scholarly journals LA INTERCULTURALIDAD A TRAVÉS DE UN VOLUNTARIADO INTERNACIONAL EN LA PENÍNSULA DE SANTA ELENA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fernando Guevara Gavilanes
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Santa Elena ◽  
International Volunteer

Partiendo de la riqueza histórica, cultural, paisajista y actividades económicas de la provincia de Santa Elena, el autor analiza la gran riqueza ancestral de la Península y las posibilidades para desarrollar un programa de voluntariado internacional denominado “Peninsula Volunteers”, basado en su experiencia como ex voluntario del programa de intercambio “Canadá Word Youth” y ex participante del programa “Center for Cultural Interchange” en USA; está dirigido a estudiantes extranjeros que deseen aprender español, vivir la interculturalidad desde una comuna y tener una experiencia laboral en los paisajes de la fascinante Península. Palabras Clave: interculturalidad, voluntariado, experiencia laboral. ABSTRACT Based on the historical, cultural and landscaped and economic activities of the province of Santa Elena, the author analyzes the vast ancestral wealth of the peninsula and the possibilities for developing an international volunteer program called "Peninsula Volunteers" , based on his experience as former volunteer exchange program " Youth Canada Word " and former participant of the " Center for Cultural interchange " program in the USA; It is aimed at foreign students who want to learn Spanish , live interculturality from a commune and have work experience in the fascinating landscapes of the Peninsula. Keywords: multiculturalism, volunteer work experience. Recibido: noviembre de 2015Aprobado: febrero de 2016

STUDY OF CAMEL RATING SYSTEM IN BANKING SUPERVISION- A CASE STUDY OF NEPAL BANGLADESH BANK LTD

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-96
Author(s):  
Dr. S.U. Gawde ◽  
Prof.. Alekha Chandra Panda ◽  
Prof. Devyani Ingale
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Financial Soundness ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Asset Quality

The banking sector  plays in important role in the country’s economy, acting as an intermediary to all industries. As the banking sector has a major impact on the economy as a whole. Performance evaluation of the banking sector is an effective measure and indicator to check the soundness of economic activities of an economy. Many methods are employed to analyse banking performance. One of the popular methods is the CAMELS framework, developed in the early 1970’s by federal regulators in the USA. The CAMELS rating system is based upon an evaluation of six critical elements of a financial institution’s operations: Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management soundness, Earnings and profitability, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to market risk. Under this bank is required to enhance capital adequacy, strengthen asset quality, improve management, increase earnings, maintain liquidity, and reduce sensitivity to various financial risks. In the present study an attempt was made to evaluate the performance & financial soundness of NEPAL BANGLADESH BANK LTD using CAMEL approach. Quantitative parameters are computed and updated on a quarterly basis while in respect of the qualitative parameters the ratings / marks given at the time of previous on-site examination

Effect of Mental Hospital Volunteer Work on Career Choice

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Murdo M. Dowds ◽  
James A. Kulik ◽  
Karl E. Scheibe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Academic Year

This study was designed to investigate the effect of participation in a mental hospital volunteer program on students' subsequent career plans and activities. Responses of the volunteers on follow-up questionnaires were compared with those of two control groups of college students not in the program. The number of volunteers planning careers in mental health professions increased significantly after participation in the program while the control groups showed little change in career plans. The volunteers also evaluated their summer's experience as highly important for their future vocational plans, and a high percentage planned to spend their next summer engaged in mental health activities. The program had only limited effects, however, on the academic-year behaviors of the volunteers.

Tra Sicilia e America: gli "scappati" di Cosa Nostra

2009 ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Alessandra Dino
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Transnational Crime ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Critical Position ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Territorial Control ◽  
Cosa Nostra ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Control

Territorial control is one of the most important elements for the survival of the mafia. It is an obligated path to be able to obtain and control economic activities and to penetrate into all profitable sectors. Without territorial control it is impossible to control voters and without it all relationships with politics wither and die. It is within the territory where the imposition of "pizzo" (protection money) and extortion are planned against businesses and firms. This impending presence is also the cause in which citizens and families find themselves submitted to violence, the abuse of power and, if not only, to a limitation to their sphere of action. Telling the story about the scappati is to explain how, by their use of violence, Cosa Nostra has taken away from the State its lawful supremacy over large parts of the national territory. They planned the removal or deportation, under the threat of death, of entire families connected to the mafia. This story began in 1980 and is yet to be finished. The scappati migrated to the usa during the second mafia war and today they would like to come back to Palermo. However, not all agree with this possibility. The Sicilian mafia is in a critical position and if these refugees return it could produce a drastic and unexpected change in its leadership. Reading the pizzini (small notes of mafia members), analysing these sources, reconstructing scenarios makes it is easy to image what could happen if they returned: a new bloody conflict among mafia families.Key words: Cosa Nostra, territorial control, transnational crime, maxi-trial, mafia wars, the scappati.Parole chiave: Cosa nostra, controllo del territorio, crimine transnazionale, maxiprocesso, guerre di mafia, scappati.

scholarly journals La Población De La Jurisdicción De Ixmiquilpan A Través Del Padrón De Revillagigedo,1791

Xihmai ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Verenice Cipatli Ramí­rez Calva
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Sheep Breeding ◽  
Late Eighteenth Century ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Late Eighteenth ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Los Grupos

Resumen Durante los siglos XVI y XVII la población de la jurisdicción de Ixmiquilpan tení­a dos actividades económicas importantes: la crí­a de ganado menor y el cultivo. Este panorama se transforma radicalmente hacia finales del siglo XVIII; para entonces eran contados los pueblos que se dedicaban a la agricultura, en cambio, abundaban los asentamientos cuya principal actividad era la arrierí­a. En las zonas cercanas a las minas los oficios principales eran los de jornalero, minero o arriero de metales; mientras que en los lugares donde no habí­a cultivos ni posibilidades de vender la fuerza de trabajo en labores agrí­colas o mineras, una opción viable era el tallado y tejido de la lechuguilla. El estudio del padrón 1791 nos permite adentrarnos en estos aspectos e, incluso, conocer la composición étnica, el parentesco entre los miembros y edades de los grupos domésticos. Palabras clave: Ixmiquilpan, padrones, siglo XVIII, economí­a.   Abstract During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the population of the jurisdiction of Ixmiquilpan had two major economic activities: sheep breeding and farming. This view changed radically in the late eighteenth century, by which time there were few people engaged in farming, however, there were many settlements whose main activity was the mule driving. In areas near the mines were the main occupations of laborers, miners, or carriers of metals, while in places where there was no chance of selling crops or the labor force in agriculture or mining, an option was the carving and lettuce tissue.   The study of the 1791 census allows us to get into these issues and even know the ethnic composition, the relationship between members and ages of family groups. Keywords: Ixmiquilpan, census, century  XVIII, economy.

scholarly journals Une Lecture Écocritique de Marguerite Yourcenar

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teo Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Key Words ◽  
French Literature ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Marguerite Yourcenar ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Agrippa D'aubigne ◽  
Literary Figure ◽  
The Usa

Key words: Marguerite Yourcenar, engagement écologique littéraire, Agrippa d'Aubigné, sensibilité vis-à-vis de la nature, dissolution dans la nature, fragilité des forêts, éthique se l'environnement non anthropocentrée  The Belgian-French novelist Marguerite Yourcenar is a rare example of an established literary figure whose writing in French cries out for ecocritical attention. Discovering environmental pollution and destruction as an issue in the late 1950s, when she went to live in the USA, Yourcenar became an active supporter of conservationist and animal rights initiatives, and began to express her commitment to reconciliation between humans, non-human life and the inanimate environment in her fiction and critical essays on French literature. A fascination with pristine wilderness speaks from her last novel, published in 1982, whose protagonist relinquishes human individuality to become one with sublime nature.   Palabras clave: Marguerite Yourcenar, compromiso ecológico literario, Agrippa d'Aubigné, sensibilidad con la naturaleza, disolución en la naturaleza, fragilidad de los bosques, ética del medioambiente no antropocéntrico.  La novelista franco belga Marguerite Yourcenar es un raro ejemplo de figura literaria de reconocido prestigio cuyos escritos en francés claman atención ecocrítica. Cuando emigró a Estados Unidos a finales de los años 1950 descubrió el problema de la contaminación y destrucción medioambiental y se convirtió en colaboradora activa en iniciativas conservacionistas y pro derechos de los animales. Comenzó a expresar su compromiso con la reconciliación entre los seres humanos, los seres vivos no humanos y el medioambiente inanimado en su literatura y en ensayos críticos sobre literatura francesa. De su última novela, publicada en 1982, en la que la protagonista abandona la individualidad humana para fundirse con la naturaleza sublime emana una fascinación con la prístina naturaleza salvaje.

International student perceptions of experience in the West

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Robert Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
American Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa

Purpose The purpose of this exploratory study is an examination of some perceptions of US education, as experienced by foreign MBA students. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal field study captured perceptions of a group of 51 international students over a one-year interval. The first anticipatory survey was done in India, and the follow-up was made in the USA at the end of a foreign sojourn semester. Inter-item correlations and t-tests were used to examine variance in student perceptions, highlighted by qualitative elements. Findings In general, the students went home, less impressed than they had expected to be in terms of the perceived general quality of the American business education, as well as their abilities to make friends with the local people. Additionally, the observed preparation of the American students for master’s studies was not nearly as high as the foreign students had anticipated. Research limitations/implications Results are not generalizable to broad populations, as the sample was small and localized. Social implications Emerging markets are successfully luring locals and sojourners based on cost and proximity as they achieve greater legitimacy in their institutional credentials. This could challenge the preeminence of Western higher education, especially in light of concerns arising from marketization and rigor. Meanwhile, developed market institutions need to be strategically mindful of their international guests as a resource rather than a commodity. Originality/value Extant internationalization studies tend to focus on administrative viewpoints, whereas this research examines the perspective of international students, which may be indicative of lessening gaps between perceptions of quality of developed and emerging market higher education.

Relations of Perceived Ethnic Disparity to Involvement in Ethnic and Host Cultures

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mo Bahk ◽  
Michael J. Woeste ◽  
Ronald Cushing
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Ethnic Disparity ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
The Usa

Among 124 single foreign students residing in the USA, this study examined the relations between perceived ethnic disparity, consisting of physical, cultural, and linguistic dimensions, and ethnic and host culture involvement. The Ethnic Disparity Perception Inventory, a 44-item Likert scale devised to measure perceived ethnic disparity, showed perceived physical disparity ( r = .60) and cultural disparity ( r = .51) were positively related to ethnic involvement. Perceived cultural disparity ( r = -.22) and linguistic disparity ( r = -.27) were negatively associated with involvement in the host culture. Multiple regression analysis indicated that, although the findings held for non-White respondents, for White respondents ( n = 39) perceived physical disparity (β = .54), not cultural disparity, was a significant predictor of ethnic involvement (Adjusted R2 = .268) and perceived cultural disparity (β = -.37), not linguistic disparity, was a significant (negative) indicator of host culture involvement (Adjusted R2 = .110).

scholarly journals ANÁLISIS DE LA OFERTA Y DEMANDA DEL ATRACTIVO TURÍSTICO: PLAYA DE SAN LORENZO

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (104) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Blanca Alicia Trueba Macías ◽  
Mayda Karola Avalos Zambrano ◽  
Sandy Lisbeth Hormaza Villafuerte ◽  
Arturo Damián Rodríguez Zambrano
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
San Lorenzo ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Santa Elena ◽  
Estudio De Caso

El turismo en Ecuador es su tercer mayor rubro ingresos. En la provincia de Manabí se considera que la actividad aporta con el 15% del PIB. El artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación realizada antes de la pandemia por COVID-19, sobre el panorama de la oferta y demanda de la Parroquia San Lorenzo, cantón Manta. Este espacio rural, a pesar de estar caracterizado por tener recursos turísticos como sus playas naturales protegidas, la celebración de fiestas populares, los vestigios arqueológicos y la riqueza gastronómica, no ha sido potencializado. El diseño de investigación escogido fue el no experimental. Para la recolección de información, se llevaron a cabo la revisión de trabajos técnicos, observaciones de campo y la aplicación de una encuesta a 385 visitantes. Como resultado se obtuvieron aportes al reconocimiento del perfil, satisfacción y percepción del turista sobre la gestión del destino y de los servicios. Se exploraron aspectos como la infraestructura, seguridad, costos, conservación ambiental entre otros. Se concluye que el visitante de San Lorenzo es una persona joven, con formación superior y una capacidad de gasto media, quien acude frecuentemente al destino para descansar y disfrutar del sol y la playa. Desde la percepción del visitante, existen muchos aspectos positivos a mantener. Sin embargo, la gestión de eventos culturales, información turística, señalización, baterías sanitarias, reciclaje, accesibilidad para personas con discapacidad y los servicios de ocio y recreación, son aspectos que necesitan ser mejorados para lograr una mayor oferta y demanda que impulse el turismo en la Parroquia San Lorenzo y promueva el flujo de turistas en la provincia. Palabras Clave: turismo sostenible, oferta y demanda, turismo en Ecuador, turismo de sol y playa, desarrollo de atractivos turísticos. Referencias [1]PROMPERÚ, Informe para la planificación de productos turísticos, Lima, Perú: Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo, 2014. [2]Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador, «Respetar la naturaleza es amar la vida,» OMT, 21 01 2018. [En línea]. Disponible en: https://www.turismo.gob.ec/respetar-la-naturaleza- es-amar-la-vida/. [Último acceso: 02 de agosto de 2020]. [3]Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador, Refugio de vida silvestre Marino Costero de la parroquia San Lorenzo, Manta, Ecuador: Ministerio del Ambiente, 2014. [4]A. Martínez, Territorios en mutación: repensando el desarrollo desde lo local, Quito, Ecuador: Editorial FLACSO, 2010. [5]A. Larrea, Modo de desarrollo, organización territorial y cambio constituyente en el Ecuador, Quito: SENPLADES, 2011. [6]Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador, Plandetur 2020- Objetivo, estrategias y politicas de actuación de sostrenibilidad.,Quito, Ecuador: MINTUR, 2013. [7]J. Sanchez Ruiz, L. Coronel–Curimilma, A. Suárez–Jaramillo y M. Maza–Ortega, «RUTA TURÍSTICA MAÍZ Y CASCADAS: ESTUDIO DE CASO CONUN ENFOQUE DEL TURISMO CULTURAL Y NATURAL., » Universidad Ciencia Y Tecnología, vol. 24, nº 99, pp. 53-60, (2020). [8]K. Godfrey y J. Clarke, The Tourism development handbook. A practical approach to planning and marketing, London, England: Editorial Cassell, 2000. [9]B. Benavidez, Planificaciòn y gestiòn turìstica de la Comisiòn de Turismo del Gad PR frente al desarrollo local de la cabecera parroquial de Colonche, Santa Elena, Ecuador: Universidad Estatal Penìnsula de Santa Elena, 2013. [10]J. Arellanon, Plan de desarrollo y ordenamiento territorial del Cantón Manta, Manta, Ecuador: Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de Manta, 2015.

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