Economic Bases for Market Development Programs: The Case of United States Cotton

1956 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1322
Author(s):  
M. K. Horne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Development Programs

In a World of Migration

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-92
Author(s):  
Elizabeth P. Quintero
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Target Languages ◽  
Responsible Research

This article has evolved from teaching future teachers about literacy and language in multilingual contexts. The examples are taken from contexts in the United States with learners from around the world. Professionals in the classrooms, in the teacher development programs, and in schools and colleges of education have been doing responsible research for many years, and have learned much regarding the learning of multilingual people who represent a multitude of histories. In this article the focus is on rethinking literacy, languages (home languages and target languages of host countries), the connections between personal and communal history and learning texts, and how all of the above relate to the curriculum in various learning arenas.

Demographic Changes and Equal Employment Opportunity Legislation

2012 ◽  
pp. 288-305
Author(s):  
Shani D. Carter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Equal Employment Opportunity ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Employment Opportunity ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Equal Employment ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter reviews the relationship between a selection of United States federal laws and Human Resource Development (HRD). The chapter specifically reviews United States federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws related to race, gender, age, and national origin, discusses how the passage of these laws led to an increased diversity of the labor force, and demonstrates how utilizing this legislation can improve the research and practice of HRD. A comprehensive group of employment laws were passed between 1960 and 2000, and data from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Census indicate that these laws have served to substantially increase the percentage of minorities and women in the labor force. This increasing diversity requires practitioners to rethink the methods they use to deliver training and development programs to employees. In addition, researchers should examine how the increase in diversity impacts all areas of HRD, such as training, mentoring, and work-life balance.

Organization of American States

1962 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-257 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
Development Scheme ◽  
American States ◽  
Social Council ◽  
Alliance For Progress ◽  
The Press ◽  
Active Assistance

The press announced that the Inter-American Economic and Social Council met in Punta del Este, Uruguay, under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS) from August 5 to 17, 1961. A draft act embodying the principles of the “Alliance for Progress” plan for the economic development of Latin America envisaged by the United States was put before the meeting by the delegates of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and the United States, according to press reports. Mr. Douglas Dillon, United States Secretary of the Treasury, promised that his government would provide active assistance in the form of development loans running up to 50 years, but Mr. Dillon made it clear that the development scheme depended on the local programs for social and economic advancement. It was noted that aside from the United States offers, some European and odier countries had indicated that they would take part in development programs in the area.

scholarly journals Introductory Note

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 2-2
Author(s):  
Edmond J. Keller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Black Africa ◽  
Benign Neglect ◽  
Introductory Note

Africanists generally agree that the United States, in the formulation and execution of its foreign policy, has historically relegated Africa to a low priority. To the extent that there has been an Africa policy at all, it has been described by scholars with such terms as a “policy of indifference,” a “non-policy,” a “policy of benign neglect.”The election of John F. Kennedy as President of the United States coincided with the “Age of Nationalism” in Africa, an era which saw the majority of Black Africa freed from the yoke of colonialism. Kennedy made a conscious attempt to demonstrate that the United States was sympathetic to the ideals cherished most by African nationalists: national independence and self-determination; territorial integrity and security; and economic development. It was as a result of his administration’s initiative that various economic development programs (i.e., the Peace Corps, USAID) took root in Africa. However, under President Johnson, U.S.

The adoptability of perennial-based farming systems for hydrologic and salinity control in dryland farming systems in Australia and the United States of America

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Roberts ◽  
Matthew J. Helmers ◽  
Ian R. P. Fillery
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Dryland Salinity ◽  
The Usa

Dryland salinity and water quality problems occur in the Great Plains and cornbelt regions of the United States of America (USA) and southern Australia due to the replacement of native perennial systems by annual species. We outline the hydrological effects of selected farming systems in both countries and review progress towards development of new perennial systems with potential to reduce dryland salinity effects. In Australia, development and large-scale trialling are further advanced than in the USA. In both countries there are usually insufficient benefits to farmers to adopt perennials at the scale needed to reduce environmental effects. Perennials are generally more complex to manage and, for successful adoption, greater skills are often required than to manage annuals. Experience from the Conservation Reserve Program in the USA to encourage conversion of cropland to perennials indicates that the scale of landscape change achieved (in the order of 5%) is still low. Lessons learnt in both countries from experiences include: (1) careful thought as to where perennials are most needed (targeting); (2) plant development programs targeted at key environments; (3) involvement of farmers in research at the outset to ensure that systems developed are profitable and adoptable; (4) the need for a trialling and learning program; (5) appropriate choice of policy tools to maximise environmental outcomes.

Achieving University-Wide Instructional Technology Literacy

2005 ◽  
pp. 130-145
Author(s):  
Katia Passerini ◽  
Kemal Cakici
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Technology Skills ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Technology In The Classroom

This chapter reviews the efforts of a large university located in the East Coast of the United States to support faculty technology literacy through participation in development programs featuring a mix of technology skills and instructional design seminars. The success of these programs is evaluated on a series of criteria: faculty needs and satisfaction, ability to meet faculty learning objectives, and short-term and long-term benefits in terms of new initiatives implementation. Survey protocols and instruments used to evaluate program effectiveness are included to support future implementations by other institutions. The authors intend to encourage the development of similar programs, and the understanding of current obstacles that hinder a full deployment of technology in the classroom.

A case study of the US mountain bike tourism market

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J Buning ◽  
Zachary Cole ◽  
Matthew Lamont
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
The Us

Communities and regions throughout the United States are investing in the development and enhancement of requisite resources to leverage the growth of mountain bike tourism. However, an understanding of mountain bike tourists’ demographics, travel patterns, trip behaviors, and expenditures is lacking, thereby hampering product and market development efforts. The purpose of this study was to explore the demographics, travel preferences, and travel behaviors of US mountain bike tourists. Through an online survey hosted on a popular mountain bike website, a sample of US mountain bike tourists ( N = 810) was gathered. Data revealed that mountain bike tourists are predominately middle-aged affluent males who take an average of five short-break trips annually of about 400 miles per trip during the spring and summer months, and in the process spend approximately US$400 per trip. Stemming from the results, implications for mountain bike tourism development are discussed.

WHAT ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEUR? HOW STATIC BUSINESS MODELS DRIVE AND HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-SUSTAINING LOCAL ENERGY ACCESS VENTURES

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450014 ◽  
Author(s):  
INGRID WAKKEE ◽  
RAHUL BARUA ◽  
PIETER VAN BEUKERING
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Publicly Supported

The central assumption of publicly-supported market development programs is that providing resources to local entrepreneurs and strengthening the business environments fosters the emergence of self-sustaining local energy access ventures. We explore this assumption by applying a business model lens to analyze how participation in a market development program affects the development of local energy access ventures. Using the domestic biogas market development program in Rwanda as our case, we evaluate program design, the role of local entrepreneurs and interactions between participating ventures and the coordinating office to determine how market development programs contribute to a self-sustaining private energy sector. While providing a detailed framework for local ventures, the business model offers entrepreneurs few possibilities to act entrepreneurial and exploit local opportunities. Consequently, such programs will attract necessity-driven rather than opportunity- and growth-driven entrepreneurs, causing concern for the achievement of program objectives and the establishment of a self-sustaining private sector.

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