvester so it cut standing stubble in small pieces on the soil surface in which crop harvesting and residue management both can be done in a single operation. A research involving 120 farmers who were adopters (60 adopters) and non adopters (60 non adopters) of the Super straw Management system was conducted in rural areas of the Fatehabad district of the Indian state of Haryana in 2021–2022. This paper's main goal is to investigate Super Straw Management System adoption as a viable, innovative solution to rice residue burning in rice-wheat cropping systems, as well as the socioeconomic effects of adoption on farmer’s livelihoods. The reasons for not implementing the super straw management system were also evaluated. According to the findings, medium adoption of SMS was discovered among farmers (41.67%), followed by low adoption among farmers (38.33%) and high adoption among just 20% of the farmers. Factors like age, size of land holding, size of family, annual income, participation in social organisations, media exposure, and socioeconomic status were found significantly associated with adoption of SMS among farmers. While caste, level of education, the family's secondary occupation, and the type of family were not found to be significant with farmers' adoption levels, Results about the reasons why the Super Straw Management System was not adopted clearly demonstrated that there is no alternative for ex-situ straw management while using SMS (rank I). At the same time, farmers (rank II) did not show a readiness to pay additional custom charges. More than 3/5 of the respondents agreed that conventional combines are easily available for hiring (rank III); combine harvesters with SMS used more fuel (3 to 3.25 l/ha) and required higher engine power (8–10 hp) than conventional combine harvesters. Cumulative socio-economic impact of SMS was reported increased with respect to increase in decision making powers which is ranked Ist, followed by increased in extension contacts (IInd rank) and change in attitude for quality education of children (IIIrd rank).

Social assistance in the Coronavirus pandemic: the current status of the system and the path to optimization

The social assistance system, as a basic social system arrangement related to the country’s livelihood, has taken constructive temporary measures in the process of epidemic prevention and control of the COVID-19, safeguarding people's lives, maintaining social stability, and producing a wide range of social effects. However, it is also necessary to see that the social assistance system faces the dilemma of increasing the number of people to be assisted, the unsoundness of the emergency operation system, the lack of service level and the poor sustainability of assistance funds under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control. Therefore, we analyze the problems to find the possible optimization path of social assistance, make up the shortcomings of the social assistance system, estimate the participation of social organizations, and improve the response capacity of the social assistance system in the face of major public health events, so as to better play the role of underwriting protection for people's livelihood.

Morally motivated public service: An empirical examination of the moral theory of public service motivation

We empirically examine the moral theory of Public Service Motivation (PSM) with data from a large online Dutch household panel. Inspired by Moral Foundation Theory, we develop and test several hypotheses on the role of moral foundations in shaping PSM, as well as the behavioral implications regarding participation in social organizations. The individualizing foundations of Care and Fairness (jointly referred to as INDV) are found to positively relate to all four dimensions of PSM—Compassion (COM), Self-Sacrifice (SS), Attraction to Public Service (APS), and Commitment to Public Values (CPV). Moreover, PSM mediates the positive relationship between INDV and participation in humanitarian and environmental organizations. Sanctity is positively correlated with SS and APS, mediating the often-observed relationship between PSM and religious activities. Loyalty is significantly and positively associated with SS, with the correlations with other PSM dimensions being gender-specific. Authority is significantly and negatively related to COM, SS, and APS. Overall, we provide empirical evidence on the influential role of moral foundations in engendering PSM and its behavioral consequences.

Livelihood resilience and livelihood construction path of China's rural reservoir resettled households in the energy transition

The construction of reservoirs has led to difficult livelihood transitions of resettled households after relocation and resettlement, resulting in a series of socioeconomic problems. How to scientifically integrate regional resource advantages and improve the livelihood resilience of resettled households has become an important problem to be solved to prevent and resolve social equity and justice risks and sustainable livelihood development. Taking Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station (Yunnan Reservoir area) as an example, the evaluation index system was constructed from the three dimensions of buffer capacity, self-organization capacity and learning capacity, the gray correlation degree method was used to evaluate index system, and the clustering method was selected to screen the indices that have a great impact on livelihood resilience. On this basis, the comprehensive index method was used to calculate the livelihood resilience, and the contribution degree model was used to identify the main contribution factors of livelihood resilience and to explore the path of livelihood construction to improve the livelihood resilience of resettled households. The results showed that (1) the level of livelihood resilience of resettled households was not high as a whole, in which the self-organization capacity was the strongest, the buffer capacity was the second strongest, and the learning capacity was the weakest; (2) there were differences in the livelihood resilience of resettled households who choose different livelihood modes. Among them, buffer capacity, learning capacity and livelihood resilience were characterized by wage operation type &amp;gt; part-time balanced type &amp;gt; agricultural operation type &amp;gt; subsidy dependent type, while self-organization capacity was characterized by agricultural operation type &amp;gt; part-time balanced type &amp;gt; wage operation type &amp;gt; subsidy dependent type. (3) The main contribution factors of the livelihood resilience of resettled households who choose different livelihood modes are similar. The number of laborers, participation in social organizations, skills training opportunities and 11 other main indices promote the formation and development of livelihood resilience from different dimensions. (4) The livelihood of resettled households should follow the construction path of “identifying transition capacity, clarifying resource advantages, strengthening livelihood support, and promoting livelihood reorganization” to promote the comprehensive improvement of livelihood resilience, ultimately achieving sustainable livelihood and high-level welfare. The livelihood resilience of resettled households is a continuous and dynamic development process, therefore, it is necessary to further improve the dynamic monitoring and evolution process of livelihood resilience, incorporate the impact of diverse data. This is also an important breakthrough in the study of livelihood resilience.

Ewolucja udziału organizacji społecznej w postępowaniu przed sądem administracyjnym

The participation of social organizations in court proceedings is an important procedural problem in any judicial procedure. This issue has been deeply analyzed in civil and criminal trials, that is, in those proceedings that have faced the participation of social organizations since the codification of these procedures after World War II. In the proceedings involving administrative matters, the situation is different. This is prompted by the fact that judicial-administrative proceedings are a relatively new procedure, and they have been fully independent since 2004. The purpose of the analysis presented in the article is to draw attention to the peculiarities of the participation of a social organization in judicial proceedings in administrative cases. On the one hand, the aim is to point out the origins of the solution that has been functioning in this respect. On the other hand, to present the role of a social organization in actions on behalf of third parties, as well as the realization of the social interest in judicial proceedings, as an important element of the socialization of the procedure. Ultimately, to demonstrate to what extent is the participation of the social factor in the administration of justice by the administrative court possible. The indicated assumptions are implemented by means of the dogmatic and historical method. They consist of an analysis of the normative material which was in force in the past and which is a part of the current legal system.

A System Dynamics Approach for Evaluating the Synergy Degree of Social Organizations Participating in Community and Home-Based Elderly Care Services

As the number of elderly continues to increase in China, anxiety about related problems has encouraged special care for the elderly. Social organizations participating in community and home-based elderly care services (SO-CHECS) seem to be a promising way to address these problems, but it also raises new challenges, such as uncoordinated cooperation among stakeholders, which would lead to low elderly care service quality and hinder the active participation of social organizations. However, synergetic development can be introduced to enhance the participation of social organizations and to improve social welfare. Thus, this study utilizes system dynamics (SD) to investigate how the overall synergy degree of the SO-CHECS system is affected by the dynamic interactions of main elements/subsystems of this system. It also provides a practical tool through which the effectiveness of various management measures in improving the synergy degree of SO-CHECS could be simulated in advance so that the key factors that restrict the development of SO-CHECS can be analyzed and potential effective policies can be designed. In this way, knowledge of the synergic development of the SO-CHECS system will help managers or policy makers to form optimal cooperative relationships among collaborative stakeholders, improve satisfaction for the elderly, and achieve high-efficient resource utilization for the whole city.

Social participation of social organizations in education governance in China

This study aims to understand how social organizations participate in education governance and how they interact with state actors in the context of education governance in China from a network governance perspective. Based on a multiple case study, we selected four social organizations (a think tank, an academic association, and a domestic, and overseas organization each focused on educational philanthropy) for this qualitative investigation. The study findings indicate that although the government of the People’s Republic of China uses a network approach to steer the country’s educational system, the government maintains its supremacy over social organizations, leading to hierarchical and submissive policy networks. However, social organizations may obtain the freedom to conduct their work and influence the educational system if they could gain the government’s political trust and support. These study’s findings suggest that the mode of Chinese education governance is a mixture of government, characterized by bureaucratic and top-down governing, and governance, characterized by the government steering society via collaborations with nonstate actors. Therefore, it can be conceptualized as a network government, reflecting China’s political and ideological systems by emphasizing the institutional monitoring and supervision of social organizations through policy networks to strengthen the state’s governing capabilities from the top down.

How Bridging Social Capital Development Connecting Members of Village Savings and Loan Associations in Community Through Microfinance Activities

The study indicated how Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’s microfinance activities with Village Savings &amp; Loan Associations model have contributed to the development of social capital in the community. After surveying 356 associations’ members (questionnaire and in-depth interviews), the result showed there has been an increase in social capital; and with it, relationships between members have improved, as evidenced by the formation of self-help groups, increased participation in social organizations, and members' ability to establish relationships and business connections using the human resources acquired via the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies in community. One of the unique and significant findings is the diversity in how the members developed said capacity and how much they have accomplished. This result brings great meaning by demonstrating the effective social impact of the social welfare policies to its beneficiaries. The study also proposed solutions to promote the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies activities and social capital toward a sustainable community development.

The Embedding of Sports Social Organizations in Rural Governance Based on the Collaborative Governance Model of Multiple Subjects

Rural governance is an important part of national governance, and the participation of social organizations is also very important. This research explores the multiple relationships between rural governance subjects and governance methods through the basic requirements of “co-construction and sharing” of multi-governance and the status quo of creation activities, integrates an innovative rural community governance evaluation and supervision system, and builds rural community governance evaluation and supervision system mechanism. Mutually exclusive constraints on the diversity of governance subjects will provide strategic guidance for sports social organizations to participate in diversified management.

Research on the Governance of Public Opinion on the Internet Under the Participation of Social Organizations in Emergencies

Research on the Governance of Public Opinion on the Internet Under the Participation of Social Organizations in Emergencies

Evolutionary Game Analysis of Multiple Participation in Source Classification of Domestic Waste

It’s difficult to guarantee the effect of the source classification of domestic waste only by government, so it’s necessary to rely on the participation of residents, social organizations and other forces. In this paper, by constructing the evolutionary game model of government, residents and social organizations, studies the evolutionary stability strategy, and uses matlab for simulation analysis. The results show that (1) When government loosely supervises and residents don’t participate in the classification, the frequency of participation of social organizations is not high, which is not conducive to the classification of waste sources. (2) When government strictly supervises and residents do not participate in the classification, social organizations are more active in participating, but the government’s management cost is too high. (3) When government loosely supervises and residents participate in classification, the participation rate of social organizations increases, and residents’ awareness of independent participation in waste classification is increased, also can achieve the desired objective waste classification. (4) When government strictly supervises and residents participate in classification, social organizations participate actively at the highest level, this form of positive attitudes by all three parties is also the best way to efficiently carry out waste classification at source.