Analysis Of Data Collected Through Questionnaires

These days’ different organisations are involved and are influencing the system when dealing with social problems. Firstly, the citizen’s individual’s participation to improve the wellbeing of the community. Secondly, the community they may represent the interest of a group, organisation and / or individuals. Lastly, the government they have the responsibility for legislation, social and economic planning, public policy and program, safety and protection of community members, etc. Government agencies invest and deliver services for the community such as: education and employment opportunities; secure, sustainable housing and infrastructure; and good health and wellbeing across the life course. These diverse services are provided to people across their life span and include: community development; early intervention services; advice and information; crisis support; and ongoing services. (How government works, 2016)

Local authorities such as the county and city councils have roles such as education, libraries, public transport, emergency planning which will contribute in more of the latest technology resources which will help the people of illness or of people who need immediate medical attention; this will help services throughout a city or a county. Planning and development to improve on the communities appearance; this will make the people in the society love the place where they live which may lead to less criminal damage. Also fire and public safety and waste management and trading standards. Councils make decisions on the situations within the community; they do this by holding council meetings to discuss what needs to be done to help the society. Members of the public are allowed to attend the meetings so they have first hearing of the decisions discussed than those who don’t attend. All decisions the council make in these meeting must be later published. In my opinion I would say that local authorities are a good thing to have as they can focus on small communities than looking at things as a whole country, otherwise no problems within a community will be solved. I think there should be no improvements for local authorities as they tackle all areas that need improving in the community. Local authorities help the public

Starting with the introduction of the survey they seemed to be too specific in their intro of what was going to be in the survey by describing each type of question that would be presented throughout the survey. I feel like this information isn’t necessary and over excessive in an introduction. That part of the introduction should be taken out and instead maybe include something along the lines of “Please read every question carefully and thank you for participating” or something along those lines.

The city council of Atlanta, Georgia servers as a local legislative government branch. The council is made of the president, Ceasar Mitchell and fifteen members elected from district within the city. The city of Atlanta is broken up into twelve different districts and three post, each councilmen is responsible for representing the needs and wants for their district. The members of the council are elected by the citizens, and they work together to pass laws, make general policies, supervise city government, and appropriate funds for various needs. Usually, council meetings are open to the public, and public input is welcomed. The majority the councils work is done in committees. In the committees proposed legislation is debated and the members of other government branches and the public are given a chance to comment. Each council member serves on at least three of the council's standing committees, and select committees and panels. This week the author had the chance to attend a City of Atlanta council committee meeting and view how the meeting was conducted and went.

One way to see public administration in action is by attending a city council meeting, whether it be in an urban or rural area, public administration still has a part in each event. As Kettl (2018; p. 244) referenced in his book, there is not a civil system that would be sustainable without strong leadership. This paper will discuss the author’s description, observation, and reflection during a city council meeting.

Throughout the 77 responses survey, I noticed some unfair and bias things that changed the outcome of the survey. One example is that 60 out of 77 responses came from 9th graders. From a ninth grader’s perspective, we view things a lot differently than 10th through 12th graders. There is a big maturity gap between 9th and 12th graders, and that affects the survey a lot. For example we do not like the sophomores, which of course means the sophomores are going to be voted for most rude, we don’t care for them. Another thing that I noticed was that there is a lack of upperclassmen taking the survey. There are 15 seniores in the survey, which is not bad, but there are no juniores. Upperclassmen are the “head” of the high school, and it makes all

Local government and the challenges of the future is a comprehensive topic and subject to many differing opinions as it relates to geographical area examination and their specific needs. Every country, province, city etc. has their own detailed challenges in urban and rural settings but internationally there are similarities.

As a leader in his capacity, the Sheriff was able to make changes and mold the organization in the manner that fit with his vision for the organization. A transformational leader should be able to provide a vision to change and organization or in this case the community and be able to do so successfully. Transactional theories of leaders must be able to successfully express and implement visions that will enable growth to organizations and individuals. “Knowledge of the structures of the structures and processes f local government is necessary for citizens and professionals to choose wisely among the ways they may govern their communities, but it is not sufficient (Box, 2014, p 134).” As a community, it is our responsibility to be aware of the changes going on and being a part of decision making within the government that they are able to participate in. “Local control means that people in communities decide their futures relatively independently, putting outside pressures in perspective and fighting against closed or elitist political systems (Box, 2014, p 135). The participation of local citizens is imperative to moving along the processes of change that individuals propose to bring forth change and bring forth

“Councils ensure a unique capability to work from a “place-based” viewpoint, holistically observing issues, recognising gaps and countering from a comprehensive certified base. Local government is also a powerful advocate on youth issues to other levels of government. The responsibility of local government is youth engagement, as the government “closest to the people”. It has a role in local democratic participation and providing access to active citizenship”. (Alivizatos & Carson, 2016) Althaus et al (2013, p 8) suggests that policy ‘is a course of action by government to attain certain results’.

In this capacity, I embrace the philosophy that results are more important than rhetoric. I believe the two most important functions of a city councilor are to represent your interests with vision and foresight and to provide top of the line constituent services. I am both committed and qualified to do just that.

I though you made some great points in this week’s discussion post. I definitely agree with you that the CWEQ II survey we completed last week was more about empowerment within the workplace than this week’s survey. Personally, I believe feeling confident within your place of work is a big deal. For employees to feel this way it not only involves a healthy work environment, but so much more. “Improvements in nurses’ practice environments are essential to retain nurses and keep patients safe” (Lake, 2007, p. 104S). As discussed in last weeks required reading article if nurses are given the correct tools they are not only empowered themselves they can also empower their patients. This is huge in the health care field and industry. If nurses are

In order to provide the Australia Park Victoria with the appropriate data to solve its current crisis, the most appropriate method of data collection for this research is the qualitative method. According to Gay and Airasian (p 627) qualitative method is the collection of extensive data on various variables over a long time in a natural setting with an aim of acquiring insights not possible using other methods. It involves three different kinds of information collection: direct observation, in depth and open-ended interviews and written documents. Qualitative method involves use of random sampling and structured data collection instruments that fit different experiences. The method also enables the researcher to study the specific area of

I chose to attend a city council meeting for this assignment and was very surprised at what I witnessed. The city council served an important purpose and the meeting actually accomplished many important goals. Among the interesting things that I saw at the council meeting were the people who attended, the people who presented, the people who sat on the council, and the subjects that were being voted upon in the meeting.

Upon conducting interviews with select Fairfield City Council employees, both the strengths and role of local council in managing its ethnic diversity were determined, some of which were identifiable under Fairfield City Council’s Community Strategic Plan (CSP) – ‘Fairfield City Plan 2012-2022’. Whilst Council currently takes the initiative, goals and objectives as set out within the CSP appear to be inconsistent across interviewee responses, thus indicating the need for council’s role

The behavior was observed from a large sample of people. This included twenty people shopping alone and twenty people shopping in a group, for a total of forty subjects, each ranging in ages from approximately 19 to 40 years old. The subjects were observed from the time they entered the store until the time they left. The reasoning behind this was to see the buying behavior differences for the whole experience and figure out which areas of the store could be improved in order to appeal to groups of people shopping. The behaviors observed included the amount of time spent inside the store, the amount of money spent, the interactions with associates, and the areas of the stores that were navigated.