10 Years School Construction in Haiti: Technical Learnings from a Multiple Construction Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Ubertini

In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti's earthquake, the Government of Haiti faced massive reconstruction needs in all sectors. As part of the response of the Government of Haiti to the massive reconstruction needs, from 2010 to 2020, the IDB designed a series of grant operations plus seven co-financings designed to support a wider School Reconstruction Program. These operations achieved the (re)construction of 90 public schools countrywide, which resulted in the creation of approximately 1,000 classrooms and 40,000 seats, providing a safer and comfortable learning environment for approximately 60,000 children each school year.

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Agusintadewi ◽  
Ni Made Mitha Mahastuti ◽  
Kadek Agus Surya Darma ◽  
Anak Agung Ngurah Aritama

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia the Government urged students and lecturers to conduct the learning process from home through an online system called #studyfromhome. The architecture undergraduate students in this study were millennial students who used digital technology on a daily basis. This study was conducted to determine the role of social media, as well as millennial students’ preferences and feedback on the use of social media as learning tools to create a personal learning environment (PLE). Questionnaires were distributed online to students of Class of 2017 and 2018, out of whom 115 respondents provided their feedback. The results of the study showed that the students of the Architecture Study Program at Udayana University in Bali were fond of using social media especially audio-visual applications for learning activities. In addition, very positive feedback was also provided in terms of knowledge sharing and creativity, acquisition of information, and submission of assignments. Social media were considered more student-friendly. This condition was relevant to the characteristics of the millennial students who were independent learners, and facilitated the creation of PLE. Dealing with the new approach, the students hoped that social media could be used in a better manner as architecture learning platforms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
Laura Colket

Academic and public discourses often oversimplify the complex historical, social, and discursive forces that have created the current realities in Haiti. These discourses ignore or distort the role that foreign governments and international agencies have played and continue to play in the creation of the Haitian state. They portray the Haitian government as singular and static, corrupt and incapable, and fail to acknowledge changes in leadership and the diversity of individuals who exist within the government. This “single story” about Haiti privileges the international community and overlooks the stories from Haitians who are working to rebuild and reimagine their own country. This article examines the personal stories of Haitians in order to better understand the nature of Haitian leadership in a neocolonial, post-disaster context.


2009 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Manuela Derosas

Since the early ’80s the adjective "intercultural" in language learning and teaching has seemed to acquire a remarkable importance, although its meaning is strongly debated. As a matter of fact, despite the existence of a vast literature on this topic, difficulties arise when applying it in the classroom. The aim of this work is to analyze the elements we consider to be the central pillars in this methodology, i.e. a renewed language-and culture relation, the Intercultural Communicative Competence, the intercultural speaker. These factors allow us to consider this as a new paradigm in language education; furthermore, they foster the creation of new potentialities and configure the classroom as a significant learning environment towards the discovery of Otherness.


SUHUF ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-357
Author(s):  
Jonathan Zilberg

This article describes the conflicted genesis of the Museum Istiqlal, the history of  the creation of the collection, and the state of the institution relative to other Indonesian museums. It emphasizes both  positive developments underway and the historical problems facing the institution. Above all, it focuses on the role the museum was originally intended to serve for the Indonesian Muslim public sphere and the significant potential the museum has to better serve that mission in the national and international sphere. In short, the article emphasizes that in the context of the Government of Indonesia’s current four year plan to revive the museum sector, the problems and opportunities presented at the Museum Istiqlal are symptomatic of endemic national challenges for both the museum and the education sector.


2020 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 34-68
Author(s):  
Delphine Ackermann ◽  
Clément Sarrazanas

Abstract:No ancient source indicates when the agōnothesia, attested for the first time in 307/6 BC, was introduced in Athens. Scholars have long attributed its creation, along with the abolition of the liturgical chorēgia, to the government of Demetrius of Phalerum (317–307 BC), motivated by oligarchic ideology and a desire to preserve the wealth of rich citizens. This traditional thesis has recently been challenged, with some scholars attributing the creation of the agōnothesia to the restored democratic government of 307 BC and others to the government of Phocion (322–318 BC). A new look at epigraphical and literary documents hitherto neglected or imperfectly understood (especially from the Attic demes) allows the authors to establish that the liturgical chorēgia disappeared at the beginning of the government of Demetrius of Phalerum, around 316 BC. The institution of the agōnothesia had a precedent (hitherto overlooked) in Lycurgan Athens with the new festival of the Amphiaraia of 331 BC. Both measures were in fact consensual and must not be interpreted as strictly oligarchic in inspiration. The creation of the agōnothesia was above all a pragmatic response on Athens’ part to the major changes that occurred in the agonistic world in the late fourth century.


Author(s):  
AHMAD FIRDAUSE MD FADZIL ◽  
MOHD RAFI YAACOB ◽  
FAUZILAH SALLEH ◽  
AHMAD SHUKRI YAZID ◽  
ZAINUDIN AWANG

A number of intensive studies on entrepreneurs which consider entrepreneurship as one of the mostimportant elements in business have been conducted within the past few years. An entrepreneur isresponsible for every aspect of a new venture’s creation considering that they are usually the lead personin every business decision. To date, researchers have tended to ignore the issues related to the qualitiesof entrepreneurs in the creation of new e-commerce ventures. While entrepreneurial competencies havebecome extremely important recently, as a complementary study, the personality traits of the entrepreneurcould also be studied. Much uncertainty still exists; hence, this study set out to determine the role ofpersonality and entrepreneurial competencies in the creation of new e-commerce ventures in Malaysia.This research uses a case studies approach in which data was collected by interviewing twelve e-commerceentrepreneurs from May 2013 until December 2014. The fi ndings have identifi ed that seven personalitytraits are most prevalent; namely, creativity, risk taking, inspiration, need for autonomy and freedom,tolerance of ambiguity, a hardworking and persistent attitude, and optimism, all of which vigorously havecontributed to new e-commerce venture creation in Malaysia. In the case of entrepreneurial competencies,it was deemed crucial for entrepreneurs to be equipped with both computer and communication skills tofacilitate the creation of new ventures. Therefore, it is best for the government to promote entrepreneurialactivity by highlighting the elements of entrepreneurs in terms of personality traits and entrepreneurialcompetency aspects. Finally, through a better understanding of our entrepreneurs, we will amplify theemergence of new ventures to strengthen the economic progress of the country.   Kajian lepas secara intensif telah melihat keusahawanan adalah sesuatu elemen yang penting dalamperniagaan sejak kebelakangan ini. Usahawan adalah bertanggungjawab terhadap segala aspekkeputusan dalam perniagaan yang dijalankan. Para penyelidik kini telah cenderung mengabaikan isuisu yang berkaitan dengan kualiti dimiliki usahawan terutamanya dalam konteks peniagaan e-dagangyang diketahui telah memberikan sumbangan besar terhadap nilai ekonomi kepada negara. Walaupunelemen kompetensi dimiliki usahawan menjadi kajian yang penting, sebagai pelengkap, personalitiusahawan turut menjadi keutamaan untuk dikaji oleh para penyelidik. Dengan ketidakpastian yangmasih wujud; objektif kajian ini adalah melihat peranan personaliti dan kompetensi usahawan terhadapproses penciptaan perniagaan baharu e-dagang di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan secarakajian kes iaitu seramai dua belas usahawan e-dagang telah ditemubual bermula Mei 2013 sehinggaDisember 2014. Penemuan kajian ini telah mengenal pasti terdapat tujuh ciri-ciri personaliti; iaitu kreativiti,mengambil risiko, inspirasi, keperluan autonomi dan kebebasan, toleransi terhadap kekaburan, sikapyang rajin dan cekal, dan optimistik adalah menyumbang kepada proses penciptaan perniagaan baharu e-dagang di Malaysia. Dalam konteks kompetensi, ia dianggap penting bagi usahawan untuk dilengkapidengan kemahiran komputer dan kemahiran berkomunikasi bagi memudahkan mereka semasa prosespenciptaan perniagaan baharu tersebut. Oleh itu, adalah terbaik bagi kerajaan mempromosikan aktivitikeusahawanan dengan menonjolkan espek personaliti dan kompetensi diri perlu dimiliki oleh usahawan.Akhirnya, penerapan pemahaman yang lebih baik berkenaan keusahawanan akan mengukuhkan nilaiekonomi di sesebuah negara melalui peningkatan KDNK, penciptaan peluang pekerjaan, dan nilai tambahmelalui kemunculan perniagaan baharu. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (825) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Faisal Bari

The Pakistani Constitution promises “free and compulsory” education for all, but 20 million children are not in school. Many who are enrolled receive poor-quality education: surveys show Pakistani students ranking among the lowest achievers in the world. This has led families in all but the lowest income groups to seek private alternatives for their children, weakening the constituency for improved public schools. Under Prime Minister Imran Khan, the government has pushed for a Single National Curriculum. Critics contend that it will not address lack of access or the poor quality of education, but that it could lead to restrictions on school choice, provincial autonomy, and linguistic diversity, while imposing a narrow vision of national identity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 774-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly W. Metzger ◽  
Patrick J. Fowler ◽  
Todd Swanstrom

The school mobility rate in St. Louis Public Schools was 40% in 2011-2012, meaning that nearly half of students exited or entered a given school midway through the school year. This alarmingly high rate of churning across schools is accompanied by high neighborhood turnover, particularly within low-income, urban neighborhoods. This constant, disruptive change presents a serious and fundamental challenge for urban education. In this article, we summarize the literature linking mobility to educational outcomes, examine the causes of hypermobility in the case study of St. Louis, describe some of the current approaches to this challenge, and propose additional policy and program solutions.


2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Yohanes Suhardin

AbstrakThe role of the state in combating poverty is very strategic. Combatingpoverty means to free citizens who are poor. The strategic role given thenational ideals (read: state) is the creation of public welfare. Therefore,countries in this regard the government as the organizer of the state musthold fast to the national ideals through legal product that is loaded withsocial justice values in order to realize common prosperity. Therefore, thenature of the law is justice, then in the context of the state, the lawestablished for the creation of social justice. Law believed that social justiceas the path to the public welfare so that the Indonesian people in a relativelyshort time to eradicate poverty.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Nurdin Arifin ◽  
Eudia Fortuna

Mathematical concepts are always useful in everyday life to solve problems at hand. Learning mathematics that is associated with the surrounding (contextual) circumstances, especially in the culture of an area, is expected to be able to improve the ability of students in learning. Learning mathematics which is associated with the culture of an area is called ethnomathematics. Moreover, the government is currently promoting literacy. Literacy in mathematics is called mathematical literacy/mathematical literacy is the knowledge to know and apply basic mathematics every day such as to communicate both orally and in writing, to reason, and to solve problems. This service is carried out through a zoom meeting application that is given to 6th semester students, as a preparation effort before students carry out the Introduction to Learning Environment (PLP) at school. This service method uses the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implementation, and Evaluation) model. In the results of this service, a discussion was held on the ethnomathematics of the Bentian Dayak tribe in relation to learning mathematics and participants were able to make mathematical literacy questions. In the end, participants will be able to apply ethnomathematics and mathematical literacy in learning


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