Journal articles: 'Internet in public administration – Spain'

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Palacin, Manuel, Miquel Oliver, Jorge Infante, Simon Oechsner, and Alex Bikfalvi. "The Impact of Content Delivery Networks on the Internet Ecosystem." Journal of Information Policy 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 304–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/jinfopoli.3.1.304.

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Abstract Are Tier 1 ISPs and “hyper-giant” content providers using preferential interconnection agreements to create Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) that allow them to provide an improved Quality of User Experience inconsistent with network neutrality principles? Yes, say the authors, and they recommend that regulators address these possibly oligopolistic and anti-competitive practices. The effects arising from these CDNs, the authors show, are the same as those of regulated traffic prioritization. Using innovative models, original data, and analysis based on the experience of the Internet ecosystem in Spain, the authors conclude that lesser long tail content providers without significant market power are being cannibalized into such CDNs.

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López Miguens, Maria Jesús, Encarnación González Vázquez, and Paloma Bernal Turnes. "Multilevel and multidimensional scale for online trust." Revista de Administração de Empresas 54, no. 2 (April 2014): 187–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-759020140206.

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This paper examines the nature of the construct of consumers' trust toward the electronic channel of their financial institution. Through a study of a total of 372 individual users of Internet banking in Spain, we have managed to develop a third-order measuring instrument that integrates a total of seven dimensions. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the validation and reliability of the proposed scale. Findings provide useful information to professionals who seek to identify how customer's trust is formed in the online channel and in the financial sector.

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Ramírez-Hurtado, José M., Alfredo G. Hernández-Díaz, Ana D. López-Sánchez, and Víctor E. Pérez-León. "Measuring Online Teaching Service Quality in Higher Education in the COVID-19 Environment." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 1, 2021): 2403. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052403.

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The use of the Internet to develop new technologies has generated a considerable change in teaching and student learning in higher education. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has forced universities to switch from face-to-face to online instruction. Furthermore, this transfer process was planned and executed quickly, with urgent redesigns of courses originally conceived for live teaching. The aim of this work is to measure the service quality of online teaching delivered during the COVID-19 period. The methodology was based on an importance-performance analysis using a structural equations model. The data were obtained from a sample of 467 students attending a university in southern Spain. The results reveal five priority attributes of online teaching that need to be improved in order to enhance the service quality of the virtual instruction provided to students. Universities need to redefine their online format by integrating methodological and technological decisions and involving collaboration between teachers, students and administration staff and services. The results do not apply to educational institutions that exclusively teach courses online, but to those institutions that had to rapidly adapt, and shift course material originally designed for face-to-face training.

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Saiz-Alvarez, José Manuel, Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz, Herik Germán Valles-Baca, and Luis Alberto Fierro-Ramírez. "Knowledge Management in the Esports Industry: Sustainability, Continuity, and Achievement of Competitive Results." Sustainability 13, no. 19 (September 30, 2021): 10890. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131910890.

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The increasing popularity and exponential growth of esports as a worldwide phenomenon has created a whole new industry with important implications for the different key players in the value chain. The digitalization process, which accelerated after the global spread of COVID-19, has introduced a collection of exciting changes to content production and delivery, with the Internet as its fundamental pillar. Knowledge management in successful esports organizations can be associated with their sustainability, continuity, and achievement of long-lasting competitive results in this industry. From a descriptive standpoint, this paper aims to analyze the determinants that have advanced the esports industry, especially in Spain. To achieve this goal, a SWOT analysis is carried out to highlight the keys that have developed this industry. This research contributes to studying the economic impact and the strategies organizations should follow to guarantee their future. Recommendations for both the industry and public administrations are further discussed.

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Pozos-Pérez, Katia, Gustavo Herrera-Urizar, Pablo Rivera-Vargas, and Cristina Alonso-Cano. "Use of Mobile Phones in Classrooms and Digitalisation of Educational Centres in Barcelona." Education Sciences 13, no. 1 (December 25, 2022): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010021.

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple educational contexts experienced a sudden and accelerated digital transformation. However, this is not a new phenomenon. For years, public and private initiatives have been designed and tested in Spain. In this regard, the role and use of cell phones in the classroom has been a key and, at the same time, controversial aspect. In Barcelona (Catalonia), for example, recent educational policies have promoted the pedagogical use of cell phones. Within this framework, this article analyses whether these initiatives to promote the use of mobile phones are effectively transferred and implemented in the classroom. Using qualitative research, based on co-design, case studies and content analysis, we examined the reality of three educational centres in Barcelona. In these three contexts, field observations, interviews with management teams and ICT coordinators, and discussion groups with teachers were conducted. The information generated was grouped into five main categories of analysis. As a result, it was observed that the mobile phone has been losing prominence in the classroom. Schools tend to prohibit the use of cell phones and prefer computers to give priority to the control of technological tools in order to use the Internet safely. Mobile phones, in this sense, are only used at certain times when there is a pedagogical objective, although there is still a need for more pedagogical and digital training for teachers.

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Iglesias Alonso, Ángel H., and Roberto L. Barbeito Iglesias. "Participatory Democracy in Local Government." Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava 20, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 246–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.2.3.

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In 2015, the local government of the city of Madrid (Spain) introduced an electronic participation system. This initiative stemmed mainly from the social movements that had occupied the squares of many Spanish cities since 2011. As a result of the local elections in 2015, many of those same activists gained institutional power, took citizens’ participation very seriously, and decided to use the possibilities offered by the internet for political and administrative participation. In this article, we seek to assess the impacts of the Madrid city government with the e-democracy experiment – based mainly on establishing an online platform to facilitate citizen participation in political and administrative decision processes. Drawing on qualitative and documental data, our research indicates that whereas the overall aim of the project was to give citizens a say in local policy and decision making, our case study shows that participation was very low since most of the population does not feel concerned by these processes. Indeed, one of our findings showed that citizens’ involvement offline surpassed in some cases their online participation. To identify who is politically active online and offline is a great challenge, to which the promoters of the project did not pay much attention. Although e-participation was meagre in relation to the electoral turnout, the case study also shows that many proposals from the public were incorporated into the local policies, indicating that from a qualitative point of view, e-participation influences decision-making processes. Perhaps local governments should use a more strategic and integrated approach towards the use of electronic technologies to foster and motivate citizens’ involvement in local politics and administration. This more integrated approach should be less dependent on ideological incentives, more institutionalized, and must incorporate citizens’ perceptions and inputs before the introduction of new technologies.

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Dúo-Terrón, Pablo, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero, and José-Antonio Marín-Marín. "ICT Motivation in Sixth-Grade Students in Pandemic Times—The Influence of Gender and Age." Education Sciences 12, no. 3 (March 6, 2022): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030183.

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Information and communication technology (ICT) is being immersed in people’s daily lives at an increasingly younger age. It has been key for adolescents to pursue distance education, and their use and mastery of technological means and tools with Internet access has increased. In this study, the motivation, specifically in the interest, digital competence, autonomy, and social interaction, generated by ICTs in the daily lives of adolescents during the pandemic caused by COVID-19 was analyzed. In the study, the objective was to study the motivation, use and commitment generated by ICTs in these students in relation to their gender and age after their confinement to the classroom caused by the first wave of incoming students. An experimental method of descriptive and correlative design was used along with a quantitative method to analyze the data. The data were obtained in the year 2020 through a validated questionnaire committed to the ICT scale used by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). A total of 924 students from the sixth grade of primary education in the autonomous city of Ceuta (Spain), aged between 10 and 13, participated in the sample. The results reveal that the motivation and commitment to ICT in these age groups were medium in relation to the total mean of results on a Likert-5 scale. Boys scored higher in all the variables analyzed, and both age and gender show correlations, in addition to the factor of prediction. In conclusion, students in the sixth year of primary education, after the confinement period, were medium-high in their use and engagement of ICT. In addition, gender and age affected ICT use and engagement.

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Garson, G. David. "Political Science and Public Administration: An Internet Guide." Social Science Computer Review 13, no. 4 (December 1995): 453–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089443939501300405.

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Novo-Corti, Isabel, and María Barreiro-Gen. "Are Public Policies Aimed In The Right Direction?" International Journal of Knowledge Society Research 5, no. 2 (April 2014): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijksr.2014040104.

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Digital divide is one of the major problems of Information Society and is linked with social exclusion. This work is focus on Spain situation and its relative position in the European Union, and study the major key points of it through the household reasons for have no Internet Access, taking into account socio-economics variables, as a key point that can be help to understand the relative situation of Spain in the European Union related with ICT and to elaborate suitable public policies to reduce digital divide. Results have shown that the most important reason that Spanish households do not have access to Internet is that people feel they do not need it, because they not consider Internet useful or interesting. It is proposed the design of public policies that take into account the important lack of motivation and good attitude towards Internet in the most of Spanish households without Internet.

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Lehr, William, David Clark, Steve Bauer, Arthur Berger, and Philipp Richter. "Whither the Public Internet?" Journal of Information Policy 9, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 1–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/jinfopoli.9.1.0001.

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Abstract This article addresses the question of what should be meant by the phrase the Internet, or equivalently, the public Internet. Since its origins in the 1960s, the Internet has changed significantly in terms of the networks and technologies, services that are supported, and industry players who participate in the Internet ecosystem, growing in global economic and social importance. This article discusses the changing role of the network operators and service providers that support the public Internet, and the relationship between what might be considered the public Internet and other elements of the global infrastructure. Herein, we explain why the quest for a single definition for the Internet is likely a fool’s errand, while recognizing that there remains a need to understand what the concept means in light of its growing importance as a topic of policy concern. Instead of a definition, we propose a three-lens framework through which to evaluate technical and market trends that are changing the Internet and assist in determining whether those changes are or are not consistent with what we view as worth preserving in that which we refer to as the Internet.

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Mallon, Melissa. "Internet Resources." Public Services Quarterly 14, no. 2 (April 3, 2018): 135–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2018.1449704.

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Syrkin, Darby. "INTERNET RESOURCES." Public Services Quarterly 2, no. 2-3 (July 20, 2006): 191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j295v02n02_12.

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Syrkin, Darby. "INTERNET RESOURCES." Public Services Quarterly 3, no. 1-2 (October 17, 2007): 221–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j295v03n01_11.

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Peng Hwa, Ang. "Growing Up: The Maturing of the Internet and the Implications for Internet Governance." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 24, no. 2 (December 31, 2009): 117–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps24206.

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This paper aims to sketch a road map for Internet governance based upon the state of development of various aspects of the Internet. The framework for analysis was eveloped by Deborah Spar in her 2001 book Prophets, Pioneers, and Pirates, in which she convincingly demonstrates that new technologies go through four phases of policy development: innovation, commercialization, creative anarchy, and rule-making. The analysis suggests that Internet governance for three of four clusters has reached a level of maturity in policy development. The most developed aspect is the cluster of issues around physical infrastructure of what has been described as the ICANN issues. Two other clusters-Internet use and Internet-related issues-are less developed, with their state of development linked to economic advancement. The least developed aspect of Internet governance is that of the use of the Internet for economic, social, and cultural development. The analysis suggests that development aspects of Internet governance should perhaps not be addressed in the current framework but should be discussed separately, with, however, the same level of impartance attached to this venue as to the Internet Governance Forum.

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Balabayeva, Zinaida. "THE NEW SOCIALITY AND PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION." International Journal of New Economics and Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2016): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.4745.

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The article deals with the essence of the new sociality, which is created by the Internet. The concept of "new sociality" proposed in the monograph of M. Castells, "Галактика Интернет" in which he argues that the new sociality is having an increasing impact on the development of social relations. The article analyzes the current state of the communication activities of the state authorities of Ukraine, their interaction with the citizens, as well as the problems that arise in the way of Internet use in public administration.

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Müller-Török, Robert, and Alexander Prosser. "TEACHING REQUIREMENTS OF A DIGITISED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION." Pro Publico Bono - Magyar Közigazgatás 9, no. 1 (August 3, 2021): 2–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32575/ppb.2021.1.1.

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The digitisation of public sector ICT is driven by a number of factors: Increased self- service via the Internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), real-time business intelligence and the advent of integrated information systems as the “backbone” of organisational ICT. This is accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper presents an implemented university level teaching programme that covers the topics of integrated information systems for the environment described above. The paper also deals with the research question of how to embed such a programme in a conventional, public sector-oriented university course programme. It details the didactic specificities and analyses the feedback from the roll out and the prior knowledge required from students and the changes in other elements of a public administration course programme necessitated by digitisation orientation. It finally summarises the experience made and illustrates the necessity for further research.

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Y. J., Park. "Asia`s Role in Internet Governance." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 24, no. 2 (December 31, 2009): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps24208.

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Most stakeholders from Asia have not actively participated in the global Internet governance debate. This debate has been shaped by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) since 198 and the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) since 2006. Neither ICANN nor IGF are well received as global public policy negotiation platforms by stakeholders in Asia, but more and more stakeholders in Europe and the United States take both platforms seriously. Stakeholders in Internet governance come from the private sector and civil society as well as the public sector.

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WYRĘBEK, HENRYK, and ZBIGNIEW CIEKANOWSKI. "PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN CYBERSPACE." PRZEGLĄD POLICYJNY 136, no. 4 (April 17, 2020): 23–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.1130.

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The turn of the twenty-fi rst century is the time of a global revolution consisting in an avalanche of modern technologies. The achievements of science and technology are used in every fi eld of human existence. The basis of functioning of modern society is the use of cyberspace. Access to mobile phones, computers and the global ICT network is a determinant of societal development. The idea of universal automation and computerisation is a fact. The possibility of using high-speed ICT connections is not only the domain of scientifi c institutions, military agents and large business entities. A global computer network connects individuals. The intensive development of modern technologies, the Internet and telecommunication networks has enabled the emergence of a new approach in communication between citizens and the state (with central and local government offi ces). It has also enabled the introduction of new solutions, models and services at this level, resulting directly from specifi c social needs and expectations. According to the assumptions of the idea of e-government, the basic premise for creating e-government is to improve contact with the authorities at all levels, and to speed up procedures for dealing with offi cial matters. Investing in modern administration may bring tangible benefi ts to citizens and entrepreneurs as well as to the administration itself.

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Mora-Navarro, Gaspar, Carmen Femenia-Ribera, Joan Manuel Velilla Torres, and Jose Martinez-Llario. "Geographical Data and Metadata on Land Administration in Spain." Land 11, no. 7 (July 19, 2022): 1107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11071107.

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Spain has a tax-oriented cadastre with legal data about properties (ownership, rights, liens, charges, and restrictions) recorded in a separate property rights registry (henceforth called land registry). This paper describes the Spanish cadastre and land registry by focusing on the new coordination system set by Law 13/2015. Since Law 13/2015 came into force in Spain, cadastral cartography is the basis for knowing where land registry units are located. The new coordination system sets a procedure to update the cadastral parcel boundary of a property when it does not match with reality. In these cases, the free-profession land surveyor sends the new property boundary through the Internet in order to update the corresponding cadastral parcel boundary. Currently, neither the cadastre nor the land registry has considered storing geographical metadata for each property boundary in a standardised way. As boundaries show the limits of individual properties, boundary metadata denote the accuracy with which such ownership rights are indicated. We propose that, for these boundary update cases, the Spanish cadastre also allows the upload of qualitative and quantitative instances of the data quality class of the Spanish Metadata Core standard, and this information be available for users, for example in an XML file. These metadata provide justified information about how the boundary has been obtained and its accuracy. Software has been developed to manage this metadata of each property boundary, in order to allow us to evaluate whether or not this information is useful. We present the conclusions about some real-life tests of property delimitations.

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Aguado-Romero, José, Antonio M. López-Hernández, and Simón Vera-Ríos. "Auditing procurement contracts for defense material in Spain: In the footsteps of the U.S. model." Journal of Public Procurement 14, no. 2 (March 1, 2014): 252–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jopp-14-02-2014-b004.

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In Spain contract auditing has been applied since 1988 to determine the final cost of defense procurement contracts. In this respect, the Spanish Department of Defense takes the US methodology as a reference model, and therefore it may be useful to study the degree of convergence between the two models. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the degree to which the US contract auditing model for the procurement of defense materiel has influenced the system applied in Spain. Accordingly, the comparative method is used to highlight the main features of the contract auditing models used by the Spanish and the US Departments of Defense. The results obtained show that the methodology used by Spain is not an original approach, but that there is only a low degree of convergence with the US model.

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Reber, Bryan H., Karla K. Gower, and Jennifer A. Robinson. "The Internet and Litigation Public Relations." Journal of Public Relations Research 18, no. 1 (January 2006): 23–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s1532754xjprr1801_2.

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Nagy, Noémi. "Language Rights of European Minorities in the Administration of Justice, Public Administration and Public Services." European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online 18, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 113–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116117_01801006.

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This article provides an overview of European minorities’ language rights in the administration of justice, public administration, and public services in 2019. Relevant legal developments are presented in the activities of the major international organizations, i.e. the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, and the Council of Europe. Since the most relevant treaties on the language rights of minorities in Europe are the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, special attention is paid to the implementation thereof. Whereas international monitoring mechanisms devoted to the effective protection of minorities are abundant, language rights of national minorities receive less attention, especially in the fields of official language use, that is, in public administration and justice. The regulation of these areas has been traditionally considered as almost exclusively belonging to the states’ competence, and international organizations are consequently reluctant to interfere. As a result, the official use of minority languages differs in the various countries of Europe, with both good practices (e.g. the Netherlands, Spain, Finland) and unbalanced situations (e.g. Estonia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan).

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Monteagudo, E., M. de Dios, A. Trabsa, M. Grifell, L. Galindo, P. Quintana, A. Palma, et al. "Is methylone a new public health threat in Spain?" European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): s871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1749.

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IntroductionDue to the continuous search for new, legal, less expensive, and more powerful highs by drug users, the synthesis of novel cathinone derivatives has become a fruitful industry, leading to a fast emergence of new alternative substances every year. Methylone (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone) is one of the substances that rapidly emerged as the main ingredient of “bath salts”, becoming readily accessible on the Internet. This fact has raised concerns about its potential harmfulness.ObjectivesThe aim of the present study is to analyze the presence of methylone in samples delivered to energy control from 2014 to 2015 in Spain.MethodsA total of 8324 samples were assessed from June 2014 to May 2015. Only those samples acquired as methylone were studied. They were analyzed by energy control, a Spanish harm reduction NGO that offers the possibility of analyzing the substances that users report. Analysis was done by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.ResultsTen users reported to have acquired methylone (0.12%). The most used source for acquiring it was the Internet (60%). Other sources included a friend or relative (10%), home-delivered (10%) or undetermined (20%). There was no peak of consume as 50% were acquired in 2014 and 50% in 2015.DiscussionAccording to the results, the presence of methylone in our samples is extremely low. Therefore, despite the fact that methylone monitorization is ought to be carried out, this substance is not expected to be an emerging issue concerning Public Health and no further clinical research should be done.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Nascimento, João Carlos Hipólito Bernardes do, Marcelo Alvaro da Silva Macedo, José Ricardo Maia de Siqueira, and Alexandre Rabêlo Neto. "Government corruption and Internet access diffusion: global evidence." Revista de Administração Pública 53, no. 6 (December 2019): 1011–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220170283x.

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Resumo Este artigo investiga as relações entre difusão da internet, voz e accountability, dimensão cultural, corrupção e eficácia governamental, por meio de análise entre países realizada com 117 nações no período de 2000 a 2014. Adotando a técnica de Análise Robusta de Caminho para a análise de dados, conclui-se que, independentemente dos efeitos das variáveis de controle, a difusão da internet promove menores níveis de corrupção governamental, uma relação que ocorre direta e indiretamente via mediação de voz e accountability, que, por sua vez, apresenta forte correlação com a corrupção governamental. A título de contribuição teórica, reforça-se a compreensão de que a internet constitui uma importante ferramenta de combate à corrupção, além de evidenciar o papel moderador da dimensão cultural na relação entre voz e accountability e corrupção governamental e, sobretudo, de incorporar a eficácia governamental ao modelo teórico.

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Alonso, Ángel Iglesias, and Roberto Barbeito Iglesias. "Challenges Related to Implementing the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Spanish Legislation." Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 16, no. 4 (October 23, 2018): 907–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4335/16.4.907-913(2018).

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Spain was one of the first countries to ratify the European Charter of Local Autonomy. Not without some setbacks, its principles have gradually been incorporated into the Spanish legal system as the regional and state laws on local government have been implemented. Its hermeneutics value has undoubtedly proven to be important and the legislator has considered the principles contained in the Charter when developing local laws. Therefore, it can be assured at present that the level of implementation of local autonomy in Spain is reasonably in line with the principles stipulated in the Charter. However, local autonomy in Spain is possibly in a stage of regression at present times, mainly due to the effects of the way to face the financial and economic crisis. Spain, along with other Mediterranean countries, has been required to introduce harsh austerity and adjustment policies which particularly affect the local public sector. In this context, the main challenges which Spain would have to handle in order to fully extend and reinforce local autonomy to completely comply with the principles stipulated in the Charter are outlined in this article.

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Sung Eun, Cho, and Ahn Sang Hoon. "A Policy Change Effected through a Change in the Meaning of Target Populations: A Case Study of South Korea`s Limited Internet User Self-Identification Policy." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 30, no. 3 (December 31, 2015): 63–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps30304.

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This study examines the process of policy change, drawing on the theory of the social construction of target populations to explore South Korea???s limited Internet user self-identification policy. In the early 2000s, the government directly imposed on netizens and service providers by establishing regulations that resulted in netizens being categorized as deviants. Then, as personal data spillage became a problem and the market environment changed, netizens and Internet service providers were transformed into the advantaged group needing protection. Consequently, the government relaxed its regulations and allowed Internet users to self-regulate instead. This study verifies that the process of change in the way target populations are viewed is caused by an interaction between a structure and its actors. Furthermore, positive political and economic events and social movements can rapidly transform actors, Internet users and service providers in this case, into an advantaged group.

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de Lancer Julnes, Patria, and Manuel Villoria. "Understanding and addressing citizens’ perceptions of corruption: the case of Spain." International Review of Public Administration 19, no. 1 (January 2, 2014): 23–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2014.887295.

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Bruce, Donald, John Deskins, and William F. Fox. "Has Internet Access Taxation Affected Internet Use?" Public Finance Review 32, no. 2 (March 2004): 131–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1091142103258236.

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Belaustegi, Unai, and Xabier Irujo. "Making Public Memory." Public Historian 44, no. 2 (May 1, 2022): 82–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/tph.2022.44.2.82.

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This case study discusses how Basque public memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and the subsequent dictatorship (1939–75) is built in part by public history associations. The authors have analyzed seventy-five associations and have drawn two conclusions. First, despite criticisms directed at their methodology, the work of investigation and dissemination carried out by these associations has been essential for society to learn about these events from the past. Second, the appearance of public history associations coincides with the internet boom and a period known in Spain as the “resurgence of memory.”

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Hardianto, Hanif. "Transformasi Layanan Administrasi Kependudukan Indonesia dalam Mewujudkan Konsep Welfare State." Ajudikasi : Jurnal Ilmu Hukum 6, no. 2 (December 26, 2022): 197–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.30656/ajudikasi.v6i2.5671.

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The transformation of public services in the field of population administration began to be felt after the all-internet or online era began to bloom in Indonesia. This causes public service providers to be asked to make changes in the concept of serving the community by following the changing times. The research method used is qualitative research or sociological juridical. The primary data source is interviews with the South Tangerang City Population and Civil Registry Service, while the secondary data source is various legal book materials and statutory regulations. The results of the research can be found that the transformation of Indonesian population administration services has begun to lead to realizing the concept of "welfarestate" for the community, with the change in population administration services that previously used offline or the community was required to be physically present to take care of population administration, now with the all-internet era the organizers population administration implements services with an online system in order to reach the public so that services are more effective, efficient and excellent. The originality of this research is that people in today's era who are completely connected to the internet have resulted in the implementation of public services also having to follow it. The positive side of public services by being connected to the internet can make it easier for people to access population administration matters without coming physically in person. However, public services cannot fully use online services, population administration public services also require offline services in order to fulfill services for people who do not understand technology.

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Dillon, Martin. "Internet Resources." Journal of Library Administration 34, no. 1-2 (December 2001): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j111v34n01_04.

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Nascimento, João Carlos Hipólito Bernardes do, Marcelo Alvaro da Silva Macedo, José Ricardo Maia de Siqueira, and Alexandre Rabêlo Neto. "Corrupção governamental e difusão do acesso à Internet: evidências globais." Revista de Administração Pública 53, no. 6 (December 2019): 1011–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220170283.

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Resumo Este artigo investiga as relações entre difusão da internet, voz e accountability, dimensão cultural, corrupção e eficácia governamental, por meio de análise entre países realizada com 117 nações no período de 2000 a 2014. Adotando a técnica de Análise Robusta de Caminho para a análise de dados, conclui-se que, independentemente dos efeitos das variáveis de controle, a difusão da internet promove menores níveis de corrupção governamental, uma relação que ocorre direta e indiretamente via mediação de voz e accountability, que, por sua vez, apresenta forte correlação com a corrupção governamental. A título de contribuição teórica, reforça-se a compreensão de que a internet constitui uma importante ferramenta de combate à corrupção, além de evidenciar o papel moderador da dimensão cultural na relação entre voz e accountability e corrupção governamental e, sobretudo, de incorporar a eficácia governamental ao modelo teórico.

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Wen, Hongying, Kairong Liang, and Yiquan Li. "An Evolutionary Game Analysis of Internet Public Opinion Events at Universities: A Case from China." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2020 (July 17, 2020): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8596717.

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Internet public opinion events at universities in China occurred frequently, creating painful repercussions for reputation and stability of colleges and universities. To better cope with the problem, this paper explores an evolutionary mechanism of the university Internet public opinion events. Firstly, we discuss the interactions and behavior of three key participants: an Internet medium, university students as a whole, and administration. Secondly, we construct a tripartite evolutionary game model consisting of an Internet medium, student group, and university administration and then analyze and obtain the differential dynamic equations and equilibrium points. Subsequently, the evolutionary stable equilibrium is further analyzed. Finally, we employ numerical studies to examine how the tripartite behavior choices affect evolutionary paths and evolutionary equilibrium strategies. Results are derived as follows: under certain conditions, there exists an asymptotically stable equilibrium point for the tripartite evolutionary game. On the one hand, appropriate penalties and rewards should be provided to foster objectives and fair behaviors of the network medium. On the other hand, university students should be educated and guided to deal rationally with negative effects of Internet public opinion events. Moreover, online real-name authentication is an important and necessary measure. Finally, the university administration should release truthful, timely, and comprehensive information of Internet public opinion events to mitigate potential negative impacts.

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Guillén, Mauro F., and Sandra L. Suárez. "Developing the Internet: entrepreneurship and public policy in Ireland, Singapore, Argentina, and Spain." Telecommunications Policy 25, no. 5 (June 2001): 349–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0308-5961(01)00009-x.

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Heywood, Paul. "Spain: 10 June 1987." Government and Opposition 22, no. 4 (October 1, 1987): 390–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.1988.tb00063.x.

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ON 22 JUNE 1986, THE PARTIDO SOCIALISTA OBRERO ESPAÑOL (PSOE) achieved a remarkable triumph in the Spanish general elections. Hard on the heels of his success in the highly controversial and close-run referendum on Spain's NATO membership, the Prime Minister, Felipe González, managed to consolidate the PSOE's hold on political power by winning an absolute majority in both the Cortes and the Senate. At the age of 44, with his ability to confound the sceptics seemingly still intact, González appeared to be the most firmly ensconced head of government in Western Europe. Moreover, to underline the magnitude of his achievement, the Socialist leader had reached this position against the prevailing trend of a resurgent Right evident in much of the rest of Europe. Whereas the PSOE's counterparts in Britain, Germany, France and Portugal had suffered a series of demoralizing electoral defeats throughout the 1980s, the Spanish Socialists, with overwhelming successes in 1982 and 1986, seemed set fair to remain in power until the next century.

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Soler Manuel, Manuel A. "Water Privatization in Spain." International Journal of Public Administration 26, no. 3 (March 2003): 213–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/pad-120018871.

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Ramírez-Gutiérrez, Zoraida, Mercedes Barrachina-Palanca, and Vicente Ripoll-Feliu. "Efficiency in higher education. Empirical study in public universities of Colombia and Spain." Revista de Administração Pública 54, no. 3 (June 2020): 468–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220190232x.

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Resumen En las últimas décadas, las universidades de Iberoamérica han introducido nuevos esquemas de evaluación de calidad y rendición de cuentas, inspirados en el modelo de la nueva gestión pública (NGP). En este contexto, la eficiencia en el reparto de los fondos públicos y la obtención del máximo rendimiento posible son una prioridad. Así, medir la eficiencia en el sector público, y específicamente en la educación superior, se ha convertido en un desafío para la ciencia contable. El objetivo de este trabajo es una propuesta para el cálculo de índices de eficiencia con modelos de análisis envolvente de datos (DEA), introduciendo un paso previo a través del análisis de correlación canónica (ACC). A través de esta técnica se pretende mejorar la capacidad de discriminación y superar la monodimensionalidad y falta de confiabilidad en la representatividad de las variables input y output elegidas. El estudio se aplicó en las universidades públicas de Colombia y España durante los años 2015 y 2016. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran la conveniencia de aplicar este paso preliminar en el análisis multivariante. Con ello, se refuerza la necesidad de explorar metodologías más rigurosas en etapas previas y posteriores al cálculo de los índices de eficiencia, que permitan generar confianza, a efectos de ser utilizados en la formulación de políticas y gestión de recursos para el sector.

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Vanhommerig, Iris, and Philip Marcel Karré. "Public accountability in the Internet age: changing roles for governments and citizens." International Review of Public Administration 19, no. 2 (April 3, 2014): 206–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2014.928477.

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Onuh, Willington, Olivia M. Legaspi, Susan T. Mostajo, Don S. Malabanan, and Rosario T. Reyes. "The Link between Internet Connectivity and Missed Assessments in the Online Class Modality." IAFOR Journal of Education 10, no. 2 (August 27, 2022): 7–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.22492/ije.10.2.01.

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Many published papers provide insights on factors affecting learning performance; however, they do not address how internet connectivity affects students’ capacity to meet assessment and learning expectations. To address this gap in the literature, we draw from a survey of 257 students at the undergraduate level to investigate two questions: (a) To what extent does internet connectivity affect missed assessments? and (b) How do students vary through the distribution of missed assessments? We used a count data model, specifically, negative binomial (NB) regression, to determine incidence rate ratios and odds of missed assessments. The NB results showed that students who indicated poor internet connectivity during the semester had about a five times higher incidence rate of missed assessments than students who did not indicate poor internet connectivity. Surprisingly, despite two-thirds of students reporting poor internet connectivity, the chance of accumulating seven missed assessments during the semester was very minimal. The results may provide insights to faculty and education policymakers at the institutional level on ways to design online learning to meet learning expectations.

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Casado, Miguel Angel, Carmelo Garitaonandia, Gorka Moreno, and Estefania Jimenez. "Immigrant Children and the Internet in Spain: Uses, Opportunities, and Risks." Media and Communication 7, no. 1 (February 5, 2019): 56–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i1.1478.

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This article describes the use made of the Internet by immigrant children living in Spain and the opportunities and risks it involves. Specifically, it deals with children from the Maghreb, Ecuador, and Sub-Saharan Africa, three regions which account for a quarter of Spain’s foreign-born population. A qualitative methodology was used, based on in-depth interviews with 52 children from these countries and educators from their support centres. Immigrant minors usually access the Internet via their smartphones rather than via computers. They have a very high rate of smartphone use and access the Internet over public Wi-Fi networks. However, they make little use of computers and tablets, the devices most closely associated with education and accessing information. Internet usage is fairly similar among immigrant and Spanish teens, although the former receive more support and mediation from their schools and institutions than from their parents. The Internet helps them to communicate with their families in their countries of origin. As one educator puts it, “they have gone from sending photos in letters to speaking to their families every day on Skype”. Some teens, particularly Maghrebis, sometimes suffer from hate messages on social networks.

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Geddes, Martin. "Misunderstanding the Internet." Journal of Information Policy 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 207–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/jinfopoli.2.2012.207.

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Do Vale, Helder Ferreira. "Educational Reforms and Decentralization in Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and Spain." Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 14, no. 3 (July 31, 2016): 591–612. http://dx.doi.org/10.4335/14.3.591-612(2016).

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The article assesses the education reforms in four countries: Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain. The main objective of the comparison is to identify the elements of the reforms that led to different educational performances. By taking South Korea as a model of successful education reform, the comparative analysis shows that the educational reforms in Brazil, South Africa, and Spain have set these countries aside from the path toward high-performing educational systems. In these countries, differently from South Korea, decentralizing education reforms have been dominated by conflict over the distribution of fiscal and administrative resources.

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Milton, Mueller. "ICANN InC.: Accountability and Participation in the Governance of Critical Internet Resources." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 24, no. 2 (December 31, 2009): 91–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps24205.

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This paper assesses the relationship between public participation and accountability in ICANN. It shows that ICANN tries to combine three distict organizational models as a result of its global governance responsibilities: it combines elements of a private corporation, a bottom-up standards body and a government regulatory agency. The paper shows that the private corporation model has come to dominate the other two; however, ICANN lacks the normal forms of accountability to which private corporations are subject. ICANN has responded to accountability concerns by creating new opportunities for public comment, review, and participation. This paper questions whether participation is an adequate substitute for accountability. It analyzes three distinct reforms in ICANN's history to show how participation can displace accountability rather than improve it.

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Youn Min, Park. "Senior South Koreans` Difficulties in Embracing the Internet: Need for Alternative Approaches." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 22, no. 1 (August 31, 2007): 113–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps22106.

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This study challenges the mainstream technocratic notion of the digital divide and its access-based policy solutions, which do not appreciate the different information-using capabilities, perceptions, and choices of the people concerned. This notion is examined through the lens of information as structured capital that requires Internet access to be complemented by people's information-using capabilities, inclinations, needs, knowledge, and beliefs, which must also complement each other to allow the effective use of information. Qualitative in-depth interviews with 30 senior South Koreans at a Senior Welfare Center suggest that the information capital possessed by these seniors is ill suited to responding to and taking advantage of Internet use. The social isolation of seniors provides them with neither incentives nor capabilities to restructure their information capital in the ways necessary for ongoing use. This finding sugests that digital divide policies for older people must shift their focus from technology per se toward more comprehensive approaches of dealing with the basic social needs of senior citizens.

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Sala, Gemma. "Federalism without Adjectives in Spain." Publius: The Journal of Federalism 44, no. 1 (April 15, 2013): 109–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjt010.

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Silva, Patricia, Charles L. Slater, Gema Lopez Gorosave, Victoria Cerdas, Nancy Torres, Serafin Antunez, and Fernando Briceno. "Educational leadership for social justice in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain." Journal of Educational Administration 55, no. 3 (May 2, 2017): 316–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-03-2016-0033.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of school leaders to provide social justice in three contexts: Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted under the interpretative tradition characterized by a search for an understanding of the social world from the point of view of a school director from each of the three countries. Interviews were conducted to determine their views on social justice, the actions they took, and the obstacles they confronted. Findings The directors conceived of education as a right and believed in equal educational opportunity, and fair distribution of resources. They used a variety of methods to promote social justice, increase social cohesion, and provide emotional education. Obstacles came from educational authorities who tried to control rather than support their efforts. They were committed to working in schools with marginalized populations, but their efforts had taken a toll on their personal and professional lives. Research limitations/implications The research looked at just three principals whose experiences were unique to their context. However, the study has the advantage of looking at schools not typically included in educational research. Practical implications The work of these school directors underscores the need for preparation in skills, knowledge, and values to work for social justice. Originality/value The value of this research is to illuminate the narratives of school leaders. Working across borders can provide insights about the possibilities of change and strength to persevere.

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Delgado-Téllez, Mar, and Javier J. Pérez. "Institutional and Economic Determinants of Regional Public Debt in Spain." Public Finance Review 48, no. 2 (February 6, 2020): 212–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1091142120901672.

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We analyze from an empirical point of view the evolution and determinants of Spanish regional public debt. Spain offers an interesting case study because of its high level of fiscal decentralization, implemented gradually during the past four decades, the parallel entry into force of a number of national fiscal rules in that period, and the heterogeneity of its regions, both in terms of economic fundamentals and some institutional features. Our main findings are the following: (i) on average, over the sample of study, regional governments’ fiscal policies reacted to public debt increase; (ii) fiscal rules played a limited role in controlling debt surges; (iii) a higher degree of regional fiscal coresponsibility tends to be linked to more subdued debt dynamics; (iv) market disciple has encouraged some fiscal restraint at the regional level; and (v) increases in public commercial debt have affected the standard debt.

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Ballart, Xavier, and Clara Riba. "Contextualized measures of public service motivation: the case of Spain." International Review of Administrative Sciences 83, no. 1 (July 9, 2016): 43–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020852315574995.

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Since the initial ‘public service motivation’ concept and measures were developed, various studies have raised concerns with regard to cultural differences. According to previous research trying to supplement the four original dimensions of the original construct with a fifth dimension, this study follows this same strategy, taking into account three aspects of the Napoleonic administrative tradition. The analysis captures one new dimension with political loyalty values, which slightly improves the measurement of public service motivation in that specific context. Points for practitioners Previous research has showed that ‘public service motivation’ has consequences in terms of individual and collective behaviour and, thus, it may contribute to improve organizations. Public service motivation has been related to performance, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, among other attitudes and behaviours. It has also been used by public administrations in job selection processes.

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Martínez Ruiz, María A., and María J. Hernández-Amorós. "Aspiring to break away from the same old Spanish educational leadership model." Journal of Educational Administration 56, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 69–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-09-2016-0102.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek insights into the demands and challenges faced by school principals in Spain, especially in their dealings with local education authorities. Design/methodology/approach In all, 100 principals from public infant, primary and secondary schools in Alicante (Spain) participated in the study, which was carried out from a qualitative research perspective using deductive content analysis. Findings Most participants noted the need to improve channels of communication with, and support from, the local education authority. They also stressed the desirability of increasing their autonomy, reducing bureaucratic tasks and improving working conditions, which is in line with the international framework. Their narratives make it clear that they remain tied to a management leadership model but actually aspire to an instructive leadership. Research limitations/implications An absence of triangulation and the use of a single data collection technique are the limitations of this paper. Practical implications These participants are practising professionals who are proposing ways to improve aspects of their working lives based on actual experience. Acknowledging their voices could inspire the design of policies aimed at improving the principal’s role in Spain. Originality/value Knowledge is contributed to the area of study into proposals for improving the role of the principal, but with new and contextualised insights.

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Ji Suk, Woo, and Kim Min Gyu. "News Media Use, Citizen Communication, and Civic Participation: A Communication Mediation Model." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 24, no. 2 (December 31, 2009): 47–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps24203.

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The present study examined the structural relationships among nes media use, interpersonal communication, and civic participation and how these relationships differed across educational backgrounds. The data from the sample of 1,215 South Koreans adequately fit the hypothesized model. Television news watching and Internet news searching positively influenced the level of civic participation, while newspaper reading did not. Being engaged in political talk with family, friends, and collegues was related to a higher level of civic participation. The effect of newspaper reading on civic participation operated through the effect of newspaper reading on everyday talk. Finally, Internet news searching played a different role in influencing interpersonal communication depending on the person's educational background. The results suggest thath those with different educational backgrounds have different paths by which they engage in communication and civic participation.

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