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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A social realist account of the tutorial system at the University of Johannesburg

Layton, Delia Melanie January 2013 (has links)
Using Margaret Archer’s social realist methodology, this study critically examines the construction of the tutorial system in several departments and faculties at the Auckland Park campus of the University of Johannesburg. The purpose of the study is to investigate the extent to which tutorials support the acquisition of programme and disciplinary epistemologies. Social realism calls for analytical dualism of ‘the people’ (agents) from ‘the parts’ (structure and culture). This requires the separate consideration of structures (social systems, rules, roles, practices, policies, institutions, and organisational structures like committees, units, departments, faculties), culture (ideologies, theories, beliefs and values as evidenced in discourses), and agency (people and their ability to act within and upon their own world in terms of their social roles and positions dependent on their ability to activate their emergent properties and powers). Through this investigation, an understanding was gained into how the emergent properties and powers contained within the material, ideational and agential elements helped to generate certain events and practices in the tutorial system. These generative mechanisms were examined to explore whether they enabled or constrained the construction of the tutorial system to provide epistemological access. The study shows that while many official policy documents construct the tutorial system as being an intervention to support academic success, particularly for first-years, there are some tensions within the document discourses, where, on the one hand, student success is constructed in terms of throughput numbers, or, on the other hand, as being about becoming a particular kind of person who is able to access and add to powerful knowledge. Furthermore, the study found that policies are not being consistently implemented. While certain key agents and actors, in the form of management, academics and tutors, were found to be able to overcome constraints and introduce innovative ways of enhancing access to target epistemologies, there is a need for consideration of structural and cultural constraints. For example, structures in the form of funding, venues and timetabling were found to constrain the tutorial system as did some of the discourses in the cultural domain: for example, in the form of certain dominant discourses around teaching and learning, beliefs about the purpose of the tutorial and the relationship between academics and the tutorial system. The study also found that the ontological aspects of ‘learning to be’ were not fore-grounded to any great extent in the ways in which the tutorial system was constructed. There needs to be more consideration of the ontological as well as the epistemological aspects of first-year study so as to take cognisance of the different learning needs of an increasingly diverse student body and to encourage the development of the student agency necessary for a deep engagement with the disciplinary epistemologies.
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Holding up Half the Sky: A Feminist Investigation into the Making of the Chinese Urban Female Entrepreneur

January 2015 (has links)
abstract: This dissertation focused on the links among micro-enterprise development (MD), social capital building, and the accompanying social lives of Chinese female entrepreneurs in two China's urban areas—Nanjing and Haikou. It engaged with a few important discussions concerning China’s liberal politics during the reform era, the global trend of neo-liberal capitalism, and the social construction of a new worker-subject—the Chinese urban female entrepreneur shaped by the hybrid marriage of state politics and global capital. The research findings from this research project contributed to the tradition of feminist theories, which endeavors to explore the relationship between neo-liberalism and gender. In particular, gender was found to concretize the ways in which neo-liberal ideological forces have attempted to capture and exploit the productivity of women’s labor Drawing upon the data from in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and secondary data gathering, I examined the diffusion of the Western-centric concept and phenomena of social capital building in order to answer the question how Chinese women's life was inscribed in the larger context of China's relationship to global capitalism. My research findings manifested that the respondents considered affections (e.g., inter-dependence, obligation, and mutual trust) to be the foundation of establishing and maintaining their social networks regardless of the government's emphasis on market principles and the utility-based social capital conception. This opened up a new way of re-theorizing social capital. This dissertation also focused on how China’s integration with the global economy has affected women’s social identity construction. It emphasized the interaction between gender and class as one of the most salient sites where ideal citizens of China are imagined. Drawing from the perspectives of the respondents, I found that femininity has never been eliminated by the Chinese government. It has existed in China’s MD to challenge the government’s attempt of promoting the agendered (gender-neutral), universal model of women’s participation in self-employment. Moreover, I asserted that class was individualized while penetrating into other dimensions of identity (especially gender). The transformed dimensions of identity constituted a set of stratification schemes that constantly reshuffled social stratifications for maximizing the state’s profits from the control of citizens. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Justice Studies 2015
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As pol?ticas de fomento ? agricultura familiar: Uma an?lise comparativa das experi?ncias do Brasil e da Col?mbia (1990-2010) / The development of the family farming policies: A comparative analysis of experiences of Brazil and Colombia (1990-2010)

MAHECHA, Yamile Lined Ramos 28 June 2016 (has links)
Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-20T20:01:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Yamile Lined Ramos Mahecha.pdf: 3895363 bytes, checksum: 950018eb665057a1690bcde81c267eb9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T20:01:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Yamile Lined Ramos Mahecha.pdf: 3895363 bytes, checksum: 950018eb665057a1690bcde81c267eb9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-28 / CAPES / This research has as its main objective to carry out a comparative study of policies encouraging family farming (AF) of Brazil and Colombia, between 1990 and 2010. During this period there was significant changes in both contexts, recognizing social and political category of family farming and the emergence of specific policies for this segment. To that end, previously established five benchmarks: i) the historical trajectory and evolution of the concept of family agriculture, with emphasis on the construction and configuration in both countries; ii) social actors in the rural areas, especially those involved in the construction of the social category of family farming, and also in the creation of public policies for its promotion; iii) the institutional framework built for the management of policies encouraging family farming; iv) development programs for family farming implemented in both countries, namely: the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (PRONAF) and the Financing Fund of the Agricultural Sector (FINAGRO); v) and the main policy instruments used for the promotion of family farming that act in parallel to rural credit programs. This research was conducted through the use of primary sources (government documents) and secondary (specialized literature on the subject). The emphasis of the analyzes carried out during this thesis focuses on the attempt to make a comparison of the different national contexts in which they operate to support policies on family farming. In this direction, the study demonstrates that in both countries the claims produced by the struggles of their social actors and organizations of rural reverberated directly in the character of policies encouraging the AF adopted, as these represent important advances both for Brazil and for Colombia. As a result, both countries have also strengthened the institutional support for family farming, through the creation of a diverse set of development policies in order to improve their productive performance. The analysis of this dissertation show that Brazil is distinguished by having specific policies for AF, while Colombia is characterized more by more general policies, although the government has been trying to incorporate more specific policies in recent years. In this sense, cooperation agreements between the two countries can make important contributions to the improvement of policies encouraging family farming through the comparative analysis of current experiences. / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo principal realizar um estudo comparativo das pol?ticas de fomento ? agricultura familiar (AF) do Brasil e da Col?mbia, entre os anos de 1990 e 2010. Nesse per?odo, observou-se mudan?as significativas nos dois contextos, com o reconhecimento da categoria social e pol?tica da agricultura familiar e o surgimento de pol?ticas espec?ficas para este segmento. Para tanto, s?o estabelecidos previamente cinco par?metros de compara??o: i) a trajet?ria hist?rica e a evolu??o do conceito de agricultura familiar, enfatizando-se sua constru??o e configura??o nos dois pa?ses; ii) os atores sociais do meio rural, especialmente aqueles envolvidos na constru??o da categoria social da agricultura familiar e, tamb?m, na cria??o das pol?ticas p?blicas para o seu fomento; iii) a institucionalidade constru?da para a gest?o das pol?ticas de fomento ? agricultura familiar; iv) os programas de fomento ? agricultura familiar implementados nos dois pa?ses, a saber: o Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (PRONAF) e o Fundo de Financiamento do Setor Agropecu?rio (FINAGRO); v) e os principais instrumentos de pol?ticas utilizados para o fomento da agricultura familiar que atuam em paralelo aos programas de cr?dito rural. Esta pesquisa foi realizada mediante a utiliza??o de fontes prim?rias (documentos governamentais) e secund?rias (literatura especializada sobre o assunto). A ?nfase das an?lises realizadas nesta disserta??o centra-se na tentativa de realizar uma compara??o dos contextos nacionais distintos, nos quais est?o inseridas as pol?ticas de fomento ? Agricultura Familiar. Nesta dire??o, o trabalho demonstra que em ambos os pa?ses as reivindica??es produzidas pelas lutas de seus atores sociais e organiza??es do meio rural repercutiram diretamente no car?ter das pol?ticas de fomento ? AF adotadas, assim como estas representam importantes avan?os tanto para o Brasil quanto para a Col?mbia. Como resultado, ambos os pa?ses tamb?m t?m fortalecido o apoio institucional para a agricultura familiar, mediante a cria??o de um conjunto diversificado de pol?ticas de fomento, visando melhorar o seu desempenho produtivo. As an?lises dessa disserta??o demonstram que o Brasil se diferencia por ter pol?ticas espec?ficas para a AF, enquanto que a Col?mbia se caracteriza mais por pol?ticas mais generalistas, embora o governo tenha tentado incorporar pol?ticas mais espec?ficas nos ?ltimos anos. Neste sentido, os acordos de coopera??o celebrados entre os dois pa?ses podem trazer contribui??es importantes ao aperfei?oamento das pol?ticas de fomento ? agricultura familiar, mediante a an?lise comparativa das experi?ncias em curso.
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Student ambassador program: Meeting a need in higher education

Gay, Carla Jean 01 January 2000 (has links)
The student ambassador program is designed as a solution for meeting the needs and demands of a changing population of incoming and current students.
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Managing Competence Development Programs in a Cross-Cultural Organisation : What are the barriers and enablers?

Park, Mi Sook January 2006 (has links)
During the past decade, research on competence development and cross-cultural organisation has been acknowledged both in academic circles and by industrial organisations. Cross-cultural organisations that have emerged through globalisation are a manifestation of the growing economic interdependence among countries. In cross-cultural organisations, competence development has become an essential strategic tool for taking advantage of the synergy effects of globalisation. The objective of this thesis is to examine how competence development programs are conducted and to identify barriers and enablers for the success of such programs, especially in a cross-cultural organisation. To identify the processes involved in managing competence development programs in a cross-cultural organisation, a case study method was chosen. A total of 43 interviews and 33 surveys were held with participants, facilitators and managers in competence development programs at four units of IKEA Trading Southeast Asia located in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively. In addition to the observations made on these four competence development programs, a study of the literature in related research areas was conducted. The interviews were held and the survey data collected in 2003 and 2004. In the findings, the barriers identified were cultural differences, assumptions, language, and mistrust; the enablers were cultural diversity, motivation, management commitment, and communication. The conclusions are that competence development is a strategic tool for cross-cultural organisations and that it is extremely important to identify barriers to, and enablers of, successful competence development, and to eliminate the barriers and support the enablers right from the early stages of competence development programs. / <p>Report Code: LIU-TEK-LIC-2006:44</p>
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Importance and Responsibility of Student Development Goals Among Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers

Chandler, Kristie B. (Kristie Byrne) 12 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the study was to determine if there were significant differences in the perceived importance and responsibility of student development goals between chief academic officers (CAOs) and chief student affairs officers (CSAOs). The population for this study consisted of CAOs and CSAOs at liberal arts institutions located in 15 southern states.
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The Relationship between Emotional-Social Intelligence and Leadership Practices among College Student Leaders

Cavins, Bryan Jeremy 07 November 2005 (has links)
No description available.
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Výuka cizích jazyků a proces přípravy učitelů cizích jazyků v období 1990-2012 / The teaching of foreign languages and the process of preparation of teachers of foreign languages in the period 1990-2012

Čermáková, Helena January 2015 (has links)
This work focuses on changes in teaching foreign languages and on new requirements for education and training of foreign language teachers after 1989, including a brief survey of the history of foreign language teaching and the development of teacher training. It observes changes in the area of learning objectives, changes in the teacher - pupil relationship, changes in work methods. It deals with a new approach to the selection and use of teaching materials and the inclusion of new technologies in teaching. It discusses the implementation of both the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the European Language Portfolio. The work presents in the form of interviews also personal experience with teaching foreign languages and possible ways to achieve the required qualification.
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L'Européanisation de la politique de développement régional en Turquie

Ozisik, Fethi Ufuk 27 June 2012 (has links)
La Turquie, pays candidat à l'Union européenne, est confrontée à une pression européenne pour l'adaptation de ses structures administratives et de ses cadres institutionnels aux règles et aux critères européens concernant la mise en œuvre des fonds structurels. A cet égard, dans le contexte de processus de préadhésion à l'UE, l'Etat turc s'amène à reformuler sa politique de développement régional. Dans ce sens, la réforme majeure entreprise par l'Etat turc est celle de la création des Agences de développement dans les vingt-six régions statistiques de NUTS II. Parallèlement, il s'agit de la mise en place d'un processus de décentralisation. En effet, ces réformes renvoient à une européanisation de la gestion publique territoriale. Cependant, les changements qui sont en œuvre ne dépendent pas exclusivement des recommandations de l'UE. De plus, il est nécessaire de prendre en considération la dimension territoriale du processus d'européanisation. Quels sont les différents facteurs et les diverses dynamiques qui déterminent le changement dans les politiques de développement régional ? Dans quelle mesure peut-on imputer le changement à la conditionnalité européenne ? Comment l'Europe procède pour inciter l'Etat turc à reformuler ses politiques régionales ? Quel est le rôle du niveau infranational dans le changement ? Autant de questions auxquelles cette étude essaye de fournir des éléments de réponse / Turkey, a candidate for the European Union, faces European pressure to adapt its administrative structures and institutional frameworks of its rules and European standards concerning the implementation of structural funds. In this respect, in the context of pre-accession process to the EU, the Turkish state is coming to reformulate its policy of regional development. In this sense, the major reform undertaken by the Turkish state is that of the creation of development agencies in the twenty-six statistical regions NUTS II. Meanwhile, it is also the establishment of a decentralization process. Indeed, these reforms refer to Europeanization of territorial governance. However, the changes that are implemented do not depend exclusively on EU recommendations. Morever, it is necessary to consider the territorial dimension of the Europeanization process. What are the different factors and the various dynamics that determine the change in regional development policies? To what extent can we attribute the change to the EU conditionality? How Europe proceeds to urge the Turkish government to reformulate its regional policies? What is the role of sub-national level in the change? These are the questions that this study attempts to provide some answers. So our goal in this work consists on the one hand, to understand the logical adaptation of Turkish state with the recommendations of Europe indicating the junction of different dynamics of change, on the other hand, identify the change through the articulation of different levels of public action, from local to Europe
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An Examination of African-American Male Awareness of and Application to Honors Programs

Unknown Date (has links)
The purpose of this study was to examine African-American male awareness of and application to honors programs at two selected state colleges in the southeastern region of the United States. The researcher also attempted to fill a current void in the literature and to present an emergent theory for attracting African-American males to honors programs in State College settings. A disproportionate amount of research focuses on remediation and underachievement among African-American males. The lack of information on the experiences of high ability African-American males leaves many unanswered questions about how to best recruit and serve the needs of this population of students. This study focused on high achievers rather than languish over the problem of underachievers. It examined the level of awareness of gifted African-American male students regarding honors programs at the collegiate level. It also analyzed how institutional atmosphere/reputation, facilities , personal influences, and incentives affect the decision of African-American males to apply to honors. The format for this study was a mixed method design. It included quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. To satisfy the quantitative nature of this study, IBM SPSS 21.0 was used for the purpose of data analysis via binomial tests. Furthermore, the researcher conducted four semi-structured focus groups. Qualitative data analysis procedures were used to understand and interpret the undergirding knowledge that may have played a role in the decisions made by African-American males in terms of whether or not to apply to honors programs. The study findings revealed that African-American male participants valued the atmosphere and reputation of an honors program more than facilities, personal influences, and incentives. However, awareness of this and others factors among African-American male honors applicants and honors non-applicants was often based on the personal influences in their lives. The results of this study and its emergent theory suggest that, rather than simply showcase gifted abilities, state colleges strategically place honors in a leadership role to increase the presence of persons of influence that motivate high achieving African-American males to enroll in its honors programs. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

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