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Nurse, G. T. "MALAWIAN MUSIC: A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS, Gerhard Kubik, assisted by Moya Aliya Malamusi, Lidiya Malamusi and Donald Kachamba, Centre for Social Research and Department for Fine and Performing Arts, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba, 1987." African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music 7, no. 3 (1996): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i3.1969.

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Chiwaya, Matthias. "Chancellor College Law Library in Malawi." International Journal of Legal Information 32, no. 2 (2004): 375–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0731126500004194.

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The Center, now known as the Mcnight Legal Resource Centre, was established at the University of Malawi and designed to provide information support for the efficient and effective performance of the law faculty and staff, students and researchers and institutions and organizations associated with the University, including related government departments and research centers.

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Cheetham, Juliet. "The Social Work Research Centre at the University of Stirling: A Profile." Research on Social Work Practice 4, no. 1 (January 1994): 89–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973159400400107.

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Gu, Yongqi. "National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University." Language Teaching 45, no. 2 (February 24, 2012): 263–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444811000589.

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The National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education (NRCFLE) attached to Beijing Foreign Studies University (www.sinotefl.ac.cn/) is a key research institute in the humanities and social sciences in universities approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China. It was formally set up and approved in September 2000. After a decade of dedicated hard work, the centre has become an applied linguistics hub of research and training unrivalled in China, and co-hosted AILA2011, the 16th World Congress in Applied Linguistics in August 2011. The current director of the centre, WEN Qiufang, currently presides over the China English Language Education Association, another co-host of AILA2011. The centre publishes two journals, one of them, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, being pre-eminent in the field in every key journal index in China, as well as being the only journal in applied linguistics and foreign language education to feature in the MOE's 2010 Distinguished Journals in Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Craig, S. Bartholomew, Clara E. Hess, Jennifer Lindberg McGinnis, and Denis O. Gray. "Leadership in University-Based Cooperative Research Centres." Industry and Higher Education 23, no. 5 (October 2009): 367–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000009789711864.

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In spite of the importance often attached to the role played by leadership in university-based cooperative research centres, we know very little about what ‘leadership’ means in this specific context. The research reported here used a qualitative approach to identify fifteen dimensions of leadership performance for directors of university-based cooperative research centres, which might serve as the basis of a future quantitative leadership performance measure. Nineteen university faculty members working in research centres were interviewed, and their responses were content-analysed to identify both facilitators and inhibitors of centre directors' performance. Facilitative performance dimensions included: technical expertise, ambition/work ethic, broad thinking, embracing ambiguity, balancing competing stakeholders, leveraging social capital, obtaining resources, navigating bureaucracy, granting autonomy, interpersonal skill, team building and task adaptability. Inhibiting performance dimensions included: abrasiveness, disorganization and conflict avoidance. The results are discussed in terms of the commonalities and particularities they reveal about cooperative centre leadership relative to leadership performance in other settings.

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Gould, Nick. "University of Stirling Social Work Research Centre, Is Social Work Effective?University of Stirling, Stirling, 1993, 79 pp., £5.00 paper." Journal of Social Policy 23, no. 4 (October 1994): 622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047279400023552.

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Onyx, Jenny. "University-Community Engagement: What does it mean?" Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement 1 (September 29, 2008): 90–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v1i0.512.

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This article reflects on the nature of Community-University engagement from a research focus. This entails several steps. In this I start with ‘engagement’ and what that might mean in the context of a University-based research centre. I then reflect on the nature of ‘community’ and the significance of the third sector globally and in Australia. The Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management (CACOM) was the first research centre in Australia, and one of the first in the world designed explicitly to study the Community Sector and its impact. The article outlines one significant research program that emerged from the work of CACOM, namely the story of social capital research. This research was initiated by a request from community partners, and was carried out in collaboration with them. The research program led to several significant research projects which have had a major impact on theory and public policy. It challenges the nature of the University as ‘expert’ and illustrates the co-production of knowledge. The article concludes by discussing the various roles that the University can play within the co-production of research knowledge with the community, as collaborator in the research process itself, as mediator in the development of linking social capital between community and more powerful players, and as the potential site for independent and critical analysis.

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Goñi-Moreno, Angel, Anil Wipat, and Natalio Krasnogor. "CSBB: synthetic biology research at Newcastle University." Biochemical Society Transactions 45, no. 3 (June 15, 2017): 781–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bst20160437.

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The Centre for Synthetic Biology and the Bioeconomy (CSBB) brings together a far-reaching multidisciplinary community across all Newcastle University's faculties — Medical Sciences, Science, Agriculture and Engineering, and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. The CSBB focuses on many different areas of Synthetic Biology, including bioprocessing, computational design and in vivo computation, as well as improving understanding of basic molecular machinery. Such breadth is supported by major national and international research funding, a range of industrial partners in the North East of England and beyond, as well as a large number of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The CSBB trains the next generation of scientists through a 1-year MSc in Synthetic Biology.

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Gama, Limbani Chrispin, George T. Chipeta, Austine Phiri, and Winner D. Chawinga. "Information behaviour of prison inmates in Malawi." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 52, no. 4 (March 10, 2020): 1224–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000620908655.

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The study examined the information behaviour of Mzimba prison inmates focusing on the research themes which are information needs, sources of information, and the barriers to seeking and using information of Mzimba prison inmates. A qualitative approach was used coupled with a case study design. Data were collected through focus group discussions and interviews from 12 inmates and two prison teaching staff respectively. The study found that health information, education information and spiritual information are the major information needs of Mzimba prison inmates. The study also found that the majority of respondents agreed that the six popular sources of information are their friends, teachers, radio, television, books and newspapers. However, the study concludes that Mzimba prison (library) fails to fulfil its role as a source of information and in meeting the information needs of inmates due to challenges of lack of information resources, limited time available for inmates to search for information, poor services and lack of funding for the school and library. The study recommends that the Malawi Prison Service should engage some stakeholders such as the Malawi National Library Services, National Initiative for Civic Education and Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre to support prison libraries with the provision of information resources to meet the information needs of inmates. The study further recommends that the Malawi Prison Service Command should lobby for financial support in order to hire qualified and capable librarians and teachers to manage prison libraries and schools.

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Iwaniec, Dorota, and Patrick McCrystal. "The Centre for Child Care Research at the Queen's University of Belfast." Research on Social Work Practice 9, no. 2 (March 1999): 248–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973159900900213.

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Field, Adrian. "Pathways and policy : approaches to community resource access, health and wellbeing in two New Zealand cities : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health at Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1692.

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This research examines access to community resources - services, facilities and amenities that are potentially health promoting - in two New Zealand territorial authorities, and the policy and planning frameworks of each regarding community resources. International research evidence indicates that community resource access is potentially beneficial to health and wellbeing, through creating supportive environments for health, and providing venues to facilitate social connections. Review of the urban design and planning literature indicates that community resource access is strongly influenced by the dominant urban design and planning models. Geographic information systems were used to develop a Census meshblock-based indicator of community resource accessibility (the Community Resource Accessibility Index). Quantitative analysis examined associations of resource access with socio-economic and demographic population patterns. Qualitative analysis, using key informant interviews and document analysis, explored policies on community resource access, and the role of health and wellbeing as a policy goal for each territorial authority. Quantitative analysis revealed the socio-economically wealthier city had higher overall levels of community resource access, but within each city, more deprived areas had higher levels of access. The location of community resources within poorer areas reduces the mobility costs of people within these areas to access such resources, and makes more available the general health benefits of community resources. Qualitative analysis indicated community resources are important components of urban strategies. Historic patterns of community resource development, aggregated city wealth and local policies were important determinants of the level of community resource access. In New Zealand, as will be the case internationally to varying degrees, there is considerable scope for territorial authorities to enhance local health and wellbeing, through direct delivery of community resources, and through collaboration with external agencies to develop community resources that are outside the direct responsibilities of territorial authorities. When these findings are considered in the context of the passage of local government legislation in late 2002, there is growing potential for territorial authorities to use a variety of levers to enhance community resource access, and by implication, health and wellbeing. Health promoters have opportunities to engage with local government and contribute to urban development strategies, for the purposes of enhancing population health and reducing health inequalities.

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Books on the topic "University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research"

University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research. Strategy for the future development of the Centre for Social Research. [Zomba, Malawi]: The Centre, 1999.

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University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research. Research and publications profile, 1980-1993. Zomba, Malawi: University of Malaŵi, Centre for Social Research, 1993.

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University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research. CSR research reports, evaluations, and papers since 1980. [Zomba, Malawi]: CSR, 1998.

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Malawi, University of. Directory of research at the University of Malawi, 1968-1992. Zomba [Malawi]: Centre for Social Research, 1992.

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Cameron, Gary. The Potential of a social welfare research centre at a small university. Waterloo, Ont: Faculty of Social Work, Wlfrid Laurier University, 1989.

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Banks, Laura. Refugees into higher education: A report from the Health & Social Policy Research Centre at the University of Brighton for the Community University Partnerhip Programme. Falmer: University of Brighton, Health and Social Policy Research Centre, 2003.

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Stafford, Bruce. Customer contact with the Benefits Agency: A report of research carried out by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University on behalf of the Department of Social Security. London: Stationery Office, 1997.

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Claire, Heaver, Walker Robert L. 1949-, Great Britain. Department of Social Security., and Centre for Research in Social Policy., eds. Building up pension rights: A report of research carried out by the Social Security Unit at the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University on behalf of the Department of Social Security. Leeds: Corporate Document Services, 2000.

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Stafford, Bruce. Delivering benefits to unemployed 16 and 17 year olds: A report of research carried out by the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University on behalf of the Department of Social Security. London: Sationery Office, 1997.

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Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (Economic and Social Research Council), ed. The concept of a multi-cultural society: A lecture to mark the establishment of the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations in the University of Warwick. Coventry: Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, Arts Building, University of Warwick, 1985.

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Kreitz, David. "Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Social Science Research Centre 1956, 161 S. (dt. Wir alle spielen Theater. Die Selbstdarstellung im Alltag, München 1969)." In Klassiker der Sozialwissenschaften, 197–200. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13213-2_44.

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Thompson, Paul, Ken Plummer, and Neli Demireva. "Organising: creating research worlds." In Pioneering Social Research, 79–110. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447333524.003.0004.

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This chapter looks at how social research gradually became organized through the work of our pioneers. It starts by looking at the growth of both universities and academic disciplines (like anthropology and sociology) as key backgrounds for understanding the growth of organized research. A major section discusses a range of early research agencies — the Colonial Research Council, Political and Economic Planning (PEP), the Institute of Community Studies, the CSO (Central Statistical Office), the SSRC, Social Science Research Council, and the UK Data Archive. Some new university-based centres are also considered: medical social science at Aberdeen, methods at Surrey and the BCCS (Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies). There are brief discussions of the Banbury Study with Meg Stacey and Colin Bell; and the Affluent Worker study. The chapter closes with some pioneering work on quantitative research, longitudinal studies and the rise of computing.

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Okunnu, Ganiu Oladega, Kola Ibrahim Adesina, and Mariam Oshuwa. "Assessment of the Use of Social Media by Students of the National Open University of Nigeria, Abeokuta Study Centre." In Handbook of Research on Modern Educational Technologies, Applications, and Management, 317–30. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3476-2.ch019.

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Social media sites have been recognised as important resources for education. They facilitate effective interaction between teachers and students and promote prompt and frequent interactions among students. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing the use of social media by students of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). To achieve this, the study attempted to determine the extent to which students of NOUN use social media, what the students use social media for, and the challenges and benefits of the use of social media by the students for academic purpose. Selected theories for this study are uses and gratification and diffusion of innovation theories. The study employed survey method of research. The study discovered that all the respondents had access to social media sites. The study also observed that majority of the respondents share academic materials through their social media sites. Some of the identified challenges in accessing social media include weak internet connection, inconsistent power supply, limited financial resources.

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Castelló-Mayo, Enrique, Roi Méndez Fernández, Antía M. López Gómez, Julian Flores González, and Eduardo Sánchez-Vila. "Research, Development and Creativity in Ubiquitous Technologies in University." In Advances in Multimedia and Interactive Technologies, 284–312. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch015.

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In 2009 the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) proposes the creation of a truly transdisciplinary research platform, suitable for the development of integral projects of excellence in R&D, technology transfer and professional training in all phases of the digital contents evolution cycle: CIDUS Platform for Innovation and Experimentation and Innovation in Digital Contents (www.usc.es/es/Servizos/cidus). Although this chapter covers some of the finest CIDUS exponents in the field of ubiquitous technologies, we need to emphasize that we believe that the main innovation of CIDUS is not only its innovative projects but also the very experience of interdisciplinarycollaborationbetweeneighty-onereferenceresearchers in the field of digital content (assigned to seven groups with such a pure technological base as a social communication profile), respectively located in Faculty of Communication Sciences, Singular Research Centre in Information Technologies, Technical School of Engineering and Institute of Technological Research at USC.

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Bolton, David. "Research, advocacy and policy support." In Conflict, Peace and Mental Health. Manchester University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719090998.003.0010.

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This Chapter looks in more detail at the research undertaken at the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation (NICTT), in Omagh. This included the randomised controlled trial (RCT) (in partnership with King’s College, London) of its trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy programme, along with a series of studies undertaken in partnership with Ulster University that examined the epidemiological impact of the Troubles on the population of Northern Ireland. Both provided important new findings relating to the levels of exposure, levels of psychological problems and the social and economic consequences arising from personal experiences of violence linked to the Troubles. The Chapter concludes with a lengthy discussion on the challenges of undertaking research in communities affected by war and conflict, into the mental health and related impacts. This includes a discussion on how methods and approaches to studies in such contexts need to, for example, ask the right questions, if we are to understand and be able to respond to the impact of war and conflict on communities. The challenge of taking findings from research into policy advice, policy formulation, political and service development decisions - particularly in the context of conflict - is also discussed.

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Goellner, Mark, Anders Warell, Rodney Adank, Lyn Garrett, and Tony Parker. "Design for Desirability." In Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development, 328–47. IGI Global, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-617-9.ch017.

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This chapter outlines an innovative and collaborative design research project that connects New Zealand SME manufacturers with advanced design thinking about affective design. This project was developed and implemented by the centre for affective design research (Affect) at Massey University. Design researchers and five NZ companies have collaborated to foster ‘design-for-desirability’ thinking and develop capabilities by means of knowledge sharing, enterprise training and individualised projects. This created visionary product concepts utilizing the perceptual product experience framework (Warell, 2008). The chapter provides a novel model for collaboration between industry and academia that focuses on implementing ‘design-for-desirability’ thinking in SME companies with the aim of improving their international competitiveness. Well-designed, functional products are expected in today’s competitive global markets. Gaining success in global markets requires a step beyond this level of usability in order to develop products that are desirable and appeal to the users on emotional, social and intuitive levels.

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Sharples, Niall. "The House as a Cosmology." In Social Relations in Later Prehistory. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199577712.003.0008.

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One of the most popular sub-disciplines of archaeology is experimental archaeology, the re-creation of items, structures, and practices of past societies in the present day. This area of study has a long pedigree in Continental Europe, but was a relatively late development in Britain. One of the pioneers of this approach was Peter Reynolds, who created the Butser Ancient Farm Research Project to explore life in the Iron Age (Reynolds 1979). When it was set up, in the 1970s, experimental archaeology was undertaken with full scientific rigour. Important goals included the quantification of resources required to create a house, the management of ancient breeds of domestic animals, the productivity of Welds of ancient cereals, and the function of pits. All these tasks were carried out with a critical attention to detailed data recording and scientific rigour. More recently, experimental archaeology has become geared towards the general public, and though Butser Farm has retained a scientific core to its activities it also caters for a wider public, providing both knowledge and entertainment about past societies. I had a brief experience of this work in 1977 when I took part in a week-long Weld school at Butser Farm, organized by Glasgow University. This was a key period in the development of the Iron Age farm. The original farm had been created on a spur near the top of Butser, specifically away from easy public access and in a very exposed location. Public interest in the experiment had become difficult to manage and a new site had just been located in the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, a much more accessible location near the main road from Portsmouth to London. The new location was designed to be a public amenity that would attract visitors to the Country Park and represented a move from ‘Laboratory to Living Museum’ (Reynolds 1979: 93). The main job we were to undertake was to help with the construction of a large roundhouse that would form the centre of the new farm. Two previous timber houses had been built up on the hill, but both had been fairly modest affairs; one was based on a house plan from Wheeler’s excavation at Maiden Castle, the other was slightly larger and based on the excavation of a house in the Balksbury enclosure, Hampshire (Reynolds 1979).

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"Advanced search Browse by:Department | Year UCL Theses | Latest RSS feed Deposit your research Open Access About UCL Discovery UCL Discovery Plus REF and open access UCL Press Re-formatting deposits UCL e-theses guidelines Statistics FAQs Contact us Bookmark & Share The handling of research data in the social sciences at University of the Andes – Data Centre (CEDE) – Colombia." In LEARN Toolkit of Best Practice for Research Data Management. LEARN, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/000.learn.14.

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Carayannis, Tatiana, and Thomas G. Weiss. "The UN’s Knowledge Economy." In The "Third" United Nations, 94–119. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198855859.003.0005.

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This chapter spells out the various ways that the world organization’s intergovernmental machinery requires outside inputs as part of making UN policy sausages. A cottage industry of outside experts—think tankers, consultants, and university faculty members—greases the gears of the UN’s messy process with substantive inputs. The ways that ideas matter, and how they influence state decision-making, are essential. Among the cases are the International Peace Institute (IPI), the International Crisis Group (ICG), the DC-based Stimson Center, the Security Council Report, UN University, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) at the US-based Social Science Research Council, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and the Small Arms Survey. These intellectual entry points—primarily based in the global North but increasingly with wider participation from individuals and institutions worldwide—have helped shape the UN’s framing of international peace and security, human rights and humanitarian action, and sustainable development

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Pomson, Alex. "Jewish Schools, Jewish Communities." In Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Communities, 1–28. Liverpool University Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781904113744.003.0022.

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This introductory chapter discusses the growing social significance of Jewish day-school education within the context of the Jewish community. It looks more broadly at the developments within a relationship between school and community. Such questions provided the context and motivation for an international conference held in June 2006 at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University, organized with the support of the Jewish Agency for Israel, the Joint Distribution Committee, and the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education. This event was convened with the specific intention of encouraging researchers to think in new ways about the sociological functions of Jewish day schools. The chapter discusses the particulars of this conference as well as the research into the inner life of Jewish schools.

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Conference papers on the topic "University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research"

Jones, Kevin. "Material Conscience as a Multivalent Instrument of Empowerment, Aspiration, and Identity for a New University Library in Malawi, Africa." In 2018 ACSA International Conference. ACSA Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.intl.2018.24.

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In December of 2015, a fire destroyed the campus library at Mzuzu University (Mzuni) in northern Malawi, Africa. The entire collection of nearly 50,000 volumes, much of the university’s computing infrastructure, and an irreplaceable archive of Malawi heritage artifacts were lost. In a resource limited context where reliable access to books and data resources is scarce, the Mzuni library was a cherished repository of knowledge and a symbol of self-reliance for students, faculty, and the greater Mzuzu community. Since the fall of 2017, a team of students and faculty from the Virginia Tech Center for Design Research in the United States has been working to design a new library in support of the national, regional, and global aspirations of Mzuzu University. The design team began the project by visiting Malawi, where they defined essential goals and parameters through contextual immersion and stakeholder meetings with Mzuni, national building officials, local architects, and members of the U.S. Embassy. This trip raised critical awareness of the very real social, cultural, and practical issues associated with pursuing international impact projects in resource-limited countries. Most importantly, the experience grounded the team in a shared set of architectural and material strategies that would go on to define the various design propositions, including the selected “Portal” scheme. Currently, the Portal is being further developed in collaboration with architects from Malawi, with construction slated to begin in 2019. This paper seeks to document and interrogate the design of the new Mzuzu University library by positioning material conscience as a multivalent instrument of empowerment, aspiration, and identity for resource-limited countries.

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Sutriningsih, Ani, Chatarina Umbul Wahyuni, and Setya Haksama. "Community Health Center Resilience in Disaster Management: A Narrative Review." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.12.

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ABSTRACT Background: Indonesia’s disaster management context uses a system called Pentahelix, which is defined as a more optimal framework for activities and jobs. The community health center is the front line that plays a significant role in the preparedness and management of disaster victims. The aim of this study is to review the resilience of disaster management in community health center. Subjects and Methods: This was a narrative review. Sources of data in this study come from articles obtained through PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases. The keywords used were “disaster” OR “emergency” AND “resilience” AND “hospital” OR “healthcare” OR “health care”. The inclusion criteria consisted of: (1) articles published in English; (2) research or review articles; (3) publication from 2014-2019. Results: Based on the available articles, it was found that the resilience of public health centers was generally identified in 5 aspects, namely physical toughness, social resilience, institutional toughness, infrastructure resilience, and vulnerability. Conclusion: Community health center resilience is needed to ensure that community health center will be resilient, safe and will continue to operate in the event of an emergency or disaster. Keywords: resilience, community health center, disaster Correspondence: Ani Sutriningsih. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi Malang/ Doctoral Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya. Email: ani.sutriningsih-2018@unair.ac.id DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.12

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Batyukhnova, O. G., A. E. Arustamov, M. Ojovan, S. A. Dmitriev, Z. Drace, and N. A. Arustamova. "Training Activities and Perspectives in the Radioactive Waste Management Area of Moscow SIA “Radon”." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16131.

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The education service for specialists dealing with radioactive waste was established in Russia (former USSR) in 1983 and was based on the capabilities of two organisations: Moscow Scientific and Industrial Association «Radon» (SIA “Radon”) and Lomonosov’s Moscow State University. These two organizations are able jointly to offer training programs in the science fundamentals, applied research and in practical operational areas of the all pre-disposal activities of the radioactive waste management (RWM). Since 1997 this system was upgraded to the international level and now acts as the International Education Training Centre (IETC) at SIA “Radon” under the guidance of the IAEA. During last 12 years more than 350 specialists from 33 European and Asian countries enhanced their knowledge and skills in RWM. The IAEA supported many specialized regional training courses and workshops, fellowships, on-the-job training, and scientific visits which are additional means to assure development of personnel capabilities. Efficiency of training was analysed at IETC using the structural adaptation of educational process as well as factors, which have influence on education quality. In addition social-psychological aspects were also taken into account in assessing the overall efficiency. The analysis of the effect of individual factors and the efficiency of education activity were carried out based on appraisal results and post-course questioning of attendees.

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Bhatt, Mihir R., Shilpi Srivastava, Megan Schmidt-Sane, and Lyla Mehta. Key Considerations: India's Deadly Second COVID-19 Wave: Addressing Impacts and Building Preparedness Against Future Waves. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2021.031.

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Since February 2021, countless lives have been lost in India, which has compounded the social and economic devastation caused by the second wave of COVID-19. The sharp surge in cases across the country overwhelmed the health infrastructure, with people left scrambling for hospital beds, critical drugs, and oxygen. As of May 2021, infections began to come down in urban areas. However, the effects of the second wave continued to be felt in rural areas. This is the worst humanitarian and public health crisis the country has witnessed since independence; while the continued spread of COVID-19 variants will have regional and global implications. With a slow vaccine rollout and overwhelmed health infrastructure, there is a critical need to examine India's response and recommend measures to further arrest the current spread of infection and to prevent and prepare against future waves. This brief is a rapid social science review and analysis of the second wave of COVID-19 in India. It draws on emerging reports, literature, and regional social science expertise to examine reasons for the second wave, explain its impact, and highlight the systemic issues that hindered the response. This brief puts forth vital considerations for local and national government, civil society, and humanitarian actors at global and national levels, with implications for future waves of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. This review is part of the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) series on the COVID-19 response in India. It was developed for SSHAP by Mihir R. Bhatt (AIDMI), Shilpi Srivastava (IDS), Megan Schmidt-Sane (IDS), and Lyla Mehta (IDS) with input and reviews from Deepak Sanan (Former Civil Servant; Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research), Subir Sinha (SOAS), Murad Banaji (Middlesex University London), Delhi Rose Angom (Oxfam India), Olivia Tulloch (Anthrologica) and Santiago Ripoll (IDS). It is the responsibility of SSHAP.

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