The opinions of the pre-service teachers about e-democracy in Turkey

Yiğit, E. Özlem; Çolak, Kerem

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.089

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“…Government performance is measured through service delivery and is therefore an essential function in the relationship between government and citizens [23] In the 21st century, the growing demand for accountability and efficient governance and provision of services have put under pressure on governments and public sector to deliver not only quality, but efficient and effective services [24]. Africa in particular, governments are trying to tackle the demand for efficient governance by re-engineering the processes of how government services are delivered to people.…”

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Influence of Electronic Administration on Public Service Delivery among State Agencies in Kenya

Riany¹

2021

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E-Administration remains a key E-Government strategy that seeks to ensure the management of the government institutions and organizations if effectively done to enhance effectiveness and proper service delivery. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of E-Administration on the public service delivery among state agencies in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design to collect data from the target population comprising of 4230 employees within the management cadre at 132 specific government state agencies. Convenient sampling technique was used by the study to sample the respondents within the 132 specific government state agencies. A sampling formula was applied to calculate the sample size of 365 employees and self-developed questionnaires were used to collect data from the sample. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that E-Administration had a significant and positive influence on public service delivery by the state agencies in Kenya. The study further established that strategy execution had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between E-Administration and public service delivery by the state agencies in Kenya. The study recommended that the government through the state agencies should embrace E-Administration as a way of enhancing public service delivery. The management of state agencies should furthermore embrace strategy execution practices so as to enable success of E-Administration.

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Influence of Electronic Administration on Public Service Delivery among State Agencies in Kenya

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2021

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“…The education system, and especially K-12 schools, have a vital role to play in the creation and dissemination of a more robust democratic culture. The participation of school stakeholders (i.e., teachers, parents, and students) in schools’ decision-making processes has always attracted significant attention (Dewey, 1903 ; Yiğit & Çolak, 2010 ). However, a democratic school environment does not happen in a day, it needs a lot of time and effort.…”

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“…For more than 10 years, e-democracy in education has become a seminal topic of research, as well as an area of practice and development (Kocór et al, 2017 ; Peters & Jandrić, 2017 ; Şendağ, 2010 ; Yiğit & Çolak, 2010 ). However, the literature on the quality of participation in e-democracy in K-12 schools is very limited.…”

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“…e-forums, e-consultation, e-referenda, e-mailing, online decision-making, e-campaigning, e-voting, and e-petitioning) (Coleman & Norris, 2005 ; Şendağ, 2010 , 2014 ), factors affecting participation such as political knowledge, political talk, digital integrity, digital citizenship, digital divide, mobile device use, ICT use, gender, income, education level, and age (Bailey & Ngwenyama, 2011 ; Şendağ, 2010 ; Şendağ & Toker, 2016 ; Shelley II et al, 2006 ; Shirazi et al, 2010 ). A considerable amount of research on the participation of pre-service teachers in e-democracy have been done (Karickhoff & Howley, 1997 ; Macintosh et al, 2003 ; Oral, 2008 ; Şendağ, 2010 ; Şendağ & Toker, 2016 ; Ünlü, 2017 ; Yiğit & Çolak, 2010 ) while the same is not true for inservice teachers (Kolfschoten, 2012 ; Park, 2018 ). Moreover, the quality of participation in e-democracy applications in educational settings refers to a crucial research gap to fulfill.…”

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Predictors of e-democracy applicability in Turkish K-12 schools

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Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way for a more democratic climate in K-12 schools. Administrators and teachers have had to seek out new ways through which to interact. This raises two questions; “What about the quality of interaction and participation in decision-making?” and “Which factors affect the level of participation in decision-making?” The aim of the current research is to determine the factors that predict the applicability level of e-democracy (i.e., “reporting and declaring opinions” and “decision-making”) in K-12 schools. An associational research design was used in order to attain the main goal of the study, with Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) technique used to analyze the factors predicting the applicability level of e-democracy. Data were collected from a total of 765 inservice K-12 teachers through a questionnaire developed by the researchers. DFA results showed “motivation to participate,” “the level of participatory democracy in the country,” and higher levels of the “use of Twitter” as the significant determinants of different levels of e-democracy application. Moreover, the results also indicated that those participants with the belief of e-democracy’s applicability at the decision-making level found the “motivation level of stakeholders” to be the most critical. Their level of Twitter use was higher. They also believed that the level of participatory democracy in the country was at a higher level. Another result of the DFA pointed to “security and ethical issues,” and lower levels of the “use of Twitter” as factors differentiating the group believing that e-democracy can be applicable with reporting and the declaration of opinions to administrators from the other groups. The discussions highlighted the critical role of participation level in e-democracy within K-12 schools.

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Internet and democracy: Is the Internet an important predictor for physical education teacher candidates’ attitudes towards democracy?

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2017

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The opinions of the pre-service teachers about e-democracy in Turkey

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Influence of Electronic Administration on Public Service Delivery among State Agencies in Kenya

Influence of Electronic Administration on Public Service Delivery among State Agencies in Kenya

Predictors of e-democracy applicability in Turkish K-12 schools

Internet and democracy: Is the Internet an important predictor for physical education teacher candidates’ attitudes towards democracy?

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