The Reasons, Motivation, and Selection of Approach to the Consolidation of Primary and Secondary Schools in Rural Areas

The book contains a selection of eighty eight sermons (so-called exhortations) for the Jewish youth, which were written in Galicia at the end of the 19th century and in the first decades of the 20th century. They constituted part of religious education of Jewish students who attended secular primary and secondary schools. The authors of the sermons were teachers such as Natan Szyper, Arnold Friedman or Samuel Wolf Guttman who was the preacher of the progressive synagogue in Lviv.

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Sustainability of Microbusinesses and Success of Microfinance

Paradigm ◽

10.1177/0971890717700527 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 91-105

Author(s):

Aradhana Chouksey ◽

Yamini Karmarkar

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Self Employment ◽

Funding Agencies ◽

Fixed Capital Investment ◽

Training Need ◽

Funding Resource ◽

Selection Of

Emergence of microfinance facilities has raised self-employment opportunities for the disadvantaged group. There are many small and micro entrepreneurs who have started their business with funding support from microfinance agencies. Though this increased funding resource has increased the number of businesses that are started by entrepreneurs in rural areas, another important fact is that all these new businesses are not necessarily successful. In Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh (MP), only 20 per cent of businesses funded by microfinance agencies are profitable. There are multiple reasons behind this lack of success of microenterprises. There are paucity of information in selection of right opportunity, absence of technical assistance, lack of business knowledge and marketing and finance skills, which are few of them. This is an alarming sign for funding agencies as higher failure rate of microenterprises bound to jeopardize, the sustainability of the microfinance in long term and retard the development of region. This research conducted on microenterprises of Malwa region of MP tries to identify the specific training needs of microfinance clients. Further, this research tries to evaluate empirically what are the potential and sustainable microbusiness opportunities, which can be started and run by people of disadvantage groups. Empirical findings through a survey designed on a sample of 54 microenterprises of eight villages of Malwa region show that any microbusiness having higher ratio of working capital to fixed capital investment are successful in Malwa region. Also, it is found that the most important training need of these enterprises is in the field of ‘managing finance’ for small business.

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Safety Evaluation of Destination Lighting Treatment at Stop Controlled Cross-Intersections

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198118774747 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2672 (16) ◽

pp. 113-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Amrita Goswamy ◽

Shauna Hallmark ◽

Theresa Litteral ◽

Michael Pawlovich

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Negative Binomial Regression ◽

State Agencies ◽

Crash Frequency ◽

Binomial Regression ◽

Manual Selection ◽

Roadway Lighting ◽

Selection Of

Intersection crashes during nighttime hours may occur because of poor driver visual cognition of conflicting traffic or intersection presence. In rural areas, the only source of lighting is typically provided by vehicle headlights. Roadway lighting enhances driver recognition of intersection presence and visibility of signs and markings. Destination lighting provides some illumination for the intersection but is not intended to fully illuminate all approaches. Destination lighting has been widely used in Iowa but the effectiveness has not been well documented. This study, therefore, sought to evaluate the effect on safety of destination lighting at rural intersections. As part of an extensive data collection effort, locations with destination/street lighting were gathered with the assistance of several state agencies. After manual selection of a similar number of control intersections, propensity score matching using the caliper width technique was used to match 245 treatments with 245 control sites. Negative binomial regression was used to evaluate crash frequency data. The presence of destination lighting at stop-controlled cross-intersections generally reduced the night-to-day crash ratio by 19%. The presence of treatment or destination lighting was associated with a 33%–39% increase in daytime crashes across all models but was associated with an 18%–33% reduction in nighttime crashes. Injuries in nighttime crashes decreased by 24% and total nighttime crashes reduced by 33%. Property damage crashes were reduced by 18%.

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Cancer Curricula for Secondary Schools: Making the Right Choice

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.2190/1426-yyul-bptn-cth9 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 593-602

Author(s):

Paul E. Pezza

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Marketing Strategy ◽

Cancer Education ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

American Cancer Society ◽

Evaluation Methodology ◽

The Political ◽

Cancer Society ◽

The Right ◽

Selection Of

The American Cancer Society has produced and distributed for use in secondary schools a curriculum package entitled Right Choices. This article considers the development, testing, and marketing of the new cancer education program. Of particular interest is the selection of the theoretical perspective, evaluation methodology, and marketing strategy employed in its production, given the direction in which the field of health education is moving and the political context in which the curriculum has emerged. The author concludes that in selecting cancer prevention curricula for the schools, making the right choice may not be as simple as adopting what is available from the American Cancer Society. The case of Right Choices also serves to illuminate concerns about the American Cancer Society raised by others and bolsters the call for an examination of the organization's role in an effort to control cancer.

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CULTURAL VALUES AS A DETERMINANT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN RURAL AREAS AND THEIR POPULARITY AMONG POLES BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF FOLK CULTURE MUSEUMS

Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0011.7242 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol XX (1) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Monika Wojcieszak-Zbierska ◽

Jan Zawadka

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Age Groups ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Folk Culture ◽

Selection Of

The aim of this article is to present the role and significance of cultural values in the development of rural tourism and their knowledge and popularity among Poles on the example of selected museums of folk culture in Mazovia and Podlasie. The survey was conducted among 459 people. The selection of respondents was quota-random. The research sample reflects the structure of Polish residents in terms of gender and major age groups. It allows us to conclude that many museums presenting folk culture enjoy great interest (eg. the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw, the Radom Village Museum or the Agriculture Museum in Ciechanowiec). Unfortunately, there are also some that are relatively rarely visited (eg. the Ethnographic Centre in Lelisa or the Museum of Small Homeland in Studziwody).

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The Inspiration of European Countries’ Rural Value Orientation to China’s Rural Revitalization

Scientific and Social Research ◽

10.36922/ssr.v3i5.1261 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 205-210

Author(s):

Yong-Sheng Xu

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Value Orientation ◽

European Countries ◽

Rural Revitalization ◽

Urban Rural ◽

Urbanization Rate ◽

Rural Construction ◽

Selection Of

The economy of European countries developed rapidly after the Western Industrial Revolution, and the rural areas of European countries also experienced long-term failure and depression. In the process of urbanization construction, the rural construction also faced many problems. In particular, after the urbanization rate exceeded 50%, European countries took targeted measures to revitalize rural areas in response to many problems in rural development, promoting the development process of urban-rural integration. Especially in Europe in the value orientation in the process of rural construction, there are many worth learning and using for reference of experience, in this paper, the European countries value index selection of rural construction, and implementation of rural construction scheme under this value orientation [1] research summary, draw lessons from the mature experience of the European countries rural construction, combined with China’s national conditions related to rural revitalization of advice are put forward.

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Policy interventions for attraction and retention of female teachers in rural secondary schools

Msingi Journal ◽

10.33886/mj.v1i2.103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 50-59

Author(s):

Isabela M. Kamere ◽

M I Makatiani ◽

Arthur Kalanza Nzau

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Female Teachers ◽

Policy Interventions ◽

Life Long Learning ◽

Key Policy ◽

Development Goals ◽

Attraction And Retention

The potential role of female teachers in achieving the Education for all (EFA) and the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting life-long learning opportunities for all (Goal 4), achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls(Goal 5 ) is well documented. Available evidence, however, suggests that attraction and retention of female teachers in secondary schools located in rural areas remains a significant and on-going challenge. In response, policy makers in Kenya have recommended three key policy interventions namely decentralization of teacher recruitment, payment of hardship allowance and provision of housing. A literature search reveals a dearth of information on the perspectives of rural educators on the effectiveness of these interventions. The paper presents findings based on one objective of a broader study which was to: Establish the views of female teachers’ and other stakeholders’ regarding the effectiveness of strategies for attraction and retention of female teachers in Makueni County. This study adopted a mixed methods design. The paper presents findings from the qualitative component of the study. Interviews were used to gather data. Based on their interpretations, the authors provide useful insights and offer suggestions on how the implementation of these policies could be improved.

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