scholarly journals Culture Sensitive and Child Friendly Curriculum Framework for Tribal School Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. p171
Author(s):  
Dr. V. Sudhakar

A number of efforts have been initiated by the state in collaboration with various non-governmental organizations for extending quality schooling and to raise academic standards for providing opportunities to tribes in the national and global market. In spite of many top-level interventions, the present status of tribal education is not satisfactory and the schooling system has not become children and community centric. There is an immediate need to rethink and critically reflect on the fundamental assumptions and basic underpinnings of the teaching learning processes and most importantly the curricular practices in the educational settings. This paper is an attempt construct culture sensitive and child friendly curriculum framework for tribal school education.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-214
Author(s):  
Tang Hao ◽  
Mao Yexin

Since World War ii, international non-governmental organizations (ingos) have in general enjoyed significant development although their complete international legal status is not practically in place. However, during the recent course of accelerated economic globalization and waning national sovereignty, ingos’ development has been limited by the laws framed by the ingo-importing countries. This paper attempts to portray the dynamics of ingos’ legal environment by comparing the legal frameworks in different kinds of ingo-importing countries. It is concluded that different legal environments reflected the different clashes among sovereign states, global market and civil societies.


Author(s):  
Laura Sinay ◽  
Maria Cristina Fogliatti de Sinay ◽  
Fabio Vinicius de Araujo Passos ◽  
Iluska Lobo Braga

Megaeventos são acontecimentos de diversas naturezas que atraem grandes massas populacionais, movimentam a economia, aproximam a mídia internacional e patrocinadores que, com seus investimentos, possibilitam a revitalização dos locais-sede, impulsionam o turismo, o setor hoteleiro e o comércio, geram empregos temporários e permanentes, promovem a imediata inserção do local sede no mercado global divulgando pelo mundo afora características econômicas, sociais e culturais do mesmo. Com políticas prévias de investimentos em segurança, transportes, saúde pública, educação e treinamentos corretos, os megaeventos podem, ainda, melhorar aspectos sociais negligenciados nas cidades sede, as revitalizando com obras de modernização e de expansão atraindo novas empresas e melhorando o mercado de trabalho. Contudo, sem o devido planejamento e preparativos, a concentração exacerbada de pessoas pode gerar externalidades indesejadas como poluição atmosférica, atos de vandalismo, acidentes e incidentes de diversas naturezas, aumento de preços de produtos, especulação imobiliária, desapropriações, marginalização de comunidades, aumento da prostituição, da delinquência e de ruídos cuja divulgação na mídia pode causar efeitos negativos, impactos estes que devem ser mitigados com o planejamento cuidadoso do evento visando o legado á cidade, através de investimentos alocados em aspectos deficitários e com o monitoramento do legado positivo para o local sede. O legado de um megaevento diz respeito à herança recebida pela população do local sede. Esse é considerado negativo quando, de algum modo, prejudica a população, como por exemplo, com dívidas adquiridas com os preparativos, com áreas desmatadas, com lagoas soterradas, com a poluição das águas, do solo e do ar e com o desemprego. Megaeventos são acontecimentos de diversas naturezas que atraem grandes massas populacionais, movimentam a economia, aproximam a mídia internacional e patrocinadores que, com seus investimentos, possibilitam a revitalização dos locais-sede, impulsionam o turismo, o setor hoteleiro e o comércio, geram empregos temporários e permanentes, promovem a imediata inserção do local sede no mercado global divulgando pelo mundo afora características econômicas, sociais e culturais do mesmo. Com políticas prévias de investimentos em segurança, transportes, saúde pública, educação e treinamentos corretos, os megaeventos podem, ainda, melhorar aspectos sociais negligenciados nas cidades sede, as revitalizando com obras de modernização e de expansão atraindo novas empresas e melhorando o mercado de trabalho. Contudo, sem o devido planejamento e preparativos, a concentração exacerbada de pessoas pode gerar externalidades indesejadas como poluição atmosférica, atos de vandalismo, acidentes e incidentes de diversas naturezas, aumento de preços de produtos, especulação imobiliária, desapropriações, marginalização de comunidades, aumento da prostituição, da delinquência e de ruídos cuja divulgação na mídia pode causar efeitos negativos, impactos estes que devem ser mitigados com o planejamento cuidadoso do evento visando o legado à cidade, através de investimentos alocados em aspectos deficitários e com o monitoramento do legado positivo para o local sede. O legado de um megaevento diz respeito à herança recebida pela população do local sede. Esse é considerado negativo quando, de algum modo, prejudica a população, como por exemplo, com dívidas adquiridas com os preparativos, com áreas desmatadas, com lagoas soterradas, com a poluição das águas, do solo e do ar e com o desemprego. É considerado positivo quando melhora as condições de vida da população do local sede, ampliando a economia, diversificando as oportunidades de moradia e revitalizando áreas abandonadas. Os megaeventos são tipos de eventos normalmente organizados por uma combinação de governos, empresas privadas e públicas e organizações não governamentais, cujos interesses, públicos e privados, devem possibilitar a transformação de custos conjuntos elevados em rentáveis dividendos. O objetivo deste artigo de natureza teórica é, após a revisão bibliográfica sobre o tema, da apresentação dos passos seguidos para construir a proposta que levou a cidade do Rio de Janeiro ser a escolhida para sediar as Olimpíadas de 2016 e da experiência de 8 megaeventos sediados no Rio de Janeiro nos últimos 9 anos, propor ações para o planejamento de novos megaeventos de modo a efetivamente essas garantirem um legado positivo assim como a sustentabilidade do local sede. Mega-events, heritage and sustainability: The case of Rio de Janeiro City ABSTRACT Mega events are happenings of diverse natures that attract a huge number of participants, international media and sponsors, which foment the economic growth in the host city, improving its social status. Investments are to be applied to redevelop the host city, to promote tourism, hostelry and commerce, generating new jobs, and to promote the insertion of the host place in the global market, while spreading throughout the world, its economic, social and cultural characteristics. With investments on correct policies focused on public security, health, transport, education and training, mega events can improve social aspects, revitalizing cities with new infrastructure, attracting new services and improving the work market. But planning and studying to correctly allocate investments are needed to avoid the negative impacts- air pollution, vandalism, accidents and incidents, speculation, prostitution increase, delinquency- that the exaggerated concentration of people and publicity could provoke. Those negative impacts are to be avoided, or at least mitigated looking at the city legacy and through investments properly applied. Legacy can be negative, when it prejudices society through several aspects: water, soil and air pollutions, unemployment, financial debts left behind, and so on and it can be positive when associated actions bring all kind of new opportunities to the citizens. Mega events are usually organized by a combination of governments, private and public organizations, and non-governmental organizations in a way that their interests should make it possible to transform high costs in high social benefits. The purpose of this work is to present actions and directions to be followed when planning mega events in order to guarantee a positive legacy as well as their sustainability. This purpose will be achieved after the review of the technical bibliographic on mega events, of the steps followed to develop the proposal of the City of Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL as the hostess of the Olympics of 2016 and the experience of this city which in 9 years hosted 8 mega events. KEYWORDS: Mega Events and Legacy; Mega Events and Sustainability; Mega Events and Associated Impacts.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-221
Author(s):  
Alexander E. Konkov

This article is devoted to the study of Russian perception of soft power, which was initially conceptualized within the American political theory and is still being discussed in terms of its application to real political relations in the modern world. Scientific novelty of the article lies in identifying, based on retrospective analysis of Russian language publications on soft power, gradual shift from descriptive approach to soft power as exclusive instrument of American foreign policy towards an emerging independent category of Russian soft power. The latter incorporates perceptions about the ability of the state to rely on the most effective social structures in interaction, first of all, with external actors, which, however, can also have a domestic civil dimension in terms of expanding the tools for latent management of social processes. Besides considering the publication dynamics in scientific journals, the author also analyzes the gradual entry of the concept of soft power into discourse of real Russian politics through the public rhetoric of country’s top leadership and strategic foreign policy documents. Initially, Russian priorities articulated through the search for mechanisms to resist soft power from the outside. Later a consecutive postulate emerged to develop sovereign soft power instruments, based on the active engagement of civil society institutions into foreign policy process. Activation of latter, as well as the growing practices of different countries in building relations with non-governmental organizations in the implementation of their national interests, are becoming important factors to encourage government efforts for soft power. Russian experience demonstrates a two-way process in search for the corresponding national model: while the state expresses interest in developing additional mechanisms that support its policy in the international arena, the society demonstrates a demand for increasingly universal forms of self-realization in a competitive global market.


2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Baumann

SummaryThe shift towards a rights-based approach to health which has taken place over the past decade has strengthened the role of civil society and their organizations in raising and claiming the entitlements of different social groups. It has become obvious that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are central to any successful multi-stakeholder partnership, and they have become more recognized as key actors in health policy and programme development and implementation. There is a broad spectrum of NGOs active in the area of mental health in Europe which aim to empower people with mental health problems and their families, give them a voice in health policy development and implementation and in service design and delivery, to raise awareness and fight stigma and discrimination, and foster implementation of obligations set by internationally agreed mental health policy documents. With the endorsement of the Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 (20) and the European Mental Health Action Plan (19) stakeholders agree to strengthen capacity of service user and family advocacy groups and to secure their participation as partners in activities for mental health promotion, disorder prevention and improving mental health services.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apostolos G. Papadopoulos ◽  
Christos Chalkias ◽  
Loukia-Maria Fratsea

The paper explores the challenges faced today, in a context of severe economic crisis, by immigrant associations (ΙΜΑs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Greece. The data analysed here was collected between October 2009 and February 2010 and incorporates references to all recorded migration-related social actors operating in Greece. The paper takes into account such indicators as legal form, objectives, financial capacity and geographical range of activity, concluding with a typology of civil society actors dealing with migration issues. This study aims at informing the migration policymaking and migrant integration processes. By a spatial hot-spot clustering of IMAs and NGOs, we also illustrate the concentration patterns of civil society actors in Greece.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. CHAUHAN ◽  
BHANUMATI SINGH ◽  
SHREE GANESH ◽  
JAMSHED ZAIDI

Studies on air pollution in large cities of India showed that ambient air pollution concentrations are at such levels where serious health effects are possible. This paper presents overview on the status of air quality index (AQI) of Jhansi city by using multivariate statistical techniques. This base line data can help governmental and non-governmental organizations for the management of air pollution.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Robyn Gulliver ◽  
Kelly S. Fielding ◽  
Winnifred Louis

Climate change is a global problem requiring a collective response. Grassroots advocacy has been an important element in propelling this collective response, often through the mechanism of campaigns. However, it is not clear whether the climate change campaigns organized by the environmental advocacy groups are successful in achieving their goals, nor the degree to which other benefits may accrue to groups who run them. To investigate this further, we report a case study of the Australian climate change advocacy sector. Three methods were used to gather data to inform this case study: content analysis of climate change organizations’ websites, analysis of website text relating to campaign outcomes, and interviews with climate change campaigners. Findings demonstrate that climate change advocacy is diverse and achieving substantial successes such as the development of climate change-related legislation and divestment commitments from a range of organizations. The data also highlights additional benefits of campaigning such as gaining access to political power and increasing groups’ financial and volunteer resources. The successful outcomes of campaigns were influenced by the ability of groups to sustain strong personal support networks, use skills and resources available across the wider environmental advocacy network, and form consensus around shared strategic values. Communicating the successes of climate change advocacy could help mobilize collective action to address climate change. As such, this case study of the Australian climate change movement is relevant for both academics focusing on social movements and collective action and advocacy-focused practitioners, philanthropists, and non-governmental organizations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 21041-21049 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Putu Sudana Satria Artha ◽  
Nyoman Utari Vipriyanti ◽  
I Putu Sujana

Garbage can be interpreted as a consequence of the activities of human life. It is undeniable, garbage will always be there as long as life activities continue to run. Every year, it can be ascertained that the volume of waste will always increase along with the increasing pattern of public consumerism. The landfill which is increasingly polluting the environment requires a technique and management to manage waste into something useful and of economic value, Bantas Village, Selemadeg Timur District, Tabanan Regency currently has a Waste Management Site (TPS3R) managed by Non-Governmental Organizations (KSM ) The source of waste comes from Households, Stalls, Restaurant Entrepreneurs, Schools, Offices and Ceremonies which are organic and inorganic waste. The waste management system at Bantas Lestari TPS with 3R system is Reduce (reduction of waste products starts from the source), Reuse (reuse for waste that can be reused) and Recycle (recycling waste) to date it is still running but not optimal. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative with data analysis using SWOT analysis. This study produces a Waste Management Strategy which is the result of research from the management aspect, aspects of human resources and aspects of infrastructure facilities.


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