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31	How and why universal primary education was selected as a Millennium Development Goal : a case study Maher, Edmond January 2016 (has links) Between 2000 and 2015 the Millennium Development Goals were the focus of much global attention and activity. They were selected in light of astounding poverty, with over 1 billion people at the time living on less than $1 per day. In a sense the MDGs were morally undeniable. The focus of this study is MDG2, universal primary education. It sets out to establish how and why MDG2 came to be selected. Whilst its selection seems obvious, for years developing countries complained about the short-sightedness of prioritising primary over secondary and tertiary education (Klees 2008). A task force commissioned by the World Bank and UNESCO at the time showed that the Bank’s rate of return analysis on primary education was flawed. It argued that developing countries need highly educated people to be economic and social entrepreneurs, develop good governance, strong institutions and infrastructure. In this way MDG2’s selection is problematic. Using case study method, first the literature is examined. Three hypotheses are generated: one based on a rational synoptic theory, one on critical theory and one on world society theory. A range of data are used to establish findings and test hypotheses. The study then considers implications of the findings for theory and the policy process. The findings show that priorities promoting more equal opportunities, such as MDG2, were gradually preferred. Whereas priorities promoting more equal outcomes, such as elimination of trade barriers, were gradually excluded. The study finds no evidence that the General Assembly ever voted on the list of 8 MDGs. Rather, the MDGs were selected by elite policy actors, addressing multiple interests. The study considers the assertion that marginalization of the poor does not happen because people harbor ill will toward them, rather because “The poor have no friends among the global elite” (Pogge 2011, p. 62). 372.1
32	Ignoring a Silent Killer: Obesity & Food Security in the Caribbean (Case Study: Barbados) MacDonald, Tara 05 September 2012 (has links) Obesity and obesity-related diseases – such as type 2 diabetes – have become the most crucial indicators of population health in the 21st century. Formerly understood as ‘diseases of affluence’, obesity is now prevalent in the Global South posing serious risk to socioeconomic development. This is particularly true for rapidly developing countries where nutrition transitions are most apparent. There are many factors which impact on risk of obesity (e.g. gender, culture, environment, socioeconomic status, biological determinants). The problem is further aggravated within small island developing states where food security is exacerbated by factors associated with globalization and development. The thesis examines the surge of obesity and type 2 diabetes within Caribbean populations, using Barbados as a case study. A holistic approach was applied using an ecological health model. Moving away from the lifestyle model, the theoretical framework underpinning included sub-theories (e.g. social constructivism, feminism, post-colonial theory, concepts of memory and trauma). Obesity Diabetes Nutrition Gender Health Epidemic Food Food Security Food Insecurity Nutrition Security Nutrition Insecurity Chronic Non Communicable Diseases Non Communicable Diseases Overweight NCD CNCD Caribbean Barbados Afro-Caribbean Nutrition Transition Post Colonial Slavery Agriculture Import Food Import Tara MacDonald Garden Based Learning GBL Millennium Development Goals MDGs Diseases of Affluence Type 2 Diabetes
33	Political unification before economic integration : a critical analysis of Kwame Nkrumah's arguments on the United States of Africa Gudeta, Selamawit Tadesse 01 1900 (has links) Kwame Nkrumah was the first African leader to pursue the idea of Africa’s continent-wide unity with fervour. Many thought that African unity will only be the pooling of poverty and that Nkrumah’s dream was impossible. Nkrumah was known for his philosophy "Seek ye first the political kingdom and all things shall be added unto it". He thought that political unity should precede economic unity, which would naturally follow. Even though the newly independent African states agreed on the necessity of unity, his philosophy was not welcomed when the Organisation of African Unity was established in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in 1963. Rather, delegates opted for incremental political integration leading to economic integration –an aspiration that Africa is still struggling to bring to fruition. This study demonstrates that Nkrumah’s idea of political unity before economic integration was and still is valid for Africa’s continent-wide unity. To this end, the study will use textual sources and use diachronic and integrative approaches as analytical tools. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International Politics) African unity Nkrumah Political unity Colonialism Neo-colonialism Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Agenda 2063 Sovereignty Pan-Africanism Cassablanca and Monrovia groups Africanness 320.54096 Africa -- Economic conditions Africa -- Politics and government Africa -- Foreign economic relations Organization for African Unity Pan-Africanism Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
34	Managing teenage pregnancies at secondary schools in the Vhembe district, Limpopo province Ramulumo, Richard Mashudu 12 1900 (has links) Teenage pregnancy in South African schools poses a serious management and leadership challenge. Statistics from Statistics South Africa (2008) reflect the seriousness of this problem in all provinces wherein Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Limpopo (where this study is situated) and Eastern Cape report high levels of early pregnancy. The main objective of this study was, therefore, to explore the challenges faced by the SMTs regarding teenage pregnancies at secondary schools in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province. A mixed methods approach was used to collect data from SMTs in schools that are located in Vhembe district. Questionnaires were distributed to the school management teams (SMTs) of different schools. In addition, qualitative data were collected through interviewing the SMTs. The study findings reflected that management of teenage pregnancy is still a problem at Vhembe District of Education despite the laws and policies that are in place. SMTs also felt that the issue of pregnant learners at schools should be left for medical experts to deal with them. The study recommends that there ought to be intervention programs including training of SMTs, SGBs and Educators regarding management of teenage pregnancy. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Education Management) Teenage pregnancy School management teams MDGs and EFA goals Perception Educators Challenges Transformational leadership 373.18269470968257
35	Ignoring a Silent Killer: Obesity & Food Security in the Caribbean (Case Study: Barbados) MacDonald, Tara January 2012 (has links) Obesity and obesity-related diseases – such as type 2 diabetes – have become the most crucial indicators of population health in the 21st century. Formerly understood as ‘diseases of affluence’, obesity is now prevalent in the Global South posing serious risk to socioeconomic development. This is particularly true for rapidly developing countries where nutrition transitions are most apparent. There are many factors which impact on risk of obesity (e.g. gender, culture, environment, socioeconomic status, biological determinants). The problem is further aggravated within small island developing states where food security is exacerbated by factors associated with globalization and development. The thesis examines the surge of obesity and type 2 diabetes within Caribbean populations, using Barbados as a case study. A holistic approach was applied using an ecological health model. Moving away from the lifestyle model, the theoretical framework underpinning included sub-theories (e.g. social constructivism, feminism, post-colonial theory, concepts of memory and trauma). Obesity Diabetes Nutrition Gender Health Epidemic Food Food Security Food Insecurity Nutrition Security Nutrition Insecurity Chronic Non Communicable Diseases Non Communicable Diseases Overweight NCD CNCD Caribbean Barbados Afro-Caribbean Nutrition Transition Post Colonial Slavery Agriculture Import Food Import Tara MacDonald Garden Based Learning GBL Millennium Development Goals MDGs Diseases of Affluence Type 2 Diabetes

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