Participant Data Collection Research Articles

“You Take the Punches”: Native Youth Experiences of School Pushout

ABSTRACT Research suggests a crisis in Native American education. Disparities in academic success are well-documented and have persisted despite myriad intervention efforts. Utilizing a decolonial Youth Participatory Action Research methodology and mixed-methods design, a team of youth researchers and adult collaborators conducted iterative rounds of participatory education, data collection, and analysis. Through this process, we generated evidence of Native-specific school pushout practices or what we call “punches” delivered by the institution: schooling designed for dispossession, curricular harm, disproportionate discipline, and microaggressions/racism. Collectively, our findings support alternative interpretations of the crisis in Native American education and suggest the institution itself must be placed at the epicenter; schools must be accountable to their co-creation of this crisis. We recommend strategies to address these structural factors and pursue educational justice for Native youth.

Business Legal Assistance And Improvement Of Product Packaging ‘Bangreng Crackers Wagir Bu Wati’ In The Framework Of Msme Digital Transformation

Business legal assistance and packaging improvement activities are part of the entrepreneurship thematic Community Service (PPM) activity which was carried out in a hybrid way in Wado Village, Wado District, Sumedang Regency. The organizers of the activity consisted of 4 students and 1 supervisor. The PPM locations are chosen to meet the needs of entrepreneurship growth in the Sumedang area, which are based on a variety of natural and human resources. The development activities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are aimed at increasing the economic development of SMEs in Wado Village and as a means of developing and reintroducing Bangreng cracker MSME products which are the hallmark of Sumedang, especially in Wado Village. The method of implementing PPM activities uses a participatory approach and data collection is carried out through observation and interviews for 1 month. The activity also involves collaboration between universities, Bappeda Sumedang, the Cooperative Service and the SMES Service. The findings of the initial identification revealed that SMEs continue to have difficulty understanding bussiness permissions such as Bussiness Permit Number (NIB) and Home Industry Food Production Certificate (SP-PIRT). SME Crackers Bangreng Wagir bu Wati has received Food Safety Counseling training, has an NIB permit, SP-PIRT, and good packaging to be ready to go digital as a result of the socializing and assistance efforts for business licensing. Generally, the assistance and development of SME products is very useful for the progress of SMEs in welcoming the digital transformation of SMEs in Sumedang Regency.
 

Research Methodologies in Urban Wolof Studies: A Critical Review of the Literature and Suggestion for New Analytical Perspectives

The aim of this review is to offer a reconceptualization of urban Wolof, the language of millions of Senegalese in Senegal and abroad, in the light of the translanguaging theory. Whereas most of the Urban Wolof literature is principally limited to how this languaging form is spoken in Senegal, the present study considers the effects of mobility on urban Wolof by establishing a correlation between transmigration and translanguaging. Going beyond the confines of Senegal, this investigation examines how the Senegalese diasporans engage in their daily translanguaging practices, as they move across borders, in their capacity as mobile multilingual transmigrants. The review offers a more speaker-centred stance, a sort of bottom-up approach to language, the objective being to move away from the a priori assumptions that the urban Wolophone shuttles between languages or codes, and away from the rigidity of code-based theoretical approaches through which scholars have thus far examined urban Wolof. As such, a more decolonised approach in terms of participatory data collection and analysis is now more than ever in order. And this endeavour should be facilitated by the affordances of the ethnographic gaze of an in-group member.

"There Is Always an Excuse to Blame the Girl": Perspectives on Sexual Harassment at a Jordanian University.

Sexual harassment (SH), defined as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, presents a global public health issue and a barrier to empowerment for women and girls. To understand the perceived causes of SH in the Jordanian university context, we conducted focus groups (n = 6) and participatory data collection with students (n = 317) and interviews with staff and administrators (n = 5) at a public university. These data identified norms governing men's and women's behavior, institutional climate and policies, tribal conservatism and protection of perpetrators, and early socialization as underlying SH. Campus-based interventions should adopt approaches aimed at multiple levels of the social ecology.

Participatory Action Research for Conservation and Development: Experiences from the Amazon

Research that features participation and action orientation, such as participatory action research (PAR), is especially valuable in contexts where there is rapid change, high social inequality, and great uncertainty about the future, which drives stakeholder demands for information to support their goals. The Amazon offers such a context, for it is a region where diverse stakeholders engage in contestation over environmental governance to address issues such as climate change to achieve conservation and sustainable development. Stakeholder mobilization has changed the terms by which research is conducted, from the definition of priority topics to the application of findings. Due to stakeholder mobilization, more and more research in the Amazon is now necessarily participatory, for stakeholders routinely issue demands about how the research will be conducted and for what purpose. In this paper, we provide an overview of several experiences of implementing methods such as PAR by different teams or networks, focusing on the complementary contributions of outside researchers and local stakeholders. The heart of the paper reports on three broad types of experiences focusing on conservation and development in the Amazon: (1) participatory data collection for co-production of knowledge for environmental governance, (2) inclusive environmental monitoring systems, and (3) innovative models of knowledge exchange to facilitate collective action. Within each type, we report multiple experiences with distinct approaches to participation and action in research. These experiences constitute models that can be replicated in other places for broader impact to support conservation and development.

Effect of Teachers' Behavior on Physically Challenged Students in Schools

During the 19th and 20th centuries, disabled students were educated separately from non-disabled students. Today, students all throughout the world benefit from full or partial integration. Kenyan schools that offer partial inclusion allow impaired students to spend the majority of the day in classrooms with non-disabled students. The goal of the study was to determine the impact of teachers' conduct on the integration of physically disabled students in public primary schools in Busia County. Ex-post facto research was used in this study. The survey included almost 14,000 households divided into 600 clusters (436 rural and 164 urban). A total of 200 subjects were chosen, including 155 students, two head teachers, two special-needs teachers, and 41 students with physical limitations. The study used a methodology that included a literature evaluation as well as participatory data collection methods such as Key Informant Interviews (KII) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Data was collected using a total of 22 KIIs and 10 FGDs across the two counties and at the national level. The study findings were presented using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. The study suggests that teachers' teaching conduct has a significant impact on children with physical disabilities' self-esteem in integrated schools and that insufficient facilities for kids with physical disabilities is a barrier to integration. As a result, the study suggests that suitable physical facilities and support services be provided to facilitate integration. In terms of special education teacher training, the Ministry of Study should encourage all teachers in integrated schools to continue their education in order to improve and update their abilities. As a result, the research recommends that data management for children with disabilities be improved, that legislative, policy, and institutional responses be updated and monitored, that a system of education be devised that is appropriate for children with disabilities be devised, that funding for children with disabilities be increased and structured to be more responsive to their needs be increased, and that the general welfare of people with disabilities be improved.

Establishment of the Trends of Access to Basic Education by Primary School Children with Disabilities in Busia County, Kenya

The introduction of Universal Primary Education, accompanied by establishment of Educational Assessment and Resource Centers in the county, was expected that pupils with disabilities would meaningfully access quality integrated education. However, this objective has not been realized as planned due to institutional factors that bar them from obtaining an adequate education and opportunity for full social life. The purpose of the study was to establish the trends of access to basic education by primary school children with disabilities in Busia county. The study adopted the Ex-post facto research design. The survey covered more than 14,000 households in a total of 600 clusters (436 rural and 164 urban). A sample 200 subjects was drawn composed of 155 pupils 2 head teachers, 2 special needs teachers and 41 pupils with physical disabilities. The research adopted a methodology that comprised of mainly literature review and participatory data collection methodologies namely key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGDs). A total of 22 KIIs and 10 FGDs were employed in the collection of data across the two counties and at the national level. Descriptive statistics which include frequencies and percentages was used to present the study findings. The study not only establishes international standards and guidelines for the promotion of these rights, but also receives comprehensive domestication at continental, regional and national levels. Attempts have also been made to extend the domestication of these rights further down to the sub national level, although there is not much evidence as yet of county governments in Kenya activating their legislative, executive and policy mandates in response to the basic educational needs of children with disabilities. There are a series of social and community factors that make access to basic education for children with disabilities difficult. These include social stigma and negative parental attitudes to disability which may arise out of religious and cultural beliefs for example where disability may be seen as punishment. Parental resistance to inclusive education for special groups may also be a barrier. Based on the assessment findings, the teachers in the special institutions experience several challenges. To begin with, the teacher/student ratio gap is widening on an annual basis, while there is lack of adequate modern learning and teaching materials in the institutions. Secondly, there are low levels of awareness on parents’ side on education for the children with disabilities. Thirdly, there is lack of funds to facilitate education for children with disabilities at various institutions.

Pengembangan Metode Analisis Wacana Teun Van Dijk melalui News Feed Instagram sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis dan Menulis Kreatif Peserta Didik Kelas IX SMP KARTINI YASRI Tahun 2020


 This study examines the basic aspects of the development of Teun Van Dijk's discourse analysis method on Instagram caption text as an effort to improve students' critical thinking and creative writing skills. The objectives of this study are: a) describe the mechanism of Teun Van Dijk's discourse analysis method and b) describe the role of Teun Van Dijk's discourse analysis method in improving critical thinking skills and c) describe the role of Teun Van Dijk's discourse analysis method in improving students' creative writing skills. Researchers used a qualitative approach with participatory observation data collection techniques, interviews and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the method used by Van Dijk applies three principles of analysis, namely the macrostructure, superstructure and microstructure. This study also makes social cognition the main element in analyzing a text because a text is not made sufficiently based on text analysis alone because the text is only the result of a production practice that must be observed. Therefore, the text must also be seen how a text is produced. In other words, the production of a text, on the one hand, shows how the process of the text is produced and on the other hand, describes how the values ​​of the community are spread and absorbed by the cognition of the text writer, then used to create texts. This model is very instrumental and effective in helping students improve their ability to think critically and motivate students to write creatively because it is inspired by texts on an Instagram timeline.
 
 
 

Broadening Student Perceptions of Science through Participatory Data Collection & Research-Education Partnerships

We present results from the first year of a three-year extramurally funded project involving a partnership between an ethnically diverse urban high school and professional research botanists. The goals are to provide students exposure to real-world science, broaden interest in scientific fields of study, and increase floristic data and herbarium specimen collections in under-sampled areas of Solano County, California. A floristic survey was conducted in a 425-acre, open-space public park in Vacaville, California, that is actively grazed by cattle and characterized by grasses, forbs, and oaks. A total of 77 students were enrolled in the course associated with the partnership, and 47 participated in four visits to the collection site. Twenty-five unique plant specimens were collected, including 14 native and 11 introduced species. Results of a student perception survey suggest that the partnership has had a positive impact on students’ understanding of scientific methodology and interest in pursuing a science career. Perception survey results were disaggregated by ethnicity; Hispanic students, more than any other group, indicated that they feel more confident in scientific research and writing skills. There was no significant difference between male and female students’ responses.

Learning Science during Teatime: Using a Citizen Science Approach to Collect Data on Litter Decomposition in Sweden and Austria

The decay of organic material—litter decomposition—is a critical process for life on Earth and an essential part of the global carbon cycle. Yet, this basic process remains unknown to many citizens. The Tea Bag Index (TBI) measures decomposition in a standardized, measurable, achievable, climate-relevant, and time-relevant way by burying commercial tea bags in soil for three months and calculating proxies to characterize the decomposition process (expressed as decomposition rate (k) and stabilization factor (S)). We measured TBI at 8 cm soil depth with the help of school and farm citizen scientists in 2015 in Sweden and in 2016 in Austria. Questionnaires to the participating schools and farms enabled us to capture lessons learned from this participatory data collection. In total >5500 citizen scientists participated in the mass experiments, and approximately 50% of the tea bags sent out yielded successful results that fell well within previously reported ranges. The average decomposition rates (k) ranged from 0.008 to 0.012 g d−1 in Sweden and from 0.012 to 0.015 g d−1 in Austria. Stabilization factors (S) were up to four times higher in Sweden than Austria. Taking part in a global experiment was a great incentive for participants, and in future experiments the citizen scientists and TBI would benefit from having enhanced communication between the researchers and participants about the results gained.

Researching Home-Based Technical and Professional Communication: Emerging Structures and Methods

With the massive shift to remote work, what does researching home-based workplace writing look like? We argue that the collapse of traditional work–life boundaries might allow for a renaissance of feminist research methods in technical and professional communication, specifically because the home is a domestic space largely associated with women. Inspired by methodologies like apparent feminism and examinations of positionality, privilege, and power, the authors suggest three research methods that help capture the intricacies of blurred personal and professional lives: time-use diaries, embodied sensemaking, and participatory data collection and coding. These methods seek to illuminate the invisible work of women, as well as the diversity and range of experiences of home-based workplace communicators.

Pelatihan Pembuatan Sabun Mandi Ekstrak Minyak Sereh sebagai Sabun Anti Nyamuk bagi Ibu PKK Kecamatan Ciracas Jakarta Timur

TRAINING FOR MAKING SOAP FROM LEMONGRASS EXTRACT AS ANTI MOSQUITO SOAP FOR PKK WOMEN IN CIRACAS DISTRICT, EAST JAKARTA. The implementation of community service activities by providing soap and body scrub training is a meaningful business for mothers. Transparent soap and anti-mosquito body scrub which is one of the home industry products can be a capital for mothers to foster their creativity and foster an entrepreneurial spirit for them. This training aims to provide knowledge about making soap and body scrubs some simple technologies that can be applied easily and do not require special skills. Even though it is a simple activity, but this activity in the process still requires knowledge of the natural ingredients used. The materials used in the soap and body scrub process are very easy to find in the surrounding environment. Community service in general covers three activities, namely the participant's data collection, the delivery of material by the tentor namely lecturers, and the assistance of the practice of making soap by students. This training activity lasted a day and was attended by 35 PKK members. The practice of making soap and body scrubs runs smoothly and each group is given soap and body scrubs that have been made previously by the speaker to be tested on the benefits at home by each participant. A few days after the use of soap and especially body scrubs, three trainees reported the benefits they felt were loss of aches, flatulence and colds which he felt after using natural body scrubs with hill salt and lemongrass ingredients before bathing.

Privacy Considerations in Participatory Data Collection via Spatial Stackelberg Incentive Mechanisms

Mobile crowd sensing is a widely used sensing paradigm allowing applications on mobile smart devices to routinely obtain spatially distributed data on a range of user attributes: location, temperature, video and audio. Such data then typically forms the input to application specific machine learning tasks to achieve objectives such as improving user experience, targeting geo-localised query based searches to user interests and commercial aspects of targeted geo-localised advertising. We consider a scenario in which the sensing application purchases data from spatially distributed smartphone users. In many spatial monitoring applications, the crowdsourcer needs to incentivize users to contribute sensing data. This may help ensure collected data has good spatial coverage, which will enhance quality of service provided to the application user when used in machine learning tasks such as spatial regression. Privacy considerations should be addressed in such crowd sensing applications, and an incentive offered to “privacy-concerned” users to contribute data. A novel Stackelberg incentive mechanism is developed that allows workers to specify their location whilst satisfying their location privacy requirements. The Stackelberg and Nash equilibria are explored and an algorithm to demonstrate the approach is developed for a real data application.

Efek Perubahan Dosis Radiasi Dan Kualitas Gambar Pada Hasil Radiograph Dengan Luas Kolimasi Berbeda

Background: The use of variations of collimation will provide a low dose to the patient and radiographic results that provide a good quality image. This research is to examine the effects of various collimation sizes on the image quality and radiation doses when using x-ray machine at Radiology laboratory of Al-Islam Polytechnic, Bandung. How much the change in density values that occur and to find out of scattering radiation received by the patient in the Radiology laboratory of Al-Islam Polytechnic, Bandung.Methods: This type of research is an experimental study with participatory observation data collection. at the Radiology Laboratory of the Al-Islam Polytechnic, Bandung The independent variable is variations of collimation, the dependent variables are quality image and doses radiation. Data collection was carried out by exposing a Stepwedge stored on a 35 x 35 cm radiographic cassette with different irradiation areas and pendose as a measure of radiation. Radiograph results were analyzed by a densitometer. Then the results will be analyzed using digraph to know the movement of each different irradiation field area.Results: The results showed that there were influences of changes in the variation of collimation. Density value and scattered radiation of each different irradiation field area produces are different values. The smaller area of the irradiation field. Is, the higher density value and low dose. Thus, to get the best density value and the low dose is required to reduce the width of the collimation field conducted.Conclusions: There was an influence variation of collimation on the quality of the image and dose to the patient.

The Urgency of Supervision on the Performance of PAUD Al Muttaqin Plus Gempol Pasuruan

Suprvision isa series ofsupervisory activities carried out by a supervisor or headmaster on teacher performance, supervision activities at PAUD level have been regulated in Permendikbud No. 137 of 2014 concerning National Standards for PAUD implementation,but inreality not all PAUD institutions carry out supervision activities according to government policy,so the purpose of this study was to determine the urgency of supervision to improve theacher performance in Al Muttaqin Plus PAUD. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods with participatory observation data collection techniques. And data analysis techniques using data reduction. Based on results and discussion in this study, it was found that the supervision activities carried out by the school principal hada positive impact on the performance of PAUD Al Muttaqin Plus teachers.

BISSU; KEPERCAYAAN, KELAKUAN DAN KEWARGANEGARAAN

This paper wants to trace the presence of the country in guaranteeing the trust of its citizens to worship the Almighty God. After the presence of government regulations regarding the recognition of the flow of belief can be stated on the Identity Card (KTP), in fact, this regulation only recognizes certain beliefs. So the choice to leave the option in the column of religion is considered accurate, instead of solving the problem, the emptying is considered to be more clear if the believer does not get recognition from the state. This research was conducted in South Sulawesi, in January 2019. With the context of bissu as an adherent of the belief flow of the attoriolong, the participatory observation data collection method was used. The data obtained will be processed using Spradley's (1980) analysis technique. The names used in this paper are pseudonyms, to fulfill ethics, and research strategies. This study found that the bissu community which had nine institutions was not identified as a belief, this was due to the strong influence of the developing Islam. Also exacerbated is the definition of a highly sectarian religious definition by the state, further prolonging the polemic of the identity of beliefs for bissu.

Emotional intelligence and school leaders: Evidence from Abu Dhabi

This is a qualitative exploratory study that focuses on emotional intelligence attributes of public-school leaders in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. The research questions endorsed the emotional intelligence school leaders exhibit along five dimensions: (a) self-awareness; (b) managing emotions; (c) motivation; (d) empathy; and (e) social skills. Furthermore, the study focused on how school leaders and managers utilise their emotional intelligence attributes professionally. For the purpose of this study, a qualitative research methodology was employed, which involved the use of interactive and participatory data collection in the form of semi-structured interviews with various categories of school leaders and managers. Furthermore, thematic data analysis was conducted, in order to reveal Abu Dhabi school leaders’ exhibition and utilisation of emotional intelligence attributes within their professional roles and responsibilities. While the study was limited to school leaders and managers in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, the findings implied the need for school leaders and managers to develop and nurture their professional emotional intelligence attributes, as many job-embedded constraints and challenges require the demonstration of essential emotional intelligence skills and traits. Hence, professional learning opportunities within the perspective of emotional intelligence need to be considered and developed to enable, facilitate and enhance school changes.

Shifting to Virtual CBPR Protocols in the Time of Corona Virus/COVID-19

COVID-19 has upended community based participatory research (CBPR) projects across the United States and globally. COVID-19 disproportionately impacts historically disenfranchised communities and communities of color, the very communities that CBPR is meant to engage, elevate, and support. In-person activities that help develop rapport and research protocols, build capacity, conduct collaborative data collection and analysis, disseminate findings to the community, and engage in sustainability planning are an impossible practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges and facilitators of shifting to a virtual/online CBPR protocol with a Massachusetts community disproportionately affected by COVID19, as a means to keep them engaged in the research process and to elevate their experiences, perspectives, and voices during this critical time. We include insights about how to facilitate recruitment and compensate community members, form a community advisory board (CAB), hold CAB meetings, and transition participatory qualitative data collection, analysis, and dissemination to a virtual/online framework.

Qualitative Collaborative Sensing In Smart Phone Based Wireless Sensor Networks

Collaborative sensing has become a novel approach for smart phone based data collection. In this process individuals contributes to the participatory data collection by sharing the data collected using their smart phone sensors. Since the data is gathered by human participants it is difficult to guarantee the Quality of the data received. Mobility of the participant and accuracy of the sensor also matters for the quality of data shared in such environment. If the data shared by such participants are of low quality the purpose of collaborative sensing fails. So there must be approach to gather good quality of data from participants. In this paper we propose a Truth Estimation Algorithm (TEA) to identify the truth value of the data received and filter out anomalous data items to improve the quality of data. To encourage the participants to share quality information we also propose an Incentive Allocation Algorithm (IAA) for qualitative data collection.

Gold PROPER; Business World Concern upon Environmental Aspect: Case Study CSRPT Pertamina EP Asset 3 Subang Field

A proper environmental management is neccessary to prevent and reduce environmental impact caused by industry activity. PROPER is an environmental management instruments that can be applied by companies to assess the company’s performance in environmental management. PT Pertamina EP has received the highest PROPER award, Gold PROPER for three years in a row from 2015 until 2018. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program of PT Pertamina EP at Asset 3 Subang Field encourages its own company not only to improve environmental quality but also to improve the quality of community welfare around the company through integrated environmental programs along with social and economic programs. This research objective is to analyze the implementation of the company’s CSR programs in an effort to obtain the highest award in the field of environmental management performance that is Gold PROPER. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with a case study at PT Pertamina EP Asset 3 Subang Field. The data collected through primary and secondary data with participatory data collection techniques, interviews, and reviews through related documents and literatures. The results showed that the implementation of the CSR program of PT Pertamina EP Asset 3 Subang Field provide positive benefits in accordance to the people needs starting from socially by increasing social interaction, economically by increasing villagers wage, environmentally by reducing farm waste by reusing it, and educational aspects by decreasing illiterate rates in the villages.