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51	Applying the Care Group Model in relief contexts : case studies in South Sudan and Somalia Damaris, Peter 11 1900 (has links) Text in English / This study analyses the application of a community based intervention, the Care Group (CG) model, in relief work in Somalia and South Sudan. On the basis of expert interviews and a variety of documents it was researched whether the CG model is applicable to the context mentioned or if adaptations would be necessary. An increase in prolonged crises challenges humanitarian action to adapt relief work to longer-term interventions. The concept of combining the strengths of development cooperation and humanitarian action - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development - is looked at in this study. Furthermore, for example, the asset-based community development approach, humanitarian work and characteristics of a protracted crisis were explored as the theoretical back-ground. The findings and the conclusion of this research may provide inputs for other humanitarian NGOs that are working in chronic conflict situations and being confronted with the need to introduce a long-term method for Behaviour Change Communication. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies) Care Group Model Asset based community development Protracted crisis Linking relief Rehabilitation and development Humanitarian action Community based intervention Relief work Somalia South Sudan Behaviour change communication 361.770967
52	Facing homeless people in the inner City of Tshwane : a missiological conversation with the Wesleyan tradition Ntakirutimana, Ezekiel 12 1900 (has links) This study was conducted within the pressing social conditions of human vulnerability manifested in a worsening situation of homelessness which forces homeless people into a deplorable life in the inner city of Tshwane. The study is not a detailed strategic plan to design support services that could improve the situation. It is rather about imagining alternative ways to journey with homeless people in their struggle to regain their humanity; hence the title: Facing homeless people in the inner city of Tshwane. Chapter 2 analyses homelessness in the inner city of Tshwane, locating it within the bigger picture of the City of Tshwane. It takes into account the poverty that drives poor people to the margins, resulting in further human degradation. It exposes the adverse conditions that homeless people endure due to the absence of a social support net. The study obtained its information primarily from conversations with homeless people and with practitioners in church based organisations dedicated to addressing homelessness. Out of these conversations, five different causes of homelessness emerged, ranging from economic and political, to health, social and cultural factors. Chapter 3 describes a number of church-based initiatives in the inner city of Tshwane that address the situation of homeless people, analysing their strengths and weaknesses in responding to the causes of homelessness as identified in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes a number of church-based initiatives in the inner city of Tshwane that address the situation of homeless people, analysing their strengths and weaknesses in responding to the causes of homelessness as identified in Chapter 2. Chapter 4 develops an urban theological vision in response to this situation, in the light of the notions of holiness and hospitality in the Wesleyan tradition. Contemplating this teaching, a framework was generated for the journey of the inner city church with homeless people in their efforts to regain humanity, by prioritising economic, political, health, social, and educational strategies. This chapter highlights the fact that John Wesley’s Methodist movement campaigned for the abolition of African slavery. It also journeyed with poor and vulnerable people like widows, orphans and prisoners, using Methodist “Societies” and “Classes” to integrate them into society. Finally, Chapter 5 presents an integrative urban theological vision and a set of contextual strategies for the inner city church to journey with homeless people, following the horizons of human liberation developed in earlier chapters. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Missiology (Specialisation in Urban Ministry)) Urban mission John Wesley Wesleyan tradition Holiness Hospitality Homeless people Housing Asset-Based Community Development Urban space Inner city Tshwane 261.8325920968227 Homelessness -- South Africa -- Pretoria
53	Tržní oceňování podniku jako podklad pro strategická rozhodnutí / Estimation of the Company Market Value for Strategic Concept Štěpánková, Jana January 2008 (has links) The master s thesis is focused on estimation of the company value for the purpose of legal form transformation. The analysis of the company and corporate environment and valuation of risks and contribution of the change of legal form are included. In the practical part the income method approach and asset based approach are applied. The company value is estimated by the capitalization of earnings method and method of valuation based on historic costs.
54	Stanovení hodnoty obchodního závodu v tísni / Valuing a Distressed Company Štěpánková, Jana January 2017 (has links) The doctoral thesis deals with bankruptcy and its possible solution from the point of view of expert activities. Valuation of the company in distress may be required at different stages of the business life cycle. While sometimes the valuation is requested directly by the shareholders or the managing partners facing bankruptcy (or preventing crisis) sometimes assessment is requested in insolvency proceedings by the insolvency administrator. Whether it is the intention to find out it is more beneficial for creditors to reorganise or liquidate the assets, in all these cases it is the work of experts in the insolvency proceedings who play a decisive role. The practical part of the thesis, therefore, focuses on the selection of appropriate methodologies which can be used at any given moment of crisis management.
55	Youth Perspectives on Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asset-Based Approach Pickering, Christina Julie 15 May 2023 (has links) An all-of-society approach is foundational for increasing disaster resilience and creating adaptive capacity in the face of disasters and climate change. Youth participation within disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster risk management (DRM) is an inclusive strategy to engage youth in an all-of-society approach. While this is an emerging and fast-growing area of study, ingraining social inclusion in practice is slow. Through a series of four articles, this dissertation describes two separate qualitative studies exploring youth participation in DRR and DRM through the youth perspective. Participatory research methodologies dismantle power dynamics inherent in traditional research, and they are well-suited for research on youth participation. As such, our first study used Photovoice methodology to explore youth perceptions of youth capabilities in disasters, and to understand their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples of youth participation initiatives in DRR are scattered, necessitating exploration of the process of participation in diverse contexts and types of disaster events. We conducted the second study using case study methodology to explore facilitators of - and barriers to - youth contributions towards DRR efforts in the context of local flooding, tornado, and pandemic events in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This dissertation provides insight on how to promote youth resilience, capacity, and strengths in disasters. Based on these findings, we argue that a paradigm shift in DRR towards an asset-based approach is essential to implement youth participation in practice. An asset-based approach aligns with the capability-oriented worldview in youth participation literature and theories. The complexity arises in attempting to apply asset-based lessons from the literature into the traditionally needs-based orientation of DRR policy and DRM practice. More research is needed to document youth actions in DRR and to determine asset indicators to evaluate implementation efforts. This dissertation begins an important conversation around applying an asset-based approach to youth participation in DRR through the perspectives of youth. Youth Children Participation Engagement Youth Participation Youth Engagement Disaster Climate Change COVID-19 Pandemic Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Risk Management Qualitative Research Action Research Community-Based Participatory Research Arts-Based Research Photovoice Case Study Photo-Elicitation Knowledge Mobilization Community Resilience Asset-Based Approach Essential Worker Volunteer Ageism Sendai Framework Population Health
56	The competency passport as an asset based approach for empowerment in Bosnia-Herzegovina : an empirical case study Hoflich, Gabriel 11 1900 (has links) Text in English / This study examines the successes and limitations of the Competency Passport (CP) for the empowerment of unemployed citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The CP was designed to identify formally, informally and non-formally acquired competencies of people with the help of a counsellor. In the process, the CP uses the asset-based approach which focuses on the strengths of people. The investigation was conducted on the basis of qualitative interviews and a focus group discussion. The results have shown that the CP was able to identify competencies and, thereby, has helped to increase the self-confidence of people. In the area of employment, the impact of the CP showed some limitations as it was not yet sufficiently recognized by the society of BiH. Employers have given little feedback on the CP. The public sector, especially, needs a paradigm shift in the recognition of informally and non-formally acquired competencies by the CP. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies) Competency Passport Asset-based approach Empowerment Employment Bosnia and Herzegovina 331.11420949742
57	Oceňování stavebního podniku / Evaluation of Building Company Palasová, Lenka January 2012 (has links) Master`s thesis named „Evaluation of Building Company“ is focused on the explanation of the concept of value and his various forms and use, the definition of procedure of evaluation of company, some parts of the procedure are broken down, but the main part of this thesis is a description of used methods of evaluation of company. In the practical part particular company is evaluated by selected methods based on statements of accounts and other obtained information.
58	Being and Becoming Across Difference: A Grounded Theory Study of Exemplary White Teachers in Racially Diverse Classrooms Feinberg, Jane S. 30 January 2023 (has links) No description available. Curriculum Development Education Education History Education Policy Educational Leadership Educational Psychology Educational Theory Ethnic Studies Inservice Training Middle School Education Minority and Ethnic Groups Multicultural Education Pedagogy Personal Relationships Psychology Secondary Education Social Research Social Psychology Sociology Teaching Teacher Education teacher-student relationships implicit bias deficit thinking pathologizing practices teacher expectations teacher identity critical whiteness studies white teacher identity studies relational-cultural theory critical race theory CRT cultural relevance asset-based pedagogies adaptive leadership middle and high school
59	Mission in an African city: discovering the township church as an asset towards local economic development in Tshwane Mangayi, Lukwikilu 09 1900 (has links) This multidisciplinary, applied study investigated whether the township church can be repositioned or re-discovered as an asset, which could be used to form strong community structures in local communities and in turn be the foundation for community development and Local Economic Development (LED) for Tshwane (specifically Soshanguve and Hammanskraal (S&H)). The concept of oikos is of central importance in the understanding of the ecological dimension of mission in relation to LED and was used in this thesis defined as oikomissiology which has a Christological basis and broadens the scope of mission by reinterpreting missio Dei and various socio-theological themes in order to realise the vision of collective wellbeing or shalom). Oikomissiology provided a framework / worldview for analysis, description, reflection and planning for action which releases the world, economics, the church and conventional Christian theology / missiology from the traps of anthropocentrism. A narrative approach enabled the “uncovering” of the voices of grassroots communities, giving grassroots participants (i.e. local church ministry representatives) freedom to tell their stories and share their experiences as far as LED is concerned, such that major economic concepts were spoken of in these stories in laymen’s language. The narratives were supplemented by interviews with experienced practitioners and church leaders, which resulted in gaining richer perspectives on LED and on how township congregations that participated in this research are attempting to respond to current socioeconomic crises in Tshwane (S & H). A literature study and a study of the physical space were performed in dialogue with narratives and interview findings. The findings of this applied study established that the township church, in relation to other community organisations and structures, is an asset that could play a number of vital roles towards improving LED in Tshwane (S & H). / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Missiology (Urban ministry)) African city Asset-based approach City of Tshwane Hammanskraal Local economic development Missio Dei Oikomissiology Oikos Soshanguve Sustainability Township church 266.00968227

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