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Journal articles on the topic "Community development personnel"
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T, Bhattacharya. "SWASTIRBHAVATU- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8, no. 3 (May 25, 2020): 266–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i3.2020.152.
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Man is a social animal and the niche he inhabits is his society. The units of this society serve tasks like education of the children, skill development of adults, care of the unhealthy, support of the infirm, maintenance of health in totality, rearing of the animals and trees to enhance living conditions among many others. Extrapolating the present arena of decline in emotional sensitivity of curricula, varied importance of different sections, unworthy approach to old and disregard of environment - the succession of the Homo sapiens appears bleak. The increasing carbon footprint and no cessation in the nature/ intent of using the resources endangers the physical existence too. This paper propounds the philosophy of a way to annihilate the shortcomings of the activity units –may be in a traditional fervor- to find a novel solution to the several questions confronting us. The resultant of this would be ignited minds receptive to changes, skilled personnel in every field irrespective of the differences and their coexistence eliminating conflict, amalgamation of the old guard of the homes as directing flags of the fleet of society and development of a holistic environment.
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Makeeva, O. V. "Actual issues of work with the library staff at the present stage of librarianship development." Bibliosphere, no. 4 (December 30, 2018): 48–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2018-4-48-55.
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The problem of working with library personnel is among the most discussed issues in the professional community over several decades. The analysis of publications and reports of public libraries has showed that the list of main topical problems has not changed for years; changes have mainly touched the issue content: the state of vocational education (infrastructure state and development, training quality, students outflow to other professions, interaction of universities and libraries as employers; professional development; the professional culture loss and degradation; the personnel management state; the profession image; the professional community rigidity; information lack on issues of working with personnel. As the most of these problems remain unsolved for several decades, it is possible to characterize the state of studying and taking measures to eliminate them as poorly satisfactory.
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Rushton, Ruth, and K. Lynch. "Development of alcohol treatment for UK military personnel." Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 165, no. 2 (November 9, 2018): 98–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-001050.
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The consumption of alcohol in the UK Armed Forces (AF) as ‘an agent to assist cohesion and informal operational debriefing’ is a social and psychological conceptualisation that has some empirical support. Indisputable data exist to suggest that high levels of alcohol misuse and related problems are prevalent among UK AF. Recent research indicates that the overall level of hazardous alcohol consumption remains high in the UK military, with little evidence of reduced consumption over time. Meanwhile, risky drinking in the general population appears to be decreasing. This paper describes work to develop a key aspect of an integrated care pathway for UK military personnel at all levels of alcohol risk. The project focuses on the development of an evidence-based treatment response across primary care and mental health services that will link with preventative initiatives. Specialist (ie, substance misuse) input from the Defence Clinical Psychology Service across and within Departments of Community Mental Health lends an overarching perspective to a major healthcare and organisational concern for the UK AF. Work towards a consistent treatment pathway for alcohol misuse is also benefiting from collaboration between the Ministry of Defence and Public Health England.
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Yakushev, Oleksandr, Natalia Zachosova, Inna Zhurba, and Hanna Svishchenko. "PERSONNEL SECURITY MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES AS A COMPONENT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL STABILITY IN SOCIETY." Proceedings of Scientific Works of Cherkasy State Technological University Series Economic Sciences, no. 65 (June 22, 2022): 4–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.24025/2306-4420.65.2022.262869.
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Investigating the forms and methods of personnel management in the organization , the article analyzes and compares the content, forms, methods of personnel management as a component of social protection, evaluation of the effectiveness of its work, etc. on compliance with the new paradigm or model of the social and economic environment in which the business community functions, taking into account the challenges of the time and ensuring social stability in society.
An analysis of the existing scientific views and provisions of the authors investigating the problems of personnel management as a component of social protection was carried out, their evaluations of the main concepts of management were outlined and the peculiarities of personnel management in the welfare state were formulated.
Such an approach to the problem may have the right to exist, and the obtained results may be used in the work practice of Ukrainian enterprises, as well as in the educational process during the training of specialists in higher education institutions.
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Fika, Ibrahim Baba. "COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT." Sokoto Educational Review 13, no. 2 (December 29, 2017): 256–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.35386/ser.v13i2.205.
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Communities can play a variety of roles in the provision and management of education and learning processes. Community contribution to schools can go beyond the traditional financial contribution. It can however extend to a broader range of functions which include administrative (such as school maintenance), managerial (such as student and teacher discipline), financial (mobilizing of funds and resources), pedagogical (establishing a preschool), personnel (monitoring teacher attendance). The community is responsible for providing a harmonious working condition in school. The focus of the school, teaching methods, the focus of the curriculum as well as the school discipline are all ultimately desired from the community in which the school functions. If there is no harmonious and dynamic relationship between the community and school, education will be pallid, illusive and unable to make any positive impact on the learners' behavior. It is therefore against this backdrop, that this paper examines community participation and effective school management.
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Dausan, Alrien F., and Francia S. Virtudazo. "Clients’ Satisfaction of the Therapeutic Community Modality Program: Ba-sis for the Development of Prototype Syllabus." International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research 2, no. 3 (March 16, 2021): 249–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.02.03.08.
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The study determined the Therapeutic Community (TC) clients’ satisfaction and assessment of the Therapeutic Community Modality Program rendered by the Parole and Probation Administration in the National Capital Region (NCR). The researchers-made survey questionnaire was administered to two (2) groups of respondents composed of 33 probation and parole personnel and 285 therapeutic community clients. The researchers-made survey questionnaire was validated by the four (4) experts in the field of therapeutic community modality program. The study revealed that the TC clients were satisfied on the Therapeutic Community Modality Program in all of the dimensions being assessed; however, there are indicators on clients’ satisfaction that obtained the lowest weighted mean that need to be addressed. On behav-ior management, there is a need for the TC implementers to reinforce community values and give emphasis on organizational structure. On the intellectual and spiritual aspects, educational activities and academic training must be intensified with focus on group activities that counter negative behavior to reinforce community values. On vocational and survival aspects, the TC program must incorporate vocational and livelihood training. The researchers conclude that the TC clients’ and TC personnel are satisfied to the Therapeutic Community Modality Program in terms of behavior management, intellectual and spiritual, vocational, and survival, and emotional and psychological aspects.
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Meesuk, Parinya, Angwara Wongrugsa, and Thipwimol Wangkaewhiran. "Sustainable Teacher Professional Development Through Professional Learning Community: PLC." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 23, no. 2 (December 1, 2021): 30–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2021-0015.
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Abstract In Thailand, in-service teachers’ professional development has been implemented through the Professional Learning Community (PLC) program for more than four years to develop teachers’ sustainably. The sustainable development program has spread across the country in the Thai Teacher Council network. The research goals are as follows: (1) to evaluate the causes and results of the Professional Development Program in the form of a Professional Learning Community conducted by the Teachers’ Council of Thailand and (2) to analyze factors affecting success and sustainability of the teacher professional development project. Within the study, 490 samples have been collected from the relevant parties. The respondents have completed the questionnaire and participated in the interview. The research results have revealed that the project is essential for teachers and education personnel. They change the teaching and learning approaches, as well as positive thinking skills; moreover, the students also increase academic achievements.
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Suhartono, Suhartono, I. Made Agus Mahardiananta, Cokorda Istri Dharmayanti, Kadek Agus Riki Gunawan, and I. Putu Adi Surya Gunawan. "DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PERSONNEL IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT IN PAYANGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, GIANYAR, BALI." Jurnal Abdi Insani 9, no. 4 (December 27, 2022): 1424–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/abdiinsani.v9i4.772.
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The quality of health services to the community must always be improved as a form of responsibility for health workers. One of the important things in improving the quality is maintaining the quality of medical equipment. Some things that must be considered in medical devices are the measuring value and safety of the device itself. Some of the tools that are often used in hospitals are Oxygen Concentrator, Nebulizer, SPO2, ECG, Defibrillator, Bedside Monitor, Ventilator, Infuse Pump, Syringe Pump, Baby Incubator, Phototherapy, Bubble CPAP, Doppler and Suction Pump. This community service activity is to assist the hospital in taking an inventory of the health equipment they have, making it easier to collect data on which equipment can still be used or must be repaired and conduct training for technicians and medical personnel. The method of activities carried out is observation, lectures, inventory and direct practice of function testing and repair of medical devices. This activity was attended by several technicians and medical personnel from Payangan General Hospital in the hope that all medical personnel will understand the medical equipment that is often used. The results of this activity were several equipment that needed repairs such as tools, ECG, Nebulizer, Baby Incubator, Oxygen Concentrator, Suction Pump, Phototherapy, Bubble CPAP and Doppler. This activity indirectly provides knowledge and experience to medical personnel, with the hope that the service life of all medical equipment will be longer.
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Seubert, Liza J., Kerry Whitelaw, Laetitia Hattingh, Margaret C. Watson, and Rhonda M. Clifford. "Development of a Theory-Based Intervention to Enhance Information Exchange during Over-The-Counter Consultations in Community Pharmacy." Pharmacy 6, no. 4 (October 24, 2018): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy6040117.
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(1) Background: Community pharmacy personnel help mitigate risks of self-care by consumers who seek over-the-counter (OTC) medicines or treatment of symptoms and/or conditions. Exchange of information facilitates the OTC consultation, but pharmacy personnel often report difficulties in engaging consumers in a dialogue. The aim of this study was to describe the development of a behaviour change intervention to enhance information exchange between pharmacy personnel and consumers during OTC consultations in community pharmacies. (2) Methods: The Behaviour Change Wheel methodological framework was used to link factors that influence consumer engagement with information exchange during OTC consultations with intervention functions to change behaviour. Options generated were rationalized and the final intervention strategy was derived. (3) Results: Education, persuasion, environmental restructuring, and modelling were determined to be potential intervention functions. The intervention incorporated placing situational cues in the form of posters in the community pharmacy modelling information exchange behaviour, persuading through highlighting the benefits of exchanging information and educating about its importance. (4) Conclusions: A systematic, theoretically underpinned approach was applied to develop candidate interventions to promote information exchange in OTC consultations. The feasibility and efficacy of the intervention strategy has since been tested and will be reported elsewhere.
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Tokar, Volodymyr, and Vladyslav Martynenko. "TRANSFORMATION OF ENTERPRISE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHINTHE POST-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY." Collection of scientific research papers State University of Infrastructure and Technologies Section “Economics and Management”, no. 53 (May 26, 2023): 111–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32703/2664-2964-2023-53-111-118.
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This article endeavors to examine the profound influence of post-industrial paradigms on personnel management systems in various enterprises. Given the transformative shifts in the economic, technological, and social landscapes, it has become imperative to reassess prevailing approaches to personnel management, whereby contemporary personnel management must be undergirded by several pivotal trends, including but not limited to, flexibility, the escalating significance of knowledge and technology, emotional intelligence, and enhanced colleague interconnectivity. The article justifies the need to change approaches to personnel management in light of changing socio-economic conditions and highlights the main directions for transforming personnel management systems. Key aspects that must be considered when reforming personnel management systems in the context of post-industrial societal development are detailed in the article, including the need to be prepared for changes in company structure, culture, and communication, as well as for the development of new methods for evaluating work and training employees.The article also emphasizes that personnel management should be oriented towards achieving results and meeting the needs of customers, enabling enterprises to be competitive in the market. Special attention is focused on the importance of adhering to sustainable development principles, which are recognized by the global community as necessary for ensuring the futureof the planet. Equality between men and women in personnel management, inclusivity, and diversity are also important, as they help maintain equality and diversity in the workforce, ensure effective work, and reduce the risk of discrimination. The act of extrapolating the findings of the article would serve to aid enterprise management in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with personnel management in the context of post-industrial societal evolution.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Community development personnel"
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O'Leary, Moira Patricia. "The influence of values on development practice : a study of Cambodian development practitioners in non-government organisations in Cambodia /." Access full text, 2006. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/thesis/public/adt-LTU20061025.123141/index.html.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- La Trobe University, 2006.Research. "A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [to the] School of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria". Includes bibliographical references (leaves 328-351). Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Richards, Sue, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, and of Health Humanities and Social Ecology Faculty. "Stories from a community worker on the shifting sands of modernity." THESIS_FHHSE_XXX_Richards_S.xml, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/404.
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This thesis presents post modern, feminist narratives written from the author’s experiences as a community development worker over a period of twenty years. The contexts are largely based in Sydney and the housing developments in western Sydney. The author writes from within the post modern tensions between subjectivity and objectivity, consciously choosing to represent her own experiences, thoughts, beliefs and actions as case studies. She names and explores her changing ideologies as a community worker through cameos of critical incidents throughout her career. Different styles of narratives are presented of a community development engagement in Fairfield, NSW in 1990-1991. It is argued that community development has a role in the sustainability of civil society, to foster a peaceful oppositional force so necessary as part of a vigorous democracy which values and respects difference.Master of Science (Hons) Social Ecology
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Haffey, James L. "Level of involvement among Mississippi community college workforce personnel in community and economic development activities." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-11092007-111629.
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Richards, Sue Lane Mary. "Stories from a community worker on the shifting sands of modernity /." View thesis, 1996. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20031210.130552/index.html.
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Thesis (M.Sc. (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1996."A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury in fulfilment for the requirements of Master of Science (Hons) (Social Ecology)" Video filmed and edited by Mary Lane and Sue Richards. Bibliography : leaves 192-197.
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Huiskamp, Juliana Gammon. "Connections, confidence, and competence the meaning of professional development for community college support staff personnel /." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.
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Foster, Derek. "Prescriptive processes to frameworks : the evolution of a learning system and operational framework for professionals engaged in community development /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17282.pdf.
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Dusabemariya, Eugénie. "La contribution de la ressource humaine au développement communal : cas du Rwanda /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1990. http://theses.uqac.ca.
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Willis, Lynyetta Gittens. "African American Baptist Church Community: Influence of SocioCultural Factors on Faith Development." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/11.
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When describing faith development, established models often fail to incorporate the effects of an individual’s sociocultural context and control for additional dimensions of their identity such as ethnicity, gender and religious denomination (Mattis, 2001; Myers, 1991; Willis, 2005). This study involved 18 African American women and men between the ages of twenty and seventy-seven who identified as Baptist Church goers within the Southeastern region of the United States. A mixed methods design informed by interpretive and emerging social network paradigms was used (Hanson, 2005; LeCompte & Schensul, 1999). There were two phases of this study. Within phase one, twelve participants completed one semi-structured interview and the Optimal Theory and Identity Development-Revised (OTAID-R) instrument (Haggins, 1996) which was designed to evaluate identity development along multiple dimensions, including spirituality. Within phase two, six participants took part in a follow-up focus group to validate the emergent themes. Grounded theory was used to analyze the data (Strauss & Corbin, 1998). A circular socioculturally informed model of faith development was devised. The current model was most congruent with African centered models of faith development and revealed non-linear process of faith development. The OTAID-R survey was not significantly correlated with the age of the participants. Implications for research and practice include the importance of considering sociocultual context and experience when conceptualizing developmental processes within a culturally informed framework.
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Rikhotso, Rhandzavanhu Harris. "The challenges of community development workers in the implementation of the Community Development Workers’ Programme in Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo Province." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85656.
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Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The community development workers’ programme (CDWP) is a strategic policy intervention by government to address challenges of service delivery to communities. The purpose of the CDWP is to facilitate the removal of obstacles in the course of providing services to communities. The CDWP is located in local government. Its purpose is often misunderstood by the stakeholders, because of the perception that the programme is meant to deliver services like provision of water, electricity and other social services. In essence, the CDWP is meant to facilitate communication between government and communities in order to ensure that services are delivered effectively and efficiently. Some of the challenges faced in the Makhado Local Municipality relate to the lack of infrastructure maintenance initiatives, including expansion plans that are well funded. Massive backlogs of infrastructure and services remain in the areas of water and sanitation, energy provision, housing, social security and others. If these problems relating to infrastructure and access to services are not adequately addressed, it will be impossible for the implementation of the CDWP to be successful. It is, therefore, critical that the government as a whole, and working with the private sector, should develop a comprehensive programme that mobilises society through both public and private initiatives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by community development workers (CDWs) in the implementation of the CDWP in Makhado Local Municipality. A qualitative research paradigm was adopted for the study. A literature review, focus groups and interviews were employed within the context of structured questions formulated in line with the framework of the study. The above were meant to facilitate a response to the research question of the study, which sought to find out what the challenges was faced by CDWs in the implementation of the CDWP in Makhado Local Municipality. One of the recommendations of the study is that the CDWP should be integrated with the Makhado Local Municipality plans and budget in order to ensure that it is sustainable and meets its stated objectives. Once this is achieved, it will be possible to confidently say that: The introduction of CDWs is succeeding in addressing challenges of service delivery in the implementation of the CDWP Challenges of CDWs in municipalities are being resolved through the effective implementation of the CDWP If the CDWP can be implemented fully in the Makhado Local Municipality, challenges of service delivery can be resolved over a reasonable period. It is, therefore, critical that the CDWP should remain an intergovernmental programme that fosters planning and partnership between the public, as beneficiary, and the government as service provider.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Gemeenskapsontwikkelingswerkers Program (GOWP) is ‘n strategiese beleidsintervensie deur die regering om uitdagings met betrekking tot dienslewering aan gemeenskappe aan te spreek. Die doel van die GOWP is om hindernisse tot dienslewering aan gemeenskappe uit die weg te ruim, en die program is binne die plaaslike regering gesetel. Misverstand oor die doel daarvan kom dikwels onder belanghebbendes voor vanweë die veronderstelling dat die program bedoel is om dienste soos die voorsiening van water, elektrisiteit en ander maatskaplike dienste te lewer. In wese is die GOWP bedoel om kommunikasie tussen die regering en gemeenskappe te bewerkstellig om te verseker dat dienste doeltreffend en effektief gelewer word. Uitdagings vir die Plaaslike Munisipaliteit van Makhado staan in verband met die gebrek aan inisiatiewe om infrastruktuur in stand te hou, insluitend goed befondste uitbreidingsplanne. ’n Massiewe agterstand van infrastruktuur en dienste bestaan steeds op die gebied van water en sanitasie, kragvoorsiening, behuising en sosiale sekerheid. Indien hierdie probleem met betrekking tot infrastruktuur en toegang tot dienste nie voldoende aangespreek word nie, sal die implementering van die GOWP geen sukses behaal nie. Dit is dus van uiterste belang dat die regering, in geheel, en met die samewerking van die private sektor, ‘n omvattende program ontwikkel wat die gemeenskap deur middel van openbare en private inisiatiewe mobiliseer. Die doel van die huidige studie was om die uitdagings waarvoor gemeenskapswerkers met die implementering van die gemeenskaps- ontwikkelingswerkers program in die Plaaslike Munisipaliteit van Makhado te staan kom, te ondersoek. ’n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsplan is vir die studie gebruik. ‘n Oorsig van die literatuur, fokusgroep en onderhoude is gebruik, met gestruktureerde vrae wat binne die raamwerk van die studie geformuleer is. Die vrae was bedoel om ‘n respons tot die navorsingsvraag oor die uitdagings wat deur die gemeenskapsontwikkelingswerkers met die implementering van die GOWP in Makhado ondervind word, te fasiliteer. Een van die aanbevelings van die studie is dat die GOWP by die planne en begroting van die Plaaslike Munisipaliteit van Makhado geïntegreer moet word om die onderhoubaarheid van die program te verseker en dat die gestelde doelwitte bereik word. Wanneer dit geskied, sal dit moontlik wees om te sê dat: Die instelling van die gemeenskapsontwikkerlingswerkers behaal sukses ten opsigte van die uitdagings van dienslewering binne die Gemeenskapsontwikkelingswerkers program. Die uitdagings aan gemeenskapsontwikkelingswerkers in die munisipaliteite word deur die effektiewe implementering van die GOWP oorkom. Indien die GOWP ten volle in die Makhado Munisipaliteit geïmplementeer kan word, kan die probleem rondom dienslewering binne ‘n redelike tydperk opgelos word. Dit is dus belangrik dat ‘n onderneming soos die program vir die gemeenskapsontwikkelingswerkers behoue bly as ‘n inter-regeringsprojek wat die vennootskap tussen mense en die regering ondersteun.
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Porras, Estella. "Moving from cantaleta to encanto or challenging the modernization posture in communication for development and social change : a Colombian case study of the everyday work of development communicators /." Thesis, Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank) Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8591.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 223-232). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.
Books on the topic "Community development personnel"
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Aguilar, Silvia Alicia Quintana. El animador del desarrollo comunitario. Morelia, Michoacán, Mex́ico: Secretaría de Educación en el Estado, 1997.
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Kaplan, Allan. The art of the development practitioner. East Haven, Conn: Pluto Press, 1996.
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Swanepoel, Hennie. Guide for trainee community development workers. [South Africa]: Southern Book Publishers, 1994.
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Papua New Guinea) Community Development and Planning Workshop (1999 Mutzing. Community Development and Planning Workshop: Mutzing, 4th-9th April 1999 : roles and responsibilites of community development workers in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea: s.n., 1999.
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Thailand. Kō̜ng Phatthanā ʻĀsāsamak læ Phūnam Thō̜ngthin., ed. Prawat læ phonngān phūnam ʻŌ̜chō̜. dīdēn pī 2538. [Bangkok]: Kō̜ng Phatthanā ʻĀsāsamak læ Phūnam Thō̜ngthin, Krom Kānphatthanā Chumchon, Krasūang Mahātthai, 1995.
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(South)), APO Seminar on Training Method for Integrated Local Community Development (1998 Korea. Training methods for community development. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization, 2002.
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Staley, John. Enticing the learning: Trainers in development. Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham, 2008.
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Staley, John. Enticing the learning: Trainers in development. Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham, 2008.
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Chama Sekta-Mseto cha Elimu Shirikishi Tanzania. and FANRM Research Consultants, eds. Warsha ya elimu shirikishi kuendeleza misingi endelevu ya rasilimali, uongozi Iringa vijijini, Tanzania. [Dar es salaam]: Chama Sekta-Mseto cha Elimu Shirikishi Tanzania, 2006.
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Clarke, Jane. Empowerment for management: A report on the Combat Povrety Agency's management development programme 1988/89. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency, 1990.
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Twelvetrees, Alan. "Survival, personal development and reflective practice." In Community Work, 92–101. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-12068-7_5.
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Mikulec, Borut, and Mateja Kovšca. "Professionalisation of Adult Education in Slovenia from a Multi-level Perspective." In Re-thinking Adult Education Research. Beyond the Pandemic, 175–93. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0151-3.15.
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The adult education (AE) research community emphasise the importance of well-qualified personnel working in the field of AE. However, the field is facing with challenges achieving this aim. This chapter research professionalisation of AE from a multi-level perspective in one European Union member state – Slovenia. Based on empirical data from Slovenia, the chapter argues that coordination at three levels is important: at the national level, professionalisation is strengthened by state policies and regulations; at the organisational level, the professional development of adult educators is supported by organisations; and at the individual level, the focus is on professional knowledge and strengthening the professional identity of adult educators.
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Goldkamp, John S., Michael R. Gottfredson, Peter R. Jones, and Doris Weiland. "The Development and Implementation of Voluntary Guidelines in Criminal Justice." In Personal Liberty and Community Safety, 19–28. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1821-1_2.
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Stamnes, Arne Anderson, Carmen Cuenca-García, Lars Gustavsen, Tim Horsley, Ómar Valur Jónasson, Satu Koivisto, Søren Munch Kristiansen, et al. "A Review on the Development and Current Role of Ground-Based Geophysical Methods for Archaeological Prospection in Scandinavia." In One World Archaeology, 141–84. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57900-4_6.
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AbstractThis chapter provides an extensive overview of the use of geophysics in archaeological research and cultural heritage management in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. It discusses the current status, role and acceptance of geophysical methods in each country, and outlines the state-of-the-art based on a synthesis of existing knowledge and experience. The authors consider the past, present and future of archaeo-geophysics in the individual regions, taking into account the academic, curatorial and commercial aspects of their use. This, in turn, serves as the basis for a discussion of the reasons for the varying degrees of acceptance and integration of the methods in each country, and aid the distribution of knowledge and experience gained across Scandinavia and beyond. The practical experience, application and general acceptance are not similar in the different Scandinavian countries. There is a general lack of integrating geophysical (and by extension non-intrusive methods) within the archaeological practice and guidelines. The case studies presented here show a range of archaeological applications of geophysics in Scandinavia, demonstrating how geophysical methods should by no means be considered “new” or “untested”. While there is a need for targeted research, there has also been a challenge in disseminating the already generated knowledge and experiences to other actors within the archaeological community. Some of this can be explained by a lack of trained personnel, domestic competence and archaeological institutions undertaking research into the applicability of geophysical methods, and data-sharing and making reports accessible.
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Teare, Richard. "Personal Viability – the Journey to Self-Reliance and Financial Independence." In Lifelong Action Learning for Community Development, 99–132. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-389-8_4.
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Fujishige, Hiromi Nagata, Yuji Uesugi, and Tomoaki Honda. "Cambodia: Japan’s First UNPKO Contribution." In Japan’s Peacekeeping at a Crossroads, 85–102. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88509-0_5.
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AbstractParticipation in the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia from 1992 to 1993 was the landmark case in the history of Japan’s peacekeeping policy as the first military contribution based on the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Act, established in June 1992. However, lingering hostility in the field seriously troubled the deployment because it generated various problems, such as a serious gap between official policy and actual situation on the ground. The contradictions led to the shocking loss of two Japanese personnel on duty. Harsh reality of Cambodia generated the Self-Defense Forces’ (SDF’s) informal adaptation of “robustness”—that is, de facto patrols—in the absence of formal legal authority. These bitter experiences sowed the seeds of the Government of Japan (GoJ) eventual pursuit of “robustness” 23 years later by the second Abe administration as part of the 2015 Peace and Security Legislation. The experience in Cambodia also led to the development of “integration” in Japan’s peacekeeping efforts, especially in terms of direct Japan Engineering Groups (JEG) support to local community through civil construction works. The local people appreciated both the JEG’s skills and their friendly attitude. This was a successful experience not only for the JEG, but also for the GoJ, which was laying the foundation for Japan’s pursuit of greater “integration.”
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Kien, Le Trung, and Tran Le Huu Nghia. "The Contribution of English Language Education to Students’ Development of Soft Skills and Personal Attributes." In Global Vietnam: Across Time, Space and Community, 165–84. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4338-8_8.
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Debognies, Pieter, Hebe Schaillée, Reinhard Haudenhuyse, and Marc Theeboom. "Personal development of disadvantaged youth through community sports: a theory-driven analysis of relational strategies." In The Potential of Community Sport for Social Inclusion, 15–36. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003274025-2.
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Zachhuber, Juliane. "Religious Personnel." In Religious Life in Late Classical and Hellenistic Rhodes, 248–304. Oxford University PressOxford, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780191998867.003.0007.
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Abstract This chapter brings together the substantial evidence for Rhodian priests and considers the meaning and function of these various religious offices for individuals and their families, and conversely, what it was that they brought to the community and its gods. In doing so, it touches on a number of key themes of late Classical and Hellenistic religion and its intersection with society: economies of cult and their development to be dependent increasingly on private wealth and benefactions; the religious and social profiles of priests and their selection processes; the locus of religious authority or knowledge in a community; and the role of priests as mediators between gods and polis.
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Thoron, Andrew Charles, and R. Kirby Barrick. "Education, Community, Industry." In Agricultural Education for Development in the Arab Countries, 166–212. IGI Global, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4050-6.ch007.
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Agricultural and economic development in Arab countries is dependent upon having a well-prepared agricultural workforce. Among the components that are central to that mission are the utilization of an active and supportive external advisory committee and the incorporation of real-life, hands-on experiences for students through internships. This chapter provides background information to assist school and college administrators in establishing and maintaining an advisory committee as well as guidance for school and college personnel to incorporate student internships into the curricula.
Conference papers on the topic "Community development personnel"
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Babaev, A., and A. Subkhonov. "Patterns of Ongoing Migration Processes and the Problem of Personnel Loss in the Republic of Tajikistan." In XIII Ural Demographic Forum. Global challenges to demographic development. Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.17059/udf-2022-3-2.
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The paper examines the regularities of ongoing migration processes in the Republic of Tajikistan at the present stage. The study aims to determine and analyse various motives for the migration movement of the population and numerous patterns. Based on the experience of Tajikistan, the article draws a parallel between legal and natural laws, while studying the sensitive issue of mass migration of personnel from Tajikistan to other countries of the world and the damage done to the state, which also have their own laws. It is hypothesised that the continuing emigration of specialists from the republic can provoke a socio-economic decline and a sharp deterioration in the well-being of families with unpredictable consequences. The work uses various methods of collecting and analysing information, sociological and correlation approaches. For the first time in the national demographic science, the legal and natural patterns of the ongoing migration processes in the Republic of Tajikistan have been studied and practically substantiated. The conclusions and scientific results of the research can be used in the practical activities of the relevant government authorities and the scientific community that studies the field of migration.
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Humeniuk, Iryna, Angelina Roliak, Oksana Maksymets, and Inna Nazarenko. "Case study at esp classes as mode of language adaptation to future engineering profession." In 23rd International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/erdev.2024.23.tf002.
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In the current era of rapid modern society growth and Ukraine’s integration into the European community, professional proficiency in English is a prerequisite for engineering personnel. This suggests that the national higher education system needs to meet new standards and that student’s personal and professional qualities are essential. In this regard, it is crucial to realize that, to properly train future engineers, English language programs must imitate the most scommon professional scenarios to establish environments that are similar to those of professional foreign language communication. All of this is made feasible by employing the case study approach in English language lessons as a replicated model of an engineer’s professional activities. The article aims to investigate and bolster the advantages of the case study approach for engineering students learning ESP. The experiment involved 82 engineering majors from the Podillia State University (Ukraine) who had finished the compulsory Business English course in the academic year 2022–2023. The respondents were divided into two groups: the first group learned languages using the conventional way, and the second group employed the case study approach. The data were confirmed using statistical calculation methods (namely the p-value). The experiment results support the theory that the case study methodology is a better approach to learning a foreign language than the conventional approach. The study findings show how useful the case study approach was, assuming both professional language proficiency and immersion in real-world language contexts.
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Drobotov, S., and S. Cheornyi. "Физическое воспитание в системе подготовки профессиональных кадров в области личной охраны." In Congresul Ştiinţific Internaţional "Sport. Olimpism. Sănătate". State University of Physical Education and Sport, Republic of Moldova, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.52449/soh22.61.
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Physical education in the professional field of private security occupies a key place in the process of training specialists. The complexity of the functional duties performed makes specialists in the field of physical education and sports constantly look for new means and methods of work, introduce existing innovative technologies and theoretical developments of colleagues. In recent years, Ukraine has been actively integrating into the international community, including in matters of standards of physical education and training in the country's law enforcement agencies. The variability of the use of various means of physical education in the field of bodyguards opens up great opportunities for the instructor to work with personnel. When building a program for military personnel, it is important to take into account all factors, namely: the functional tasks of a soldier, anthropometric indicators, training experience, age, etc. etc. In the field of state security of Ukraine, the physical education of future fighters begins at the stage of training in a specialized higher educational institution, where students receive the necessary knowledge for further work with the personnel of the department, as well as for effective special physical training of military personnel throughout their service. The main tasks of physical education, in this case, are: maintaining health, prolonging professional activity and the harmonious development of all motor qualities and functional systems.
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Cai, Yanni. "Community interface of gated communities as a docking space for future unmanned distribution." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003756.
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The research aims to integrate the system of unmanned logistics with community design to help communities cope with major public health crises. Through literature research and field investigation, it is found that the lack of community docking space and personnel is an important reason why unmanned logistics cannot be applied on a large scale at present. The study also observed that the last-mile delivery during the epidemic was physically hindered by the walled boundary of gated communities in China, which also made this type of space become a temporary transit place. It has the potential to become the touchpoint to integrate unmanned distribution and community space. This research uses the interface of the community as the transition medium for future unmanned distribution with the modular docking device attached to it. After the epidemic, such space can also be expanded into a diversified space with community social and entertainment attributes. Through the socialized development of logistics infrastructure, it can establish an interface-based logistics cooperation network to utilize the labor force active near the interface space and help the node connection of unmanned vehicles. In conclusion, this research can realize the diversification and socialization of unmanned logistics in the future, integrate distribution facilities into the community design through community interface, and promote the resilient development of community logistics to respond to the public health crisis.
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Seitz, Roger, Mark Freshley, Mark Williamson, Paul Dixon, Kurt Gerdes, Yvette T. Collazo, and Susan Hubbard. "Identification and Implementation of End-User Needs During Development of a State-of-the-Art Modeling Toolset." In ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2011-59069.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) Office of Environmental Management, Technology Innovation and Development is supporting a multi-National Laboratory effort to develop the Advanced Simulation Capability for Environmental Management (ASCEM). ASCEM is an emerging state-of-the-art scientific approach and software infrastructure for understanding and predicting contaminant fate and transport in natural and engineered systems. These modular and open-source high performance computing tools and user interfaces will facilitate integrated approaches that enable standardized assessments of performance and risk for EM cleanup and closure decisions. The ASCEM team recognized that engaging end-users in the ASCEM development process would lead to enhanced development and implementation of the ASCEM toolsets in the user community. End-user involvement in ASCEM covers a broad spectrum of perspectives, including: performance assessment (PA) and risk assessment practitioners, research scientists, decision-makers, oversight personnel, and regulators engaged in the US DOE cleanup mission. End-users are primarily engaged in ASCEM via the ASCEM User Steering Committee (USC) and the ‘user needs interface’ task. Future plans also include user involvement in demonstrations of the ASCEM tools. This paper will describe the details of how end users have been engaged in the ASCEM program and will demonstrate how this involvement has strengthened both the tool development and community confidence. ASCEM tools requested by end-users specifically target modeling challenges associated with US DOE cleanup activities. The demonstration activities involve application of ASCEM tools and capabilities to representative problems at DOE sites. Selected results from the ASCEM Phase 1 demonstrations are discussed to illustrate how capabilities requested by end-users were implemented in prototype versions of the ASCEM tool.
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Kontio, Juha. "Human Factors in improving engineering education with CDIO framework." In 15th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2024). AHFE International, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005396.
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The CDIO initiative is the largest worldwide engineering education organization with over 200 universities and institutes. The main idea of CDIO is to improve engineering education by providing tools and community to develop degree programs. The CDIO framework provides an idea of what engineering students should learn and how. It offers a methodology for engineering education reform with the CDIO Syllabus and the CDIO Standards. CDIO standards describe a set of principles (best practices) on how to implement modern engineering education. There are altogether 12 core standards and 4 optional standards. Two of these standards focus on human factors and the importance of personnel in making the change and development. Standard 9 is about actions that enhance faculty competence in personal and interpersonal skills, product, process, system, and service building skills, as well as disciplinary fundamentals. Standard 10 is about actions that enhance faculty competence in providing integrated learning experiences, in using active and experiential learning methods, and in assessing student learning. The competencies on which these two standards focus, are essential to promote goals of the other CDIO standards. However, there are very few documented cases on working with these standards suggesting that it is easier to focus the development activities to other parts of the CDIO guidelines than faculty competences. There is also lack of evidence on successful implementation on these standards not to mention the impact of the implementations on overall program success. It is important that the understanding of human factors and faculty development activities are further studied, explored and their impact is documented.
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Maharaj, Priya S., Shyam Dyal, and Kelvin Ramnath. "Development and Implementation of an Environmental Management System for an Oil Company in South Trinidad, in Accordance With the ISO 14001 Standard." In ASME 2001 Engineering Technology Conference on Energy. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/etce2001-17081.
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Abstract Trinidad and Tobago has the oldest petroleum industry in the world. The activities of this industry have historically impacted the environment and newly drafted environmental rules and regulations of Trinidad and Tobago will require sound environmental management systems by all operating companies in the industry. In order to meet the challenges of these new regulations, the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin) is currently pursuing the development and implementation of an Environmental Management System within its Exploration and Production operations in accordance with the ISO 14001 Standard. This project was initiated in October 1999, and is expected to terminate in December 2001 with international certification. Petrotrin, realizing the competitive advantages that can result from the integration of an Environmental Management System into its operating systems, has placed the implementation of the EMS as a company strategic goal. The project was categorized into three main stages: Development, Implementation and Audit/Certification. To date, the Development Stage has been completed and the implementation stage initiated, with the following successes: • Allocation of manpower resources in the formation of the Steering and Executive Management Committees, and an EMS Project Team; • Training of project personnel in ISO 14001/10/11/12 Standards; • Revision of the company Environmental Policy statement; • Conducting the Gap Analysis Study; • Development of the Implementation Plan based on the results of the Gap Analysis; • Initiated the development of the EMS manual and drafted initial procedures as outlined in the Implementation Plan; • Collection and analysis of data for identification of Significant Environmental Aspects and impacts for Exploration and Production activities. The Development and Implementation of an Environmental Management System in accordance with the world renowned ISO 14001 is expected to derive many benefits to Petrotrin such as reduced operating costs, improved financial performance, increased access to markets, improved environmental performance, improved community relations, improved customer relations and employee involvement and education.
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KASPERIŪNIENĖ, Judita, and Ilze IVANOVA. "SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITY BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES IN LITHUANIA." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.129.
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The scholar literature on simultaneous using of social capital explore knowledge and identity resources as well as actions and interactions benefiting the community through personal bonds of individuals; issues of common trust; and adapting the current understanding in new situations. In this article, we instead examine rural community influence on social capital building of adult person in a virtual community. A quantitative survey was done in 246 local rural communities in Lithuania which reflected their community activities on a virtual basis. From the data of 500 informants we found that rural community (human social network) members were also active in the virtual communities. Research participants from rural communities expressed their will to be the part of a virtual community and virtually solve various local community issues. Active members of virtual communities actively participated in live community activities. Local community members peer-learned while sharing knowledge and experience in virtual communities. We argue that belonging to a virtual community inspire rural community members to train their virtual and live communication skills and peer-learn. Virtual community could contribute to self-regulated learning by stimulating sense of sociality and identity of rural community members. Virtual community could operate as self-regulated learning space for rural community members. Social capital development would be more intensive when the members of rural community actively engage in social communication, cooperation and exchange of information, and mentor each other. This survey highlights the virtual community influence the social capital building of rural community members in Lithuanian context.
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Foroudastan, Saeed, and Linda Hardymon. "Innovative Applied Research Projects Using Industry Collaboration." In ASME 2003 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2003-42360.
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Partnerships between the Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology Department and the local industrial community are well adapted to research and development projects for the students. Resulting interactions between engineering technology programs and industry are advanced in many ways, including long-term partnerships, informal contacts between faculty members and industrial personnel, consulting, and collaboration on training opportunities, discussions, seminars, and teaching programs. Foremost, however, are the many ways students benefit from the related assignments. Through applied research projects, students focus on innovative project developments that provide practical solutions to complex problems. They learn to initiate, design, and implement new initiatives within the university and industrial partnerships and to profit from the opportunities to explore new technologies and practice skills that meet real world challenges. MTSU modified its introductory engineering course to incorporate not only the fundamentals required to the support basic engineering course learning experience, but to include a choice of hands-on design projects. At present, a solar powered vehicle and a moon buggy have been designed, constructed, and entered into national races to test the decisions and capabilities of the projects as a result of this innovative laboratory approach. The laboratory atmosphere centered on these applied research projects features the opportunity to work at the university and/or take advantage of the industrial partner’s equipment and expertise. Partnerships with industry are essential in providing access to the latest equipment and technology. Applied research projects are important for students to gain a much better “sense” of engineering and to progress to higher levels of project interaction that offer design and design problem issues, use of knowledge, physical application, and comprehension of engineering principles.
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Ma, Jie, and Linghao Zhang. "Community walking system design from a co-creation perspective: The example of Hongqiao Airport New Village." In AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition. AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004230.
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In the realm of urban development, human-scaled community walking systems are continually devoured in large-scale urban renewals. Pressing issues such as fragmentation and segmentation of pedestrian paths, poor walkway quality, and outdated walking facilities demand resolution. On the personal and societal levels, walking, being the most fundamental mode of transportation, has unmet demands, with decreasing neighborly interactions exacerbating societal isolation and loneliness.The paper introduces the co-creation concept and related theories to dissect the components and human-centric developmental trends of the community walking system. It focuses on Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport Village's current walking system, employing participatory research, in-depth interviews, and co-creation workshops. This bottom-up approach encapsulates the residents' walking needs, exploring strategies to design a community walking system from a co-creation perspective.The paper proposes four strategies: the construction of human-centric physical infrastructure, the development of multifunctional spaces, fostering of inclusive social interactions, and promoting sustainable development through community involvement. These strategies are aimed at enhancing urban community livability and fostering human connections.
Reports on the topic "Community development personnel"
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Leis, Sherry, Mike DeBacker, Lloyd Morrison, Gareth Rowell, and Jennifer Haack. Vegetation community monitoring protocol for the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network: Narrative, Version 4.0. Edited by Tani Hubbard. National Park Service, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/2294948.
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Native and restored plant communities are part of the foundation of park ecosystems and provide a natural context to cultural and historical events in parks throughout the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network (HTLN). Vegetation communities across the HTLN are primarily of three types: prairie, woodland, and forest. Park resource managers need an effective plant community monitoring protocol to guide the development and adaptation of management strategies for maintaining and/or restoring composition and structure of prairies, woodland, and forest communities. Our monitoring design attempts to balance the needs of managers for current information and the need for insight into the changes occurring in vegetation communities over time. This monitoring protocol consists of a protocol narrative (this document) and 18 standard operating procedures (SOPs) for monitoring plant communities in HTLN parks. The scientific objectives of HTLN plant community monitoring are to (1) describe the species composition, structure, and diversity of prairie, woodland, and forested communities; (2) determine temporal changes in the species composition, structure and diversity of prairie, woodland, and forested communities; and (3) determine the relationship between temporal and spatial changes and environmental variables, including specific management practices where possible. This protocol narrative describes the sampling design for plant communities, including the response design (data collection methods), spatial design (distribution of sampling sites within a park), and revisit design (timing and frequency of monitoring visits). Details can be found in the SOPs, which are listed in the Revision History section and available at the Integrated Resource Management Applications (IRMA) website (irma.nps.gov). Other aspects of the protocol summarized in the narrative include procedures for data management and reporting, personnel and operating requirements, and instructions for how to revise the protocol.
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Candrilli, Sean D., and Samantha Kurosky. The Response to and Cost of Meningococcal Disease Outbreaks in University Campus Settings: A Case Study in Oregon, United States. RTI Press, October 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2019.rr.0034.1910.
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Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a contagious bacterial infection that can occur sporadically in healthy individuals. Symptoms are typically similar to other common diseases, which can result in delayed diagnosis and treatment until patients are critically ill. In the United States, IMD outbreaks are rare and unpredictable. During an outbreak, rapidly marshalling the personnel and monetary resources to respond is paramount to controlling disease spread. If a community lacks necessary resources for a quick and efficient outbreak response, the resulting economic cost can be overwhelming. We developed a conceptual framework of activities implemented by universities, health departments, and community partners when responding to university-based IMD outbreaks. Next, cost data collected from public sources and interviews were applied to the conceptual framework to estimate the economic cost, both direct and indirect, of a university-based IMD outbreak. We used data from two recent university outbreaks in Oregon as case studies. Findings indicate a university-based IMD outbreak response relies on coordination between health care providers/insurers, university staff, media, government, and volunteers, along with many other community members. The estimated economic cost was $12.3 million, inclusive of the cost of vaccines ($7.35 million). Much of the total cost was attributable to wrongful death and indirect costs (e.g., productivity loss resulting from death). Understanding the breadth of activities and the economic cost of such a response may inform budgeting for future outbreak preparedness and development of alternative strategies to prevent and/or control IMD.
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Dell'Olio, Franca, and Kristen Anguiano. Vision as an Impetus for Success: Perspectives of Site Principals. Loyola Marymount University, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.15365/ceel.policy.2.
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Findings from the first two years of a 3-year evaluation of the PROMISE Model pilot are presented in this policy brief that seeks to understand the extent to which school principals know, understand, and act upon research-based principles for English Language Learners (ELL) and their intersection with the California Professional Standards for Educational Leadership related to promoting ELL success. Surveys and focus groups were used to gather data from school principals at fifteen schools throughout Southern California including early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools. School principals identified several areas where PROMISE serves as a beacon of hope in promoting and validating critical conversations around a collective vision for success for all learners including ELL, bilingual/biliterate, and monolingual students. Educational and policy recommendations are provided for the following areas: 1) recruitment and selection of personnel and professional development; 2) accountability, communication and support; and 3) university-based educational leadership programs. This policy brief concludes with a call for school principals to facilitate the development, implementation, and stewardship of a vision for learning that highlights success for English Learners and shared by the school and district community.
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Celhay, Pablo, Sebastian Martinez, and Pedro Bernal. Is Results-Based Aid More Effective than Conventional Aid?: Evidence from the Health Sector in El Salvador. Inter-American Development Bank, January 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011812.
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Results-based aid (RBA) models link funds to outcomes, rather than paying for inputs. Despite their theoretical appeal and recent adoption by donors and multilateral development banks, there is limited empirical evidence supporting this form of aid for national governments. We estimate the effects of a RBA model using a natural experiment in El Salvador, where the same community health intervention was implemented in 98 municipalities using one of three financing models. The Salud Mesoamerica Initiative funded fourteen municipalities with a RBA model that partially conditions funds on the attainment of externally measured maternal and child health targets. Fifty-four municipalities funded inputs using conventional aid and thirty had national funds. Using a difference-in-difference approach and national health systems data we find that preventive health services increased by 19.8% in conventional aid municipalities and by 42% in RBA municipalities compared to national funds, suggesting that the results-based conditionality roughly doubled aid effectiveness. Effects are driven by increases in maternal and child preventive services incentivized by the RBA model. Rather than diverting resources from other populations, we find that the expansion of health services under RBA also benefited men and the elderly, not explicitly incentivized by the results model. While data on final health outcomes are not available, our results on proxy measures point to potential improvements in population health. The effects appear to have been driven by a more rapid expansion of health infrastructure and qualified personnel by motivated national authorities.
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Al-Qaddo, Syria Mahmoud Ahmad. Shabak Women in the Nineveh Plain: The Impact of Intersectional Discrimination on their Daily Lives. Institute of Development Studies, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/creid.2022.008.
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This CREID Policy Briefing provides recommendations to address the discrimination and marginalisation faced by the Shabak community in the Nineveh Plains in Iraq. Shabak women in Iraq live within a tribal, religious and patriarchal society. Priority is given to men in terms of education, employment, public life, personal freedom and inheritance. This means that, while all Shabak people have suffered from years of conflict and marginalisation as a religious minority group, women and girls face particular forms of intersectional discrimination. Today more Shabak women go to school and university, and participate in political processes, but these developments have not been consistent or comprehensive for all Shabak women.
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Ruhalahti, Sanna, Ricardo Cuenca, and Sabine Rieble-Aubourg. Acquiring Socio-emotional Skills through Digital Badge-Driven Learning: A Case Study of Teachers Experiences in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Inter-American Development Bank, April 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004858.
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This case study aims to examine how Barbadian and Trinbagonian teachers experienced socio-emotional skill learning through a digital badge-driven learning process and what were teachers perceptions on how socio-emotional skill training benefitted teaching and learning. The studys focus is on the teachers reported professional development experiences. Participants (n148) in this study were from pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools. The case study used a mixed-method approach, including quantitative analysis of simple frequencies and qualitative inductive content analysis based on an online questionnaire. The results indicated that the teachers participating in the programme recognise the importance of socio-emotional aspects in the teaching and learning processes. They further revealed that socio-emotional skill training has the greatest impact on teacher-student interaction, and that such skills should be integrated into daily teaching activities to support students personal growth and learning in a school community. The study offers practical recommendations for teachers professional development in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Guerra, Flávia, Monique Menezes, Lucas Turmena, Alejandra Ramos-Galvez, Simone Sandholz, Michael Roll, Camila Alberti, and Tátila Távora. TUC Urban Lab Profile: Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso, Teresina, Brazil. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/vfoy6162.
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After almost two years in operation, the challenges and key achievements of the TUC Urban Lab established in Residencial Edgar Gayoso in Teresina, Brazil, provide valuable lessons for sustaining ongoing activities, accelerating broader transformations and guiding similar efforts elsewhere: 1. ASSEMBLING A TRANSFORMATIVE COALITION FOR PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE: The UL approach has been instrumental in overcoming challenges associated with the MCMV programme in Residencial Edgar Gayoso, fostering community empowerment and sustainable local transformation. Establishing commitment within new local networks requires fundamental steps such as building trust, defining tangible goals, decentralizing decision-making, making individuals accountable and ensuring accessible meeting formats. 2. BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR CLIMATE ACTION: The development of mutual trust and awareness of climate change within the Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso is a precondition for tailoring climate discussions to the local context and emphasizing practical connections between pressing local needs and climate action. Promoting stronger engagement and collaboration is pivotal for achieving transformative changes across practical, political and personal spheres. 3. LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE IMPACT OF THE UL: Triggering systemic transformation requires a shift from individual-centric participation to broader institutional involvement within the Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso. Moreover, institutionalization through diverse organizational strategies coupled with strategic partnerships is essential.
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Rarasati, Niken, and Rezanti Putri Pramana. Giving Schools and Teachers Autonomy in Teacher Professional Development Under a Medium-Capability Education System. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-ri_2023/050.
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A mature teacher who continuously seeks improvement should be recognised as a professional who has autonomy in conducting their job and has the autonomy to engage in a professional community of practice (Hyslop-Margison and Sears, 2010). In other words, teachers’ engagement in professional development activities should be driven by their own determination rather than extrinsic sources of motivation. In this context, teachers’ self-determination can be defined as a feeling of connectedness with their own aspirations or personal values, confidence in their ability to master new skills, and a sense of autonomy in planning their own professional development path (Stupnisky et al., 2018; Eyal and Roth, 2011; Ryan and Deci, 2000). Previous studies have shown the advantages of providing teachers with autonomy to determine personal and professional improvement. Bergmark (2020) found that giving teachers the opportunity to identify areas of improvement based on teaching experience expanded the ways they think and understand themselves as teachers and how they can improve their teaching. Teachers who plan their own improvement showed a higher level of curiosity in learning and trying out new things. Bergmark (2020) also shows that a continuous cycle of reflection and teaching improvement allows teachers to recognise that the perfect lesson does not exist. Hence, continuous reflection and improvement are needed to shape the lesson to meet various classroom contexts. Moreover, Cheon et al. (2018) found that increased teacher autonomy led to greater teaching efficacy and a greater tendency to adopt intrinsic (relative to extrinsic) instructional goals. In developed countries, teacher autonomy is present and has become part of teachers’ professional life and schools’ development plans. In Finland, for example, the government is responsible for providing resources and services that schools request, while school development and teachers’ professional learning are integrated into a day-to-day “experiment” performed collaboratively by teachers and principals (Niemi, 2015). This kind of experience gives teachers a sense of mastery and boosts their determination to continuously learn (Ryan and Deci, 2000). In low-performing countries, distributing autonomy of education quality improvement to schools and teachers negatively correlates with the countries’ education outcomes (Hanushek et al., 2011). This study also suggests that education outcome accountability and teacher capacity are necessary to ensure the provision of autonomy to improve education quality. However, to have teachers who can meet dynamic educational challenges through continuous learning, de Klerk & Barnett (2020) suggest that developing countries include programmes that could nurture teachers’ agency to learn in addition to the regular content and pedagogical-focused teacher training materials. Giving autonomy to teachers can be challenging in an environment where accountability or performance is measured by narrow considerations (teacher exam score, administrative completion, etc.). As is the case in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, teachers tend to attend training to meet performance evaluation administrative criteria rather than to address specific professional development needs (Dymoke and Harrison, 2006). Generally, the focus of the training relies on what the government believes will benefit their teaching workforce. Teacher professional development (TPD) is merely an assignment for Jakarta teachers. Most teachers attend the training only to obtain attendance certificates that can be credited towards their additional performance allowance. Consequently, those teachers will only reproduce teaching practices that they have experienced or observed from their seniors. As in other similar professional development systems, improvement in teaching quality at schools is less likely to happen (Hargreaves, 2000). Most of the trainings were led by external experts or academics who did not interact with teachers on a day-to-day basis. This approach to professional development represents a top-down mechanism where teacher training was designed independently from teaching context and therefore appears to be overly abstract, unpractical, and not useful for teachers (Timperley, 2011). Moreover, the lack of relevancy between teacher training and teaching practice leads to teachers’ low ownership of the professional development process (Bergmark, 2020). More broadly, in the Jakarta education system, especially the public school system, autonomy was never given to schools and teachers prior to establishing the new TPD system in 2021. The system employed a top-down relationship between the local education agency, teacher training centres, principals, and teachers. Professional development plans were usually motivated by a low teacher competency score or budgeted teacher professional development programme. Guided by the scores, the training centres organised training that could address knowledge areas that most of Jakarta's teachers lack. In many cases, to fulfil the quota as planned in the budget, the local education agency and the training centres would instruct principals to assign two teachers to certain training without knowing their needs. Realizing that the system was not functioning, Jakarta’s local education agency decided to create a reform that gives more autonomy toward schools and teachers in determining teacher professional development plan. The new system has been piloted since November 2021. To maintain the balance between administrative evaluation and addressing professional development needs, the new initiative highlights the key role played by head teachers or principals. This is based on assumption that principals who have the opportunity to observe teaching practice closely could help teachers reflect and develop their professionalism. (Dymoke and Harrison, 2006). As explained by the professional development case in Finland, leadership and collegial collaboration are also critical to shaping a school culture that could support the development of professional autonomy. The collective energies among teachers and the principal will also direct the teacher toward improving teaching, learning, and caring for students and parents (Hyslop-Margison and Sears, 2010; Hargreaves, 2000). Thus, the new TPD system in Jakarta adopts the feature of collegial collaboration. This is considered as imperative in Jakarta where teachers used to be controlled and join a professional development activity due to external forces. Learning autonomy did not exist within themselves. Hence, teachers need a leader who can turn the "professional development regulation" into a culture at schools. The process will shape teachers to do professional development quite autonomously (Deci et al., 2001). In this case, a controlling leadership style will hinder teachers’ autonomous motivation. Instead, principals should articulate a clear vision, consider teachers' individual needs and aspirations, inspire, and support professional development activities (Eyal and Roth, 2011). This can also be called creating a professional culture at schools (Fullan, 1996). In this Note, we aim to understand how the schools and teachers respond to the new teacher professional development system. We compare experience and motivation of different characteristics of teachers.
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Compendium: Community-based Armed Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa: RESOLVE Network Research 2018-2022. RESOLVE Network, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37805/cbags2022.5.
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This compendium brings together the collected work of RESOLVE’s 2018–2022 Community-Based Armed Groups Research Initiative. Launched in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development Africa Bureau, this research initiative sought to fill a gap in the literature on community-based armed groups in sub-Saharan Africa—often key actors in conflict-affected and fragile contexts, but highly localized and not well-understood. The papers in this volume are presented in a series of phases corresponding to the development of the research. Phase One involved mapping the existing literature to establish a common definition and typology of these groups, as well as options for engaging with them. Phase Two deepened these understandings through a series of case studies in West Africa. Phase Three added a sub-focus to this research initiative by mapping the available literature on women in community-based armed groups, and Phase Four built upon that knowledge with a series of case studies in East and West Africa. Finally, Phase Five featured a set of case studies in Nigeria and Somalia on disengagement from violent extremist organizations, drawing on the personal experiences of former members to map their journeys into and out of these groups, providing a model for understanding disengagement and reintegration more broadly. Taken together, these publications lay the foundation for improved understanding of and responses to community-based armed groups in sub-Saharan Africa, and provide clear avenues for future research.
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COMPENDIUM: Community-based Armed Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa: RESOLVE Network Research 2018-2022. RESOLVE Network, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37805/cbags2023.1.
Full textAbstract:
This compendium brings together the collected work of RESOLVE’s 2018–2022 Community-Based Armed Groups Research Initiative. Launched in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development Africa Bureau, this research initiative sought to fill a gap in the literature on community-based armed groups in sub-Saharan Africa—often key actors in conflict-affected and fragile contexts, but highly localized and not well-understood. The papers in this volume are presented in a series of phases corresponding to the development of the research. Phase One involved mapping the existing literature to establish a common definition and typology of these groups, as well as options for engaging with them. Phase Two deepened these understandings through a series of case studies in West Africa. Phase Three added a sub-focus to this research initiative by mapping the available literature on women in community-based armed groups, and Phase Four built upon that knowledge with a series of case studies in East and West Africa. Finally, Phase Five featured a set of case studies in Nigeria and Somalia on disengagement from violent extremist organizations, drawing on the personal experiences of former members to map their journeys into and out of these groups, providing a model for understanding disengagement and reintegration more broadly. Taken together, these publications lay the foundation for improved understanding of and responses to community-based armed groups in sub-Saharan Africa, and provide clear avenues for future research.