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Leuven, Edwin. "Studies in the economics of training." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2001. http://dare.uva.nl/document/60783.
Full textStevens, Margaret. "Some issues in the economics of training." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357343.
Full textTanaka, Yasushi. "A theory of wage determination : a training model with heterogeneous labour approach." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1997. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1488/.
Full textProsser, Jean Blamire. "Vocational education and training and the labour market : an economic curriculum model." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1993. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/916/.
Full textBowen, Cathy Faulcon. "Financial management training needs of Extension home economists /." The Ohio State University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487591658174598.
Full textKa, Makhaya S. C. "A review of agricultural economics training at South African universities." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46260.
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Mansour, Mohammed I. "The effects of training on employees' job performance in the United Arab Emirates oil sector." Connect to resource, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1265297361.
Full textJephcote, Martin J. "Negotiating the secondary school curriculum : economics education for all." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272294.
Full textJohansen, Lars-Henrik. "Transferable training and the collective action problem for employers : an analysis of further education and training in four Norwegian industries." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2000. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1599/.
Full textFukasaku, Yukiko. "Technology imports and the development of technological capability in the industrialization of Japan : training and research at Mitisubishi Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236082.
Full textKim, Sang-Choon. "Innovation and training in a closed and open economy : implications for learning and economic growth /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7482.
Full textArifin, Ngah Hamsiah. "Perception of teacher trainees toward the home economics course in the teacher training colleges in Malaysia." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998arifinn.pdf.
Full textRumble, Greville William Sumpter Vosper. "The costs and economics of open and distance learning : methodological and policy issues." Thesis, Open University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.264403.
Full textGovender, Moganambal. "The financing of health care and health sciences education and training in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9549.
Full textThe aim of this study was to critically analyse the funding and expenditure patterns of institutions training health personnel. This included an investigation of the distribution of income from the various sources by geographic areas (i.e. by province), between historically white and black training institutions and between those institutions that are attached to academic hospital complexes and those which are not. The study also attempted, where possible, to determine the unit costs of training different cadres if health personnel. The methodology included a review of the literature on health personnel education and training, a questionnaire survey of nursing colleges and PDoHs in South Africa, and analysis of the Department of Education's South African Post-secondary Education (SAPSE) data base, which records and monitors the funding, staffing and student data of universities and technikons in South Africa.
Selvarajah, Christopher T., and mikewood@deakin edu au. "A Study of the dimensions that relate to the effectiveness of training systems: A systems approach." Deakin University. School of Management, 1989. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051017.160326.
Full textMühlemann, Samuel. "The economics of vocational education and training from the perspective of the firm." Berlin dissertation.de, 2008. http://d-nb.info/999361589/04.
Full textFreitas, António. "Three Essays on Public Economics and Strategic Behavior." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/96538.
Full textThe objective of this thesis is the theoretical study, under different approaches, of topics in political economy and in industrial organization. The purpose is to understand the incentives of individuals or firms to make certain strategic decisions and how regulatory institutions can deal with such decisions. It is composed of three chapters. In the first chapter, it is studied the role that universities have in producing science and in training the new generations of researchers. The quality of future researchers is very important, since this quality affects the value of future scientific projects. It is considered the case where senior scientists influence the quality of juniors. The theoretical model approaches the incentives of senior scientists to either perform direct research or to training juniors, while working in a project as a team, by focusing on the senior’s decision of how much time to allocate to each task. Juniors’ contribution to projects is increasing in their quality. The results of this decision depend upon the characteristics of the research project, the senior scientist’s concern for training and the expected innate ability of the junior scientist involved. Additionally, an analysis is made on the role of a regulator in defining both the value of scientific projects and the future population of independent scientists. The second chapter analyzes the effect that pay-for-delay settlements may be playing on the patent strategy of brand pharmaceutical firms, when these face potential competition from generic firms before brand drug patent expiration. This is part of an important debate since patent strategy shapes the innovation path of the pharmaceutical industry. To perform the analysis, the framework is a model of patent decision under the prospect of generic entry and litigation as a reaction to entry. A brand pharmaceutical firm must decide to either develop a new drug or to improve the protection of an existing drug, when faced with possible entry of a generic. It is shown at allowing pay-for-delay settlements induce more entry of generic drug firms in brand drug markets and, in some cases, direct brand firms' decisions towards protection of existing drugs, in detriment of new drug development. In the third chapter, it is developed a model of competition in online and content services. It is known that Internet works as a two-sided market, where Internet Service Providers (ISPs) serve as a platform that connects users and contents. The analysis evaluates the incentives of ISPs to invest in network capacity under a network neutral regime and a network discriminatory regime, where a tiered service is offered. ISPs have different network capacities and Content Providers (CPs) distribute asymmetric contents. Users decide which provider to connect to and which content to browse. When ISPs prioritize one of the contents, users migrate from the larger ISP to the smaller. The main result is that when ISPs are allowed to discriminate and charge a sufficiently high fee for the priority service, both ISPs have lower incentives to increase the network capacity, in comparison to the network neutrality regime.
Serfontein, Michele. "Housing education and training in the general education and training band of the national qualifications framework." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52298.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The provision of housing in South Africa is a national priority. As many of the aspirant homeowners are first-time homeowners, they are not necessarily informed about the pitfalls of home ownership. From April 1994 till March 2000 the Department of Housing approved more than 1,1 million housing subsidies. The recipients of these subsidies were first-time homeowners that did not possess the necessary knowledge and skills to make informed and responsible housing-related decisions, thus making them vulnerable to exploitation and creating complex problems that hamper the housing delivery process. The release of the National Housing Code during March 2000 announced that the South African Government had harnessed seven strategies that were aimed at providing housing to a growing low-income market that already exceeded two-and-a-half million households. Although the Government has attempted short-term solutions aimed at equipping these housing consumers with the necessary knowledge and skills to make informed and responsible housing-related decisions, initial research pointed to the need for a sustainable long-term solution in the form of education and training of the housing consumer. The aim of this research was three-fold: Firstly, to determine the knowledge and skills required by the housing consumer to be able to make informed and responsible housingrelated decisions. Secondly, to determine the status of housing education and training in the present primary and secondary school curriculums. Thirdly, to develop an outcomesbased model that would facilitate the inclusion of the identified and refined housing education and training content into the General Education and Training (GET) Band of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). A culturally diverse group of educators and practitioners participated in four national structured group meetings that were facilitated using the Nominal Group Technique (NGT). The aim of these meetings was to identify the knowledge and skills required by consumers to be able to make informed and responsible housing-related decisions. Sixteen housing education and training core concepts could be isolated using the responses generated during the meetings, namely: "Basic Housing Technology" (BHT), "Community" (COMM), "Cultural Aspects of Housing" (CAH), "Environment" (ENV), "Financial Aspects of Housing" (FAR), "Housing Consumerism" (HC), "Housing Design and Decoration" (HDD), "Housing Market" (HM), "Housing Needs" (HN), "Housing Policy" (HP), "Legal Aspects of Housing" (LAH), "Resource Management" (RM), "Role- Players in Housing" (RP), "Sources of Housing Information" (SRI), "Tenure Options" (TO) and "Types of Housing" (TH). The document analysis performed in the second phase of the research, revealed the paucity of housing education and training core concepts in the current curriculum of the GET and Further Education and Training (FET) Bands of the NQF. Housing education and training core concepts occurred in only 50% of the 318 core subject curriculums. Of the housing education and training core concepts that were present in these documents, less than 40% were rated as "relevant" and could therefore be used for housing education and training of the learners. An outcomes-based model was developed that can be used to facilitate the inclusion of the housing education and training content into the Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phases of the GET Band using the Critical Cross-Field Outcomes, Learning Areas, Specific Outcomes, Assessment Criteria, Performance Indicators, Phase and Programme Organisers, currently included in the new curriculum. Outcomes were then developed that reflected the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values embedded in the sixteen housing education and training core concepts. The mastering of these 57 outcomes will reduce the ignorance of first time homeowners during the housing process and provide a sustainable, long-term solution to these problems .
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Behuisingsvoorsiening is 'n nasionale prioriteit in Suid-Afrika. Aangesien baie van die aspirant huiseienaars, eerstemaal-huiseienaars is, is hulle nie altyd bewus van die slaggate van huiseienaarskap nie. Vanaf April 1994 tot Maart 2000 het die Departement van Behuising meer as 1,1 miljoen behuisingsubsidies goedgekeur. Die ontvangers van hierdie behuisingsubsidies was eerstemaal-huiseienaars, en het nie die kennis en vaardigdhede besit wat benodig word om ingeligte en verantwoordelike behuisingsbesluite te neem nie. Daarom kan hulle blootgestel word aan uitbuiting, en is komplekse probleme veroorsaak wat die behuisingsvoorsieningsproses negatief beinvloed. Die vrystelling van die Nasionale Behuisingskode gedurende Maart 2000 het aangetoon dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Regering sewe strategiee sou gebruik om behuising aan die groeiende lae-inkomste behuisingsmark te voorsien, wat alreeds twee-en-'n-half miljoen huishoudings behels het. Die Regering het al korttermyn oplossings op die proef gestel wat daarop gemik is om behuisingsverbruikers met die nodige kennis en vaardigdhede toe te rus om ingeligte en verantwoordelike behuisingsbesluite te neem. Verkennende navorsing het getoon dat daar steeds 'n behoefte bestaan aan 'n langtermyn, volhoubare oplossing in die vorm van opvoeding en opleiding van die behuisingsverbruiker. Die doel van hierdie navorsing was drie-voudig: Eerstens, om te bepaal watter kennis en vaardighede die behuisingsverbruiker benodig om ingeligte en verantwoordelike behuisingsbesluite te kan maak. Tweedens, om die stand van behuisingsinhoud in die huidige primere- en sekondere skoolsillabus te ondersoek. Derdens, om 'n uitkomsgerigte model te ontwikkel wat die insluiting van die geidentifiseerde en verfynde behuisingsinhoud in die Algemene Onderwysvlak (AOV) van die Nasionale Kurrikulum Raamwerk (NKR) sal bewerkstellig. 'n Kultureel diverse groep, wat bestaan het uit opvoeders en behuisingspraktisyns, het deelgeneem aan vier nasionale gestruktureerde fokusgroeponderhoude wat deur middel van die Nominale Groeptegniek (NGT) gefasiliteer is. Die doel van hierdie onderhoude was om vaardigdhede wat deur die verbruiker benodig word om ingeligte en verantwoordelike behuisingsbesluite te neem, te identifiseer. Die inligting wat tydens hierdie fokusgroeponderhoude ingewin is, is gebruik om sestien kembehuisingskonsepte te identifiseer, naamlik "Basic Housing Technology" (BHT), "Community" (COMM), "Cultural Aspects of Housing" (CAH), "Environment" (ENV), "Financial Aspects of Housing" (FAH), "Housing Consumerism" (HC), "Housing Design and Decoration" (HDD), "Housing Market" (HM), "Housing needs" (HN), "Housing Policy" (HP), "Legal Aspects of Housing" (LAH), "Resource Management" (RM), "Role-players in Housing" (RP), "Sources of Housing Information" (SID), "Tenure Options" (TO) en "Types of Housing" (TH). Die dokumentanalise in die tweede fase van die navorsing, het die huidige, gebrekkige behuisingsopvoedingskomponent van die 'kemvakkurrikulums van laer- en hoerskole uitgewys. Slegs 50% van die 318 kemvakkurrikulums het behuisingskonsepte bevat. Minder as 40% van die behuisingskonsepte wat wel in hierdie kurrikulums verskyn het, is as "relevant" geevalueer, en kon dus gebruik word vir die behuisingsopvoeding van die leerders. 'n Model wat voldoen aan die vereistes van uitkomsgebaseerde onderwysmodelle is ontwikkel om die insluiting van hierdie behuingsinhoud in die Grondslag-, Intermediere >- en Senior Fases van die AOV te bewerkstellig. Daar is gebruik gemaak van bestaande kurrikulumkonstrulcte van Kurrikulum 2005. Uitkomste is ontwikkel wat die kennis, vaardigdhede, houdings en waardes, ingesluit in die kernkonsepte, weerspieel. Die '. bemeestering van hierdie 57 uitkomste, sal die onkunde van eerstemaal-huiseienaars gedurende die behuisingsproses verminder, asook 'n volhoubare, langtermyn oplossing vir hierdie probleme daarstel.
Avdic, Aldin, and Johan Kling. "Ledtidsreducering vid Saab Training Systems Ab : Lead time reduction at Saab Training Systems AB." Thesis, Jönköping University, JTH, Industrial Engineering and Management, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1032.
Full textDetta examensarbete är utfört på Saab Training Systems AB i Huskvarna. Saab Training Systems utvecklar, tillverkar och säljer kompletta militära träningssystem.
Syftet med arbetet var att minska ledtiderna, då korta leveranstider blir ett allt viktigare konkurrensmedel. Arbetet innebar en kartläggning av nuvarande reserv- och reparationsflöde samt att identifiera problem och komma fram till förbättringsförslag.
Vidare har vi studerat reservdelslagrets lagernivå och dess kapitalbindning.
Arbetet genomfördes med hjälp av intervjuer med berörd personal, observationer, enkätundersökning samt statistiska studier. Vi har även arbetat med Supply Chain Operations Reference Model som är en öppen referensmodell med vars hjälp man kan kartlägga, förändra och optimera sin verksamhet.
Saab Training Systems har som mål att ledtiderna för reservdelsflödet och reparationsflödet skall vara 14 dagar, men i själva verket är det inte så. Dessa ledtider är idag längre, hur långa är dock oklart.
De långa ledtiderna beror främst på att i flödena förekommer det mycket passiv tid. Tiden uppstår bland annat i väntan på transport men även som en konsekvens av att företaget för tillfället har mycket att göra.
För att reducera ledtiderna bör Saab Training Systems i första hand reducera den passiva tiden.
Saab Training Systems bör sänka sina lagernivåer för att frigöra bundet kapital vilket leder till att de minskar risken att produkterna minskar i värde eller blir inkuranta.
Gultekin, Inci. "The Analysis Of The Perceptions Of English Language Instructors At Tobb University Of Economics And Technology Regarding Inset Content." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608814/index.pdf.
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It was found that experienced teachers are particularly interested in training sessions on teaching grammar, teaching vocabulary, and improving written and oral correction strategies. As a result of the findings, an ongoing INSET program model was proposed for the Department of Foreign Languages at TOBB ETU.
Mughogho, Atusaye Kajera. "Training by the unemployed and employed prior to the implementation of the NSDS : evidence from the Mesebetsi labour force survey 1999 - 2000." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5733.
Full textThis study is an investigation into the training by the unemployed and employed in the South African labour market prior to the implementation of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) in 2001. The study uses the Mesebetsi Labour Force Survey 1999-2000 to conduct the investigation. This investigation was prompted by the pervasive nature of unemployment in the labour market. This research will set the benchmark for future research that aims to establish the impact of the NSDS on the labour market through the use of household surveys. However. the fact that recent household datasets do not contain as rich information on training will complicate analysis that aims to compare findings and such a task may require a second round of the Mesebetsi Survey. Four probit models are developed to determine the probabilities of training for the economically active population as a whole. the unemployed and the employed respectively. Both the third and fourth probits determine the probability of training for the employed. However. the difference between the fourth model and the others is the fact that it determines the probability of employer funded training while the other three probits determine the probabilities of training regardless of the source of funding.
Hofmans, Coral. "The Effects of a Parent Training Protocol to Teach Mands during Naturally Occurring Family Routines." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10105502.
Full textAlthough the current body of research on parent training is limited, research has shown parent training to be an effective way of producing naturalistic learning within the home. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a language intervention could be taught to parents to increase independent manding responses in their children. Three naturally occurring family routines were chosen by the family, and the parent was trained to implement an echoic-to-mand procedure with her child to increase manding responses. Results indicated that the parent successfully implemented behavior analytic strategies during naturally occurring family routines, increasing her child’s verbal behavior acquisition.
Stenberg, Anders. "An evaluation of the adult education initiative relative labor market training." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Univ, 2003. http://www.econ.umu.se/ues/ues609.html.
Full textAhmad, Rubiah. "Perceptions, practices and factors to improve food and nutrition education of home economics teachers in teacher training colleges in Malaysia." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998ahmadr.pdf.
Full textAxelsson, Patrik, and Robert Söderberg. "Värdeflödesanalys på Saab Training Systems i Huskvarna." Thesis, Jönköping University, JTH, Industrial Engineering and Management, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-10432.
Full textSaab Training Systems (STS) in Huskvarna is manufacturing material for educationalpurposes to armies worldwide. They are now implementing parts of the Lean productionconcept in their organisation.One part of the work with Lean production is to eliminate waste. To be able to identify waste,value stream mapping is a good tool and also what we used in our thesis. To gain a betterefficiency in the production of Personnel Detector Device (PDD) flow was one of our goals.The PDD is a harness used during battle training which registers if the user is being hit by itsenemy.Our work with the thesis started up with a short education in Lean production and in valuestream mapping (VSM). The work proceeded with a VSM of the production flow of the PDD,interviews were made and studies of literature were done to gain greater knowledge of thesubject and solve the task.The VSM resulted in five areas which were followed up out of those six we identified. Theareas were as followed: to examine why the reliability in a test chamber were down at 83percent, look over batch size and setup time, find out whether two workstations that wereusing the same equipment should be separated or not and also look through the existing layoutand create a new.The results from this were that what took down the reliability in the test chamber was isolatedto a few things which were followed through and visualized in a Pareto diagram.Big batch sizes as a result of few start ups of the order which now will be changed in to moredaily start ups with the actual demand in mind. The setup time is a big part of the change inbatch size. Valuable process time is lost as the operators have to collect material which isbeing needed for the assembling of the products. STS is now going to follow up the processand se how to make for changes.The two stations sharing the same equipment is a kind of a problem in the material flow asproducts some times get stacked up here. To solve this problem the only solution is toseparate them into two different work stations. This will affect the layout in the factory andtherefore a layout for the future was created from the results which are presented above andtheory of how to create a layout.Our work at STS resulted in that the areas mentioned above were followed up and is nowbeing implemented in various scale.
Saab Training Systems (STS) i Huskvarna tillverkar utbildningsmaterial åt all världensarméer. De håller nu på att implementera delar av Leankonceptet i sin verksamhet.En del i arbetet med Lean är att eliminera slöserier i produktionen. För att kunna identifieradessa slöserier är värdeflödeskartläggning ett bra verktyg och det är också det verktyget vi haranvänt oss av under detta examensarbete. Målet med arbetet var att finna sätt att effektiviseraproduktionsflödet på avdelning där produktionen av Personnel Detector Device (PDD) utförs.En PDD är en slags väst som används vid militär utbildning som registrerar om användarenhar blivit träffad av fienden.Grunden till arbetet gjordes genom att författarna genomgick en utbildning i Lean productionsamt i värdeflödeskartläggning. Arbetet gick vidare genom att en kartläggning gjordes avvärdeflödet på avdelningen PDD, intervjuer gjordes med arbetande på plats och studier avlitteratur för att på ett bra sätt kunna lösa uppgiften.Värdeflödeskartläggningen resulterade i att författarna gick vidare med fem åtgärdspunkterutav de sex vi identifierade skulle vara bra att åtgärda. Åtgärdspunkterna var följande:undersöka varför tillförlitligheten i en testkammare inte var bättre än 83 procent, se överbatchstorlek och ställtider, undersöka om två av stationerna ska separeras samt se överlayouten och utforma en ny.Vad som framkom i uppföljandet av åtgärdspunkterna var att felkällorna i testkammaren varisolerad till några få detaljer och genom ett paretodiagram av dessa kunde det bestämmasvilken felkälla som skulle angripas först.Batchstorleken är anpassad efter orderstorleken vilket resulterar i stora batchstorlekar,resultatet som framkom var att de skulle minskas och anpassas efter det dagliga behovet ochkapaciteten, i denna punkt var ställtiden en viktig parameter då värdefull monteringstid gicktill spillo genom att material skulle plockas fram för monteringen. Resultatet blev att STS skase över framplockningen av material till monteringen.De två stationerna som delar samma utrustning är lite ett problem i materialflödet och detkonstaterades att det för att lösa det skulle de två stationerna delas på vilket inte är kräver merän en extra dator och arbetsbänk. Det påverkar också hur layouten ser ut och därför gjordesockså en undersökning om hur en framtida layout skulle utformas. Parametrar som nämntstidigare vägdes in med teori om hur en layout ska utformas och ett förslag presenterades.Författarnas arbete resulterade i att de ovan nämnda åtgärdspunkter bearbetas vidare på STSför att införas helt eller delvis.
Lindahl, Olof, and Yusuf Hasanogullari. "Management Training at Cypress Security : A Case Study Application." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8631.
Full textMany Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) today face problems with growth and profitability due to lack of management training within the managerial staff. This study aims to create a holistic model for how to construct a Management Training Plan for such companies and test this model on a case company.
The study found four main phases in the creation of a training plan, and thus, the model consists of four parts. The first part deals with the motivation of the trainees to go through with the training. The second part deals with deciding the content of the training plan. The third part looks at how the training plan should be designed. The fourth part looks at how to evaluate the training after it has been conducted.
The main findings are that the most interesting areas of training for the managers at Cypress Security are customer communication and financial management. The training should be a mixture between group discussions and self-study material.
We believe the results in this study should prove useful when constructing training programs for other companies since the model can be applied to almost any type of company. By providing specialized management training of this kind, SMEs reduce the need for hiring and recruiting managers with academic background and allows them to recruit from within.
Wales, Philip David. "Essays in the economics of education : graduate specialisation, training and labour market outcomes in the context of disparities in local economic performance in the UK." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2012. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/439/.
Full textLi, Ya. "Toward a theory of firms' training and development behavior under externality: A game theoretic analysis and experimental evidence." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185952.
Full textWaghid, Zayd. "Investigating intersections between the further education and training economics curriculum and growth and development frameworks – implications for teaching and learning." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71877.
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis I investigate whether the South African government’s Growth and Development Frameworks (GDFs) are aligned with the learning outcomes of the Further Education and Training (FET) Economics curriculum as presented through the National Curriculum Statement (NCS). Central to the GDFs is the cultivation of social justice, more specifically the eradication of inequalities and the establishment of employment opportunities for all the country’s citizens. Also, the government hopes to achieve social justice through the cultivation of democratic relations amongst people that will hopefully contribute towards economic development in society, more specifically local economic development (LED). Similarly, the four learning outcomes, namely macroeconomics, microeconomics, economic pursuit and contemporary economic issues, emphasise the importance of people contributing towards social justice in their communities. The learning outcomes hope to achieve this by inculcating in learners an affinity for democratic action and the acquisition of economics skills, values, knowledge and attitudes that can engender LED. Consequently, the learning outcomes can be said to be aligned with the GDFs on the basis that the common theme that seems to drive both aspects is social justice through democratic action and economic development. Finally, the alignment between the GDFs and learning outcomes has the effect that teaching and learning will and should be more deliberative, engaging and ‘free’ – a matter of people exercising their capabilities towards the attainment of human freedoms such as equality, solidarity and the exercise of their rights.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie tesis ondersoek ek of daar ‘n verbintenis is tussen die Suid-Afrikaanse regering se Groei en Ontwikkelingsraamwerke (GOR’e) en die leeruitkomste van die Verdere Onderwys en Opleiding (VOO) Ekonomie-kurrikulum soos wat dit in die Nationale Kurrikulumverklaring (NKV) voorgestel word. Sentraal tot die GOR’e is die kultivering van sosiale geregtigheid, meer spesifiek die verwydering van ongelykhede en die skepping van werksgeleenthede vir alle landsburgers. Die regering beoog juis om sosiale geregtigheid te verwesenlik deur die kultivering van demokratiese verhoudinge tussen mense wat hopelik ‘n bydrae kan lewer tot ekonomiese onwikkeling in die samelewing, veral plaaslike ekonomiese onwikkeling (PEO). Terselfdertyd word daar deur die vier leeruitkomstes, naamlik makroekonomie, mikroekonomie, ekonomiese vooruitgang en huidige ekonomiese aangeleenthede, die belangrikheid van mense se bydraes tot sosiale geregtigheid in hulle gemeenskappe beklemtoon. Die leeruitkomstes hoop om laasgenoemde te bereik deurdat in leerders ‘n aangetrokkenheid tot demokratiese aksie en Ekonomie-vaardighede, -waardes, -kennis en -houdings gekweek word wat PEO kan bevorder. Gevolglik kan voorgehou word dat die leeruitkomste met die GOR’e vereenselwig kan word op grond van die gemeenskaplike tema van sosiale geregtigheid deur demokratiese aksie en ekonomiese ontwikkeling wat blykbaar beide aspekte dryf. Laastens, die verwantskap tussen die GOR’e en leeruitkomste het die effek dat onderrig en leer meer beraadslagend, interkatief en ‘vry’ behoort te wees – ‘n geval van mense wat hulle vaardighede uitoefen om menslike vryhede soos gelykheid, solidariteit en die uitoefening van hulle regte te bekom.
Wachira, Isabella Njeri. "An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5064.
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The training of craftsmen in Kenya is the responsibility of their traditional employer the contractor. However, over the last 20 years, the contractors’ motivation to train has been eroded by increased casualisation. Concurrently, there was growth of the informal procurement system propagated by private sector clients, who have no incentive to train because they are ad hoc consumers of construction services. Together these phenomena led to the collapse of the formal craft training and growth of informal skilling. Currently however, there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the nature of informal craft training. The intent of this research was to redress this by identifying the types of skills informally employed craftsmen are acquiring, how these skills are acquired and how training delivery can be enhanced. The hypotheses of the research were that the skills and skilling methods in the informal sector do not differ significantly from those in the formal sector and that the nature of training in the informal construction sector is clearly understood.
Story, AlliGrace, Alisha M. Hardman, Marina D. Denny, and Geoff Denny. "Determining Human Development Competency Training Needs of FCS Extension Professionals." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2020/schedule/22.
Full textJenkin, Nicola Pat. "Exploring the making of meaning: environmental education and training for industry, business and local government." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003425.
Full textWipperfurth, Christy. "An employee assignment optimization model exploring cross-training and specialization through multiple management strategies." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18375.
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Company managers continually face challenges in the market, such as increased demand for their services and variability in the types of service requested. In addition, managers may face internal challenges during periods adjustment such as moving the company forward through a hiring freeze. In these situations, a manager must be able to allocate their scarce resources in a way to continue to perform. For employees, this could mean specializing in tasks or increasing crosstraining to improve work schedule flexibility. The objective of this research is to determine the optimal allocation of employees to tasks, given resource constraints and the need for staff flexibility, to satisfy alternative management strategies. The setting is the service industry, in particular a laboratory setting providing testing and consulting services. An optimization model was developed to incorporate key aspects of a company’s operation, and determine labor allocation among tasks, and for how many hours, to satisfy the manager’s objective. The model estimates the optimal allocation of labor and how much production and net revenues would be generated, with more specialized employees. A sensitivity analysis was employed to determine the impact of cross-training current staff. Results indicate that cross-training affords flexibility; however, the impact on overall production varies depending on the employee trained. The highest benefit is derived from training a lower-producing employee into a high value task at a high productivity rate. Specialization can help to improve productivity in net returns for higher valued tasks, but may limit flexibility, as employees cannot switch between tasks as readily.
Mndebele, Comfort Baphumuze Sikhumbuzo. "Professional vocational technical education competencies for Swaziland teachers of agricultural, commercial, home economics, and technical studies." Diss., This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-163822/.
Full textMay, Brandon. "ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING (ACT) AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: EFFECTS OF A BRIEF ACT EXERCISE ON DELAY DISCOUNTING AND DEMAND IN ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1878.
Full textJohnson, Jennie Larry. "A Dream Deferred: Suicide and Self-Harm in Middle America." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707263/.
Full textMartin, Johannes [Verfasser], Christian [Akademischer Betreuer] Grund, and Joachim [Akademischer Betreuer] Prinz. "Essays in personnel economics – empirical Analyses on further training, self-employment earnings, and monetary reference points / Johannes Martin. Gutachter: Joachim Prinz. Betreuer: Christian Grund." Duisburg, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1026846730/34.
Full textLaub, Eric Franklin. "Are the Police Racist? Evidence from Traffic Stop Outcomes." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1596020889916973.
Full textLochmann, Alexia. "Essays on the economics of migration and cultural identity." Thesis, Paris 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020PA01E018.
Full textThis dissertation aims at shedding light on the interplay between human mobility, cultural identity and globalization. The critical role that human mobility and cultural identity play in the history of economic development is undeniable, for both phenomena accompany humankind throughout space and time. The questions I answer in this dissertation intend to focus on three aspects of these phenomena, that are at the core of the current public debate. I address these questions using novel data, partly coming from recently digitized historical files in the context of this doctorate. I provide conceptual, historical and theoretical frames for each topic, while relying on rigorous state-of-the-art econometric methods to infer causality. Following an introduction on the economics of migration and diversity, the core of this dissertation comprises three research papers. The first paper evaluates the effects of language training on the economic integration of immigrants; the second highlights the role of cultural identity and economic factors when taking the decision to emigrate, and the third investigates the effects that misleading information can have on the formation of cultural identity
Shelden, Mary Lee Moat 1941. "Vocational students' economic status and prestige following training at a rural community college on the Mexican border: A field study informed by critical theory of the state." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282095.
Full textEnglish, Penelope Jane. "An assessment of current conditions in the informal construction labour sector and whether these conditions accommodate training." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5069.
Full textMandla, Bulelani. "BEE and Malaysia's NEP : a comparative study /." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/579.
Full textAmerica, Carina Georgina. "The relevance, importance and applicability of sustainable development in Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) education." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19923.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the main features of the Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) learning area is that it prepares learners to participate in an economically complex society where social justice and a healthy environment are key concerns. Teachers are faced with an important learning outcome in the EMS curriculum, namely Sustainable Growth and Development, requiring them to equip learners with an understanding of sustainability and to encourage critical reflection on the related processes. This research aims to explore EMS teachers’ underlying conceptual understanding of sustainable development and to establish how these understandings relate to their teaching practices. The meaning of sustainable development has elicited multiple and contested reactions in the literature. Many authors are in agreement that development strategies should be consistent with the planet’s resources and linked to a balance between society, economy and the environment. However, increased production and consumption resulting from neoliberal economic policies and intensified global competition invariably disturb the earth’s ecosystem. On the one hand, increased economic activity has the advantage of resource development (capital, natural and human resources) that promotes economic growth. On the other hand, this growth occurs at the expense of resource exploitation which in turn leads to environmental degradation, the erosion of cultural identities, health risks and, in many instances, unsustainable lifestyles. There is a growing consensus that knowledge and a changed mindset are required for developing an enhanced focus towards a sustainable future. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) provides the knowledge, skills, values and theories for promoting sustainable development. The research was conducted within a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm. A case study design strategy, as part of a qualitative research approach, was selected to best answer the research question. The data collection was done by means of the literature reviewed, in-depth interviews and subject-object interviews (written explanations). This was followed by the systematic categorisation and coding of the data by means of content analysis. The main finding of the study was that EMS teachers had a single focus with regard to sustainable development: their understanding predominantly related to the economic pillar of sustainable development. The interrelatedness of the economy, society and the environment to achieve sustainable development objectives was not subjected to much scrutiny. This research showed that there is a need for ESD to be integrated into the EMS discourse.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Een van die uitstaande kenmerke van die leerarea: Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe (EBW) is dat dit leerders voorberei vir deelname binne 'n ekonomies komplekse samelewing waar maatskaplike geregtigheid en ‘n gesonde omgewing ‘n kern-uitdaging vorm. Onderwysers word gekonfronteer met 'n belangrike leeruitkoms in die EBW-kurrikulum, naamlik Volhoubare Groei en Ontwikkeling, wat van hulle verwag om leerders toe te rus met 'n begrip van volhoubaarheid en om kritiese refleksie oor verwante prosesse te stimuleer. Hierdie navorsing het ten doel om die onderliggende konseptuele begrip van volhoubare ontwikkeling by EBW-onderwysers te verken en vas te stel hoe hierdie begrip betrekking het op hul onderrig praktyke. Die betekenis van volhoubare ontwikkeling het verskeie en omstrede reaksies in die literatuur ontlok. Baie outeurs stem saam dat die ontwikkeling van strategieë in ooreenstemming moet wees met die planeet se hulpbronne en gekoppel moet word aan 'n balans tussen die samelewing, die ekonomie en die omgewing. Verhoogde produksie en verbruik, as gevolg van die neoliberale ekonomiese beleid, versterk egter wêreldwye mededinging en versteur sodoende die aarde se ekosisteem. Enersyds het toenemende ekonomiese aktiwiteit die voordeel van hulpbronontwikkeling (kapitaal, natuurlike en menslike hulpbronne) wat ekonomiese groei bevorder. Andersyds vind hierdie groei plaas ten koste van hulpbronbenutting, wat weer lei tot die agteruitgang van die omgewing, die aftakeling van kulturele identiteit, gesondheidsrisiko's, en, in baie gevalle, nie-volhoubare lewenstyle. Daar is 'n groeiende konsensus dat kennis en 'n verandering in denkwyse nodig is om ‘n sterker fokus op 'n volhoubare toekoms te verseker. Opvoeding vir Volhoubare Ontwikkeling (OVO) verskaf die kennis, waardes en teorieë vir die vestiging van volhoubare ontwikkeling. Hierdie navorsing is onderneem binne 'n konstruktivisties-interpretivistiese paradigma. Om die beste antwoord op die navorsingsvraag te bied, is ‘n kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering gekies en ‘n gevallestudie-ontwerpstrategie gevolg. As deel van die data-insameling is die literatuur voortdurend verken en in-diepte onderhoude is gevoer, gevolg deur geskrewe verduidelikings. Hierna is die sistematiese kategorisering en kodering van die data deur middel van 'n inhoudsanalise gedoen. Die belangrikste bevinding van die studie was dat die EBW-onderwysers 'n enkele fokus gehad het ten opsigte van volhoubare ontwikkeling: hul begrip het hoofsaaklik betrekking gehad op die ekonomiese pilaar van volhoubare ontwikkeling. Daar was deurgaans 'n gebrek aan kritiese refleksie oor die interverwantskap tussen die ekonomie, die samelewing, die omgewing en die wyse waarop die doelwitte van volhoubare ontwikkeling bereik kan word. Hierdie navorsing het getoon dat daar 'n behoefte bestaan om OVO binne die EBWleerarea te integreer.
Carvalho, Filho Nelson de. "Efeitos da pouca escolaridade, em especial educação financeira na longevidade das micro e pequenas empresas brasileiras: exemplificando o Segmento Comercial no Estado de Goiás." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2014. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/1592.
Full textUndertake a business is always a risky activity anywhere in the world, but in emerging countries, such as Brazil, in the face of economic globalization and lower educational levels of the population, it represents an ongoing challenge for the assurance of good competitive conditions in an environment where the number of players is increasing, what offers better costbenefit relations to the consumer market. In this daily challenge, it is not rare to find companies in momentary financial difficulties and because of poor management, often cannot even see them, and for lack of corrective actions on time, fail to avoid the greater harm, which is the termination of their activities. When this actually happens, it is bad for the entrepreneur (equity), as well as for society (jobs) and the country (wealth creation). The choice of the Commercial Segment is due to the preferences of entrepreneurs to establish themselves with their own Business and the State of Goiás due to its faster economic growth
Empreender com um Negócio é sempre uma atividade de risco em qualquer lugar no mundo, mas em países emergentes, como é o caso do Brasil, em face da globalização econômica e da reduzida escolaridade da população, constitui-se em desafio constante para asseguração de boas condições de competitividade em um ambiente em que o número de players é cada vez maior, oferecendo melhores relações entre custos e benefícios ao mercado consumidor. Nesse desafio cotidiano, não é incomum se encontrarem empresas em dificuldades financeiras momentâneas e que, por incapacidade de gestão, muitas vezes não conseguem sequer enxergá-las, e por falta de ações corretivas na hora certa, deixam de evitar o prejuízo maior que é o encerramento de suas atividades. Quando isso efetivamente ocorre, é ruim para o empresário (patrimônio), como também para a sociedade (empregos) e para o país (geração de riqueza). A escolha do Segmento Comercial se dá em função da preferência dos empreendedores para instalarem-se como Negócio próprio e o Estado de Goiás pelo momento de crescimento econômico mais acelerado
Grafford, Josefin, and Josefin Hansson. "Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-278392.
Full textUtvecklingsorganisationers primära mål är att minska fattigdom, men deras initiativ har på senare tid också kommit att erkännas som ett potentiellt verktyg för att främja kvinnors egenmakt och höja deras status. Tidigare kunskap om kopplingen mellan egenmakt och organisationers initiativ utgår i stor utsträckning från en förståelse av begreppet egenmakt som verkar missa eller förbise vissa begränsningar och effekter av initiativen, som andra med en mer feministisk syn på egenmakt lyckas belysa. Syftet med denna uppsats är därför att öka förståelsen för kvinnors egenmakt i förhållande till utvecklingsinitiativ och den har utförts som en fallstudie fokuserad på kvinnor som tidigare deltagit i ett entreprenörskaps- och mikrokreditprogram hos en ideell organisation i Nairobi, Kenya. Studien visar att genom organisationers olika initiativ kan kvinnors egenmakt stärkas på ett personligt och ett kollektivt plan. Bland annat har kvinnornas självförtroende ökat och de ser sin rätt att göra saker på egen hand, såsom att driva ett företag. Genom att samlas som grupp får kvinnorna dessutom tillgång till nya utrymmen och möjligheter att agera på sina kollektiva intressen. I studien ses emellertid svaga tecken på kvinnors egenmakt inom äktenskapet. Slutligen visar studien att det finns ekonomiska och könsrelaterade barriärer som begränsar utvecklingen av kvinnors egenmakt.
Urdziņa-Deruma, Mara. "HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HANDICRAFT EDUCATION IN GENERAL SCHOOLS IN LATVIA." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科 技術・職業教育学研究室, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/12065.
Full textAngelborg-Thanderz, Maud. "Prisvärd militär flygning med rimliga risker." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Centrum för Riskforskning (CFR), 1990. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-1085.
Full textShommo, Mahasin Ibrahim. "A review of the role of problem solving and other critical thinking skills in the secondary home economics curriculum of the Sudan with an empirical study of the in-service training of teachers." Thesis, University of Hull, 1993. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3806.
Full textCummins, Phyllis Ann. "Credential attainment by older workers| The role of community colleges and the Dislocated Worker Program in successful employment outcomes." Thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3570337.
Full textWorkers are remaining in the labor force at older ages and despite their desire to work, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce combined with concerns about the long-term viability of social welfare programs has increased the importance of identifying strategies to encourage working at older ages. In recent years there has been increased focus on credential attainment through participation in publicly sponsored employment and training programs. While many older workers benefit from participation in publicly sponsored employment programs, they are less likely than their younger counterparts to receive training services.
This mixed methods research used a combination of multivariate regression, binary logistic regression, and key informant interviews to examine outcomes of older workers who participated in a training program through the Workforce Investment Act’s (WIA) Dislocated Worker Program between April 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 and/or enrolled in credential programs at community colleges. This involved interviews and site visits at 14 community colleges to gain an understanding of the role community colleges play in linking older students to credential or certificate programs and analysis of secondary data to evaluate the benefits of obtaining a credential. Unemployed workers aged 55 to74 were the focus of the quantitative portion of this research.
Attaining a credential through participation in WIA’s Dislocated Worker Program resulted in improved employment and wage changes as compared to those who were not credentialed. Effective strategies for community college involvement in workforce training were identified and include outreach programs for older students, providing advice for specific programs of study, support during the program to ensure completion, job placement services, and continuing education for skill upgrading. Implementation of programs and policies that encourage work at older ages has the potential to improve economic security and reduce the risk of poverty in retirement. Community colleges and public workforce programs play an important role in meeting the education and training needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.
Eefting, Sander. "To Work or not to Work : An empirical study that focuses on the effects of the largest employment programme of local unemployed workers in Växjö, Sweden." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-78312.
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