What remains unclear after a decade of e-Participation research and practice is the extent to which the social web and informal channels have empowered citizens in government-citizen interactions where government determines what, where and how to discuss. Lately, attention has shifted to how these informal channels could be better harnessed as part of a holistic eParticipation solution. However...

The service quality of the Wedhatama Cooperative (KOPTAMA) is centered on efforts to fulfill needs and desires members provision delivery meet expectations members. Service depends ability provider consistently purpose this study was determine effect cooperative member satisfaction its implications for participation as debtors Wredatama Ngada Pension Cooperative. This uses explanatory methods (...

BACKGROUND Few studies have estimated care burden in large, representative, multi-ethnic Asian population-based informal caregivers of older adults with care needs. This study describes informal caregivers' care participation for a population-based sample of older adults with care needs in Singapore, investigates differences by dementia status, and examines correlates of caregivers' burden. M...

Rural-urban migration has been an important determinant of the urbanization process in Colombia. Although migration flows have been declining and they explain less of urban population growth, the recent intensification of armed conflict in the country is again pushing rural population to urban centers. Migration flows can explain most of the increase of the urban labor supply, which along with ...

This paper looks at the connection between internal migration and unemployment in South Africa. We examine whether rural-urban migrants are more likely to be unemployed, in informal sector employment or underemployed than non-migrants. We build on standard economic theory to predict that rates of unemployment and of participation in the informal sector ought to be much higher for migrants than ...

<em>This study examines whether cooperative education and service quality affect the participation of members. This analyzes as variables that can The analysis uses SPSS to test hypothesis. sample used was 75 respondents. results indicate there is a positive significant effect on member participation, but does not participation. Simultaneously, it shows simultaneously participation.</e...

In this article we discuss our key idea that informal exchange in twitter contributes to the motivation of participants in online courses. Micro-blogging (via twitter) was introduced to groups of educators that participated in three online courses on the use of Web2.0 technologies and Online Didactics in educational settings. We used qualitative as well as quantitative methods to investigate th...

The aim of this study was to gain understanding and knowledge of experiences from a participative approach, inspired by action research. A qualitative analysis with inspiration from phenomenography was used. Data were collected by observations in real world work situations in care receivers own home environment, by questionnaires and interviews among home care staff, collaborating professionals...