scholarly journals Analyzing Patterns of Qualified Teachers and the Impact of Teacher Education Requirements in Small Island Developing States

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Nicole Jurewicz ◽  
Jasmyne Yeldell
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
The World ◽  
Educational Requirements

This paper analyzes existing patterns in the percentage of qualified teachers in primary school in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as well as patterns in the current required minimum level of education to teach primary school in those countries. Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.C aims to substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers by 2030, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and Small Island Developing States. Using data from the World Policy Centre and the World Bank, this study finds that in a sample of Small Island Developing States (N = 23) the percentage of teachers who are qualified is lower than the global average (78.1 percent compared to 85.6 percent). When looking at minimum teacher educational requirements for primary education, only 29.2 percent of countries require a Bachelor's degree with training (compared to 48.8 percent globally). This study further aimed to determine whether stricter educational requirements for primary school teachers in SIDS is related to higher literacy rates of ages 15-24 and GDP per capita. No significant relationship between educational requirements and either measure was found using a Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient. However, in a global sample (N = 168), a significant positive correlation between teacher educational requirements and GDP was found. In addition, a marginally significant positive correlation between educational requirements and literacy rate ages 15-24 was found. The results suggest that having qualified teachers and stricter educational requirements may lead to economic and educational benefits, though the results from SIDS-only analyses were inconclusive. This paper also recommends for changes in policy in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4.C, including the development of a clearer universal definition of qualified teacher and the development of programs to help individuals attain teaching credentials and higher education. 

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goal 11 and a New Urban Agenda for Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Policy, Practice, and Action

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Mycoo ◽  
Keisha Bharath
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
New Urban Agenda

Many Caribbean Small Island Developing States face the daunting task of fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. As signatories to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, their governments committed to embark on a roadmap to achieve sustainable development within this time frame. In this context, Caribbean Small Island Developing States have embraced Sustainable Development Goal 11 in pursuit of creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities as articulated in various governance, spatial, socio-economic, and environmental policies. Notwithstanding this commitment, a tension exists between policy and practice. Several barriers to policy implementation have stymied efforts to make progress in fulfilling Goal 11. Enabling the impact of sound policy through well-informed practice is pivotal, if these states are to make advancements in ensuring that their population has access to basic services and live in safe, resilient, and sustainable cities without leaving any citizen behind. This paper firstly seeks to critically review existing policies and practice that impact on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 11. It highlights the drivers of unsustainable urbanization that are undermining progress in achieving this key sustainable development goal. In keeping with the United Nations declaration of a Decade for Action, this paper secondly makes recommendations for action that are fundamental to putting Caribbean Small Island Developing States on a trajectory leading to the fulfillment of Goal 11. It specifically recommends strategic actions within the context of a New Urban Agenda that are relevant to Caribbean Small Island Developing States that are encountering similar challenges. The experience of Trinidad is drawn upon to provide a narrative of gaps between policy and practice, and to distill key actions for attaining SDG 11 by 2030 and beyond.

scholarly journals Support Mechanisms to Strengthen Equality and Non-Discrimination (EQND) in Rural Sanitation (Part 2 of 2)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Kohlitz ◽  
Naomi Carrard ◽  
Juliet Willett
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
The World ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
Evaluation Information

A renewed focus on equity is being driven by the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation framework and Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, which emphasise the importance of adequate and equitable sanitation for all. However, as raised in Part 1 of this issue on equality and non-discrimination (EQND), there is evidence that CLTS processes for achieving community-wide outcomes are not always systematic, adequate, sustained, or sufficient to meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. A compilation of 50 CLTS and rural sanitation programmes around the world that significantly used support mechanisms was gathered to inform this issue. Our rapid review of the programmes found that although numerous trials existed, few had been taken to scale, few were located outside of Asia, and many did not have disaggregated monitoring and evaluation information that is publicly shared or collected at all. This issue therefore emphasises the importance of monitoring, evaluating and knowledge sharing processes in building an evidence base for facilitating equitable rural sanitation outcomes.

scholarly journals Maintaining progress for the most beautiful chart in the world

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon I Hay
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Child Deaths ◽  
The World ◽  
Remarkable Progress

Abstract The decline in child mortality over the past two decades has been described as the greatest story in global public health. Indeed, using modern tools and interventions, there has been remarkable progress, reducing deaths in children <5 y of age by nearly half from 2000 to 2017. However, as a consequence of persistent geographic inequalities, we fall short of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to end all preventable child deaths by 2030, with an estimated 44.6 million preventable deaths expected to occur by the target year. This article discusses how we might further improve the downward trend in child mortality over the next decade to end preventable child deaths.

scholarly journals The analysis of promising world scientific and technological areas of research under the Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 on the protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems using the "Web of Science" and "Derwent Innovation" platforms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berezniak N.V. Berezniak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Patent Activity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The World ◽  
Predictive Research ◽  
The Web

The results of scientometric and patent research aimed at establishing the most promising technological trends for making forecasts for the period 2021-2030 are described. The study is focused on the achievement of Ukraine's Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 “Protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems”. The research was conducted using the "Web of Science" (WoS) and "Derwent Innovation" international platforms. The period under study is 2011-2019. The results of a scientometric analysis of world and domestic publication activity, as well as the dynamics of citations for a selected array of publications are presented. The publication activity and the activity of citing the countries of the world and Ukraine, as well as the main world and domestic companies, institutions, higher educational institutions carrying out scientific and technical activities in this area, were pointed. The analysis of the dynamics of citations and determination of the growth rate of the number of citations (2019/2015,%) by keywords / technological areas, which belong to the global technological trends in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, were carried out. The top 10 technological areas that are the most promising for predictive research have been identified. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of patenting and the growth rate of the number of patents in the world and Ukraine in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, based on the codes of the International Patent Classification using the "Derwent Innovation" international database, were given. The patent activity of the main countries of the world and Ukraine, and also the main world and domestic patent holders is established. The patent research was carried out on keywords / technology areas that relate to the global technology trends in the named area. The analysis of the dynamics and rates of patenting (2019/2015,%) was carried out. The selection of technological areas with a high rate of patent activity and placement of landscape maps on blue and green zones was carried out. The most promising, promising and medium-promising technological directions in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems for conducting predictive research have been identified.

scholarly journals Climate change impacts and effects on health system: A challenge towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3 in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 950-967
Author(s):  
Happy Mathew Tirivangasi ◽  
Sejabaledi Agnes Rankoana ◽  
Louis Nyahunda
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
The World ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

The aim of this paper is to present climate change health related effects that may pose a challenge for South Africa to attain South Africa’s plans to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SGD) 3. It examined South Africa’s preparedness to address the impacts of climate change in order to best achieve SDGs 3. Climate change is a challenging phenomenon, which has seen many people around the world being affected by its effects unaware and unprepared. Climate change affects weather patterns, for instance rainfall patterns and temperatures. Consequently, this resulted in draughts, floods, diseases, veld fires, high temperatures, changing times of floods occurrences and depleted water resources in Africa and the rest of the world. This has placed human life in danger. Considering the increasing burden of diseases, the United Nations (UN) adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address of poverty, hunger disease and want by 2030. However, climate change threatens the ability of countries to achieve this by the anticipated time. The researchers conducted an extensive content analysis by interrogating various sources of literatures sources that include journal articles, thesis, academic books, and documents written by the government of South Africa. The study reveals that that climate related deaths will increase between 2030 and 2050 due to these health impacts of climate change. The study reveals that South Africa, like many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa faces threat of vector borne diseases, mental health, malnutrition, and diarrheal, and other disease resulting from water scarcity and heat waves. This comes because of high prevalence of drought, floods, and increased temperatures. The study recommends early awareness and new communication strategies for the promotion of mental health, heat education campaign and prevention of vector borne diseases.  

scholarly journals The analysis of promising world scientific and technological areas of research under the Sustainable Development Goal No. 2 according agriculture using the "Web of Science" and "Derwent Innovation" platforms: scientific and analytical note

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.V. Berezniak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Patent Activity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The World ◽  
Predictive Research ◽  
The Web

The results of scientometric and patent research aimed at establishing the most promising technological trends for making forecasts for the period 2021-2030 are described. The study is focused on the achievement of Ukraine's Sustainable Development Goal No. 2 "Overcoming hunger, agricultural development". The research was conducted using the "Web of Science" (WoS) and "Derwent Innovation" international platforms. The period under study is 2011-2018. The results of a scientometric analysis of world and domestic publication activity, as well as the dynamics of citations for a selected array of publications are presented. The publication activity of the countries of the world and Ukraine has been established. The analysis of the dynamics of citations and determination of the growth rate of the number of citations (2018/2014,%) by keywords / technological areas, which belong to the global technological trends in the agricultural field, were carried out. The top 11 technological areas that are the most promising for predictive research have been identified. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of patenting and the growth rate of the number of patents in the world and Ukraine in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, based on the codes of the International Patent Classification using the "Derwent Innovation" international database, were given. The patent activity of the main countries of the world and Ukraine has been established. The patent research was carried out on keywords / technology areas that relate to global technology trends in the named area. The analysis of the dynamics and rates of patenting (2018/2014,%) was carried out. The selection of technological areas with a high rate of patent activity and placement of landscape maps on blue and green zones was carried out. The promising technological directions in the agricultural sector for conducting predictive research were identified.

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