Search results for " PARTICIPATION"

Women’s Multifaceted Citizenship : Identity, Belonging and Spaces of Participation in Rural Uganda

2022

This article analyses manifestations of women’s citizenship in diverse spaces of everyday participation in the rural districts of Kiboga and Namutumba in Uganda. Building on citizenship studies scholarship, we propose the notion of multifaceted citizenship, which ‘takes place’ in the same spaces of participation as processes of identity formation and belonging. Thus, our article also explores how identities and belonging manifest in spaces of participation. Drawing on content analysis of 50 qualitative interviews, we begin by investigating the spaces of participation that are experienced as meaningful by women. We then classify identities into five main categories: active resident, member, …

From being ignored to engaging in dialogue : Young boys' narratives of children's participation in child–parent conflicts

2023

This paper examines children's opportunities to participate in everyday child–parent conflicts as revealed in young boys' fictional narratives. The data were collected from 19 boys aged 3–6 years using the Story Magician's Play Time method. Narrative analysis yielded four story types: ignored participation stories, parent-directed participation stories, child-directed participation stories and dialogical participation stories. The study illustrates that when considering children's participation in child–parent conflicts, differences between children in their opportunities to participate in resolving conflicts should be taken into account. The boys' stories draw attention to the importance o…

How do online communities matter? Comparison between active and non-active participants in an online behavioral weight loss program

2016

This paper contributes to the discussion on the potential of different social media platforms in health behavior change programs. More specifically, it compares the outcomes of participation in different online community platforms in an online behavioral weight loss program. Results show that active participants on online community platforms perceive their service experience more positively, follow instructions more precisely, have a more positive perception of achieving their goals, and also feel that they receive more social support than do those who do not actively participate in online community channels, although no differences were found related to weight loss itself. Furthermore, int…

Journal of Economics and Management Research, Vol. 4/5

2016

Parental involvement and children ́s academic skills

2012

Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers

2022

The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study is to describe the amount and intensity of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in organized sports (SCP) and age-matched non-participating peers (NP). SCPs (332) and NPs (139) wore an accelerometer on the hip for seven days. PA was reported using the 1-min exponential moving average. The current moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendation of at least an average of 60 min of MVPA daily was reached by 85% of SCPs and 45% of NPs (p < .001). During training days, the MVPA times among SCPs ranged from 153 ± 39 min in males and 109 ± 35 min in females participating in basketball to …

Partecipazione e pianificazione del paesaggio. Criticità e controversie nell’applicazione dei principi della Convenzione Europea del Paesaggio in Sic…

2021

I processi di trasformazione del territorio hanno contribuito nel corso del Novecento a produrre fenomeni di alterazione delle configurazioni tradizionali di molti dei territori dal grande valore identitario, generando innumerevoli detrattori e generando banalizzazione e omologazione del paesaggio. Non sempre tali azioni, infatti, sono state orientate da piani coerenti e dotati di visone organica e d’insieme. D’altro canto, la presenza di strumenti di pianificazione non è scontato che garantisca efficacia nelle azioni di tutela. Tale incongruenza sempre più spesso manifesta la propria consistenza nel passaggio dai principi e dagli indirizzi di livello generale (inclusi quelli contenuti nell…

Prefazione

2020

Most researches in Constitutional Law and many politicians assume that democracy is in danger because a lack of political participation by citizens. The aim of this brief paper is to demonstrate the value of political participation of citizens in a democratic system. The Articles 1st, 2nd, 48th and 49th of the Italian Constitution will be examined in this paper, including the speech of members of the Italian Constitutional Assembly, Aldo Moro (1947) and Pietro Calamandrei (1955). As a result, democracy, which is strongly linked with the citizens’ political participation, will emerge. Finally, it is necessary to assume the presence of citizens in the political debate, to render democracy ali…

How educators commit to enhancing children’s participation in early childhood education pedagogical plans

2022

Background: This is a descriptive study of children’s participation plans in early childhood education (ECE) settings in Finland. The study adopted a multidimensional approach to find out how practices of children’s participation were conceived in pedagogical plans made by ECE staff, representing a focus that is rare in the existing body of research. Aim: Aim of the study was to investigate educators’ commitments to enhancing children’s participation in pedagogical practices in their ECE settings. Setting: Ten centre-based plans for children’s participation composed by ECE staff at ECE centres were selected for the document data in this study. Methods: This study employs the categorisation …

Beyond Representative Democracy: Real Democracy and Social Movements in the Spanish State

2017

Los procesos participativos son un elemento central en los debates teóricos sobre la calidad de la democracia y sus actuales procesos de transformación. Si en los análisis teóricos se problematiza el objetivo de la participación, las dificultades aumentan al analizar experiencias concretas que buscan articular las dinámicas de la participación con la profundización de la democracia. Reflexionamos sobre la cuestión a partir de Jesús Ibáñez. En primer lugar, se aborda el tema de la crisis de la democracia liberal y los problemas que ésta acarrea para legitimar una democracia incapaz de contrarrestar la hegemonía de los mercados. A continuación, analizamos el resurgimiento de un tipo de democr…