The Status and the Attitudes of Homogeneously Grouped Second-Graders: An Exploratory Study

1977 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Kibby
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
The Status

Comparing Older Persons’ Human Rights: Exploratory Study of the International Older Persons’ Human Rights Index (IOPHRI)

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-634
Author(s):  
Israel Doron ◽  
Carole Cox ◽  
Benny Spanier
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
The Status ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Actual Relationship

Abstract Background and Objectives Over the last 2 decades, several international indices have been developed to describe the status of older persons. None, however, have examined their human rights. The International Older Persons’ Human Rights Index (IOPHRI) fills in this gap by analyzing the formal legislative foundation of human rights for older people. The objective of this exploratory study is to examine the IOPHRI while comparing the legislation in 6 countries. Research Design and Methods A comparative international exploratory study comparing the human rights legislation of 6 countries: United States, Chile, Ireland, South Africa, India, and Australia in 5 different human rights domains: constitutional, protection, familial and informal support, planning, and empowerment. Results The findings suggest that the actual relationship between formal human rights of older persons and the real world is complex: for example, while the IOPHRI index places South Africa in first place, it is far behind compared with all other participants in the Global AgeWatch Index (which measures objective elements such as life expectancy at 60, or poverty rates in old age). Discussion and Implications Measuring and indexing human rights of older persons reveal significant methodological issues. Beyond these methodological challenges, comparing the ranking of the IOPHRI to nonlegalistic indices raises significant questions about the relationship between formal human rights and the actual living experiences of older persons.

Pre-school Environmental Education in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Chi Kin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
The Status ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Education In Hong Kong

AbstractThis paper reports on an investigation of the status of pre-school environmental education in Hong Kong through both a questionnaire survey and case studies. The study looked in particular at the environmental education activities organised, difficulties encountered in the implementation of environmental education and teachers' attitudes towards environmental education and teaching approaches. The findings indicated that pre-school environmental education tended to focus more on education about the environment than education in and for the environment. The results also revealed that the teachers' perceived barriers were mainly logistical, such as lack of time and resources, and educational in the sense that they felt that they lacked knowledge about environmental education. The implications for future development of environmental education are discussed.

scholarly journals In-ger-land, In-ger-land, In-ger-land! Exploring the impact of soccer on the sense of belonging of those seeking asylum in the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 940-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Woodhouse ◽  
Dom Conricode
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Utilising research conducted in Sheffield (UK) with people seeking asylum, this article explores the ways in which soccer might be used to create a sense of belonging in the host country. It explores participant feelings about soccer and its potential to alleviate the pressures that the status of being an ‘asylum seeker’ brings. The ways in which soccer may play a role in the identity formation of those seeking asylum is considered in relation to both self-identity and the perceptions of others. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that the various ways of interacting with soccer can provide participants with a sense of control, identity and belonging.

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN POULTRY FARMING FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOOD MANAGEMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bineeta Satpathy
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Socioeconomic Condition ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
Feed Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Technological Interventions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Poultry Farming

This paper summarizes the results of a study conducted to assess the status of rural livelihood management during 2012-2013 in Central Odisha and the reasons for household adoption of interventions for poultry production and technology transfer approach specifying attributes of innovations sampling 240 respondents from 4 villages. Significant difference was observed in quality chicks (z=3.0), scientific housing (z =5.0) and feed management (z=2.5).The correlation coefficient between socioeconomic condition and adoption of l interventions in poultry farming reveals t=3.72 indicating highly significant in rainfed situations. Multichannel information (t=6.54), pro-poor approach (t=11.5), financing (t =10.4) have significant influence on poultry farmers.

scholarly journals Safety Climate in the Indian Manufacturing Industry - An Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Narayanappa Thimmarayappa Vijalapura ◽  
Swamy Devappa Renuka ◽  
Pranesh Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Partial Least Squares Regression ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
The Status ◽  
Indian Manufacturing Sector

Research indicates safety climate is used to measure the safety of an organization. However, very few studies examine the status of safety climate in the manufacturing sector. This paper aims to explicate the status of safety climate in the Indian manufacturing sector. Four hundred fifty employees from 13 manufacturing industries in Karnataka were sampled. Perception data about the safety in their respective plants was collected using self-reporting questionnaires. The data was subjected to factor analysis, and Partial Least Squares regression was run to determine the nature of the relationships the constructs shared with Safety Climate.

An empirical-exploratory study of the status of lean manufacturing in India

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Arturo Garza Reyes ◽  
Harshad Sudhir Parkar ◽  
Ilias Oraifige ◽  
Horacio Soriano Meier ◽  
Dani Harmanto
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
The Status

scholarly journals Edutainment: Role-Playing versus Serious Gaming in Planning Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 0739456X2090225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorina Pojani ◽  
Roberto Rocco
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Serious Gaming ◽  
The Status ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
The University

This exploratory study assesses the utility, in terms of learning and conceptualizing planning, of a role-playing exercise (the Great Planning Game [GPG]) and a serious game (Polis PowerPlays [PPP]) employed in a planning theory course offered at The University of Queensland in Australia. The study reveals that role-playing and serious gaming are equally engaging and help planning students learn and embody different roles while having fun. No great differences can be discerned in terms of learning effectiveness. With regard to teaching style, the GPG is more passive and tends to encourage collaboration, whereas the PPP is more dynamic and fosters competition. Both activities help students discover aspects of planning—and planning stakeholders—which they may not have considered before. Most participating students appear to regard planning as a pluralist pursuit. Communication and public participation are viewed as central to planning processes. However, traces of incrementalism and rationality are also present. While students believe in equity planning (i.e., advocacy from within the system), radical social justice approaches that challenge the status quo are notably absent. Overall, the authors conclude that these activities cannot fully replace guided and structured instruction but, as “whole task practices,” are a desirable complement to direct instruction.

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