scholarly journals Cambodian Youth Perspectives on Social and Educational Barriers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-146
Author(s):  
Jeremy Tost ◽  
Bob Spires ◽  
Sokleng In
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Educational Barriers ◽  
Negative Pressures ◽  
Local Ngo ◽  
Cambodian Youth

This case study examines these barriers using a questionnaire assessing the youth’s attitudes toward education (n = 50). Results indicated that poverty and the pressure to migrate for work remain significant barriers to educational attainment, despite the perceived benefits of education by youth and encouragement by families. Results revealed that inter-educational issues occur despite unclear prevalence, including negative pressures, physical and verbal abuse of students by teachers, teachers charging students fees, and government schools being comparatively less safe and encouraging than home and a local NGO school. These findings can be used to better tailor development aid targeting educational measures, particularly encouraging a shift from convincing rural Cambodians to value education to targeting the contextual barriers that exist. 

Community Mobilization in Micro Credit as a Tool of Women Empowerment

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Nirmal Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Community Mobilization ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Credit Programs ◽  
Local Ngo ◽  
Micro Credit

This article is about community mobilization in microcredit as a tool of women empowerment. It argues that women empowerment is a process and community mobilization is a tool for women empowerment process through micro-credit programs. This article is based on the views of selected key informants’ information through participant observation and a case study at Mahadevsthan Village in Dhading. Three local NGO managers and their three beneficiaries were conveniently selected for the sampling purpose. The main argument of the article shows that most of the females who received microcredit finally got socio-economic empowerment through acquiring access to capital, control over resources, self-esteem, confidence, decision-making power.

BIM in the Saudi Arabian construction industry: state of the art, benefit and barriers

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al-Yami ◽  
Muizz O. Sanni-Anibire
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Although there is a boom in the construction industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), it is yet to fully adopt building information modeling (BIM), which has received a lot of attention in the US, UK and Australian construction industries. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to provide the current state of the art in BIM implementation in Saudi Arabia, as well as perceived benefits and barriers through a case study. Design/methodology/approach A broad overview of BIM, the construction industry in KSA and the research and implementation of BIM in KSA was presented in this study. The research further established the perceived benefits and barriers of BIM implementation through a case study of a local AEC firm. A questionnaire survey was used to obtain lessons learned from the BIM team of the pilot project and was further analyzed using the RII approach. Findings The study’s findings include the lack of policy initiatives in KSA to enforce BIM in the construction industry, as well as the lack of sufficient research in the domain of BIM in KSA. Furthermore, the case study also revealed that the most important benefit of BIM adoption is “detection of inter-disciplinary conflicts in the drawings to reduce error, maintain design intent, control quality and speed up communication,” whereas the most important barrier is “the need for re-engineering many construction projects for successful transition towards BIM.” Originality/value The study provides a background for enhanced research towards the implementation of BIM in Saudi Arabia and also demonstrates the potential benefits and barriers in BIM implementation.

scholarly journals Exploring Factors Affecting Car Sharing Use Intention in the Southeast-Asia Region: A Case Study in Java, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Young Chun ◽  
Mitsutaka Matsumoto ◽  
Kiyotaka Tahara ◽  
Kenichiro Chinen ◽  
Hideki Endo
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Car Ownership ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Car Sharing ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Perceived Values ◽  
Demographic Attributes ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper provides some insight into factors influencing the car sharing adoption and usage in Southeast-Asian developing countries like Indonesia, where car sharing is just emerging and so far, not effectively existent. This study uses an internet survey of 600 Indonesian respondents to examine how underlying factors, such as perceived benefits of car sharing related to convenience and cost-saving aspects, perceived risks and burdens of car ownership, and perceived values of car ownership as societal status can influence their intention to use car sharing. The results of the ordered logit models reveal that car sharing use intention is influenced by perceived benefits of car sharing and perceived values of car ownership as societal status. Among demographic attributes, income level has a positive effect on car sharing use intention. The implications and proper interpretations in the interplay among them can provide a useful guide to city transportation planners and business owners who attempt to promote car sharing schemes in the Southeast-Asian market like Indonesia.

scholarly journals Development Diplomacy: Learning from the Chinese Aid in Building A Road in Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
Bhawana Regmi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Foreign Assistance ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Chinese Model ◽  
The People ◽  
High Investment ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Aid Policy

Infrastructures development is the backbone of a country's economy. The developing countries like Nepal have to rely upon foreign assistance for the constructions of its mega projects, which need high investment cost, technology, and capable human resources. On this scenario, China government had assisted Nepal in building the eight lanes wide and ten kilometers long Koteswor to Kalanki section of the ring road. This paper describes how local road beneficiaries in Nepal perceive the construction work based on the Chinese model and their understanding on foreign aid development. The paper is based on a qualitative study with an interpretative case study design. The study has revealed that though the development aid policy of the developed nations is useful to maintain the cordial relations with the other developing nations, but at the same time, the people-centered development should not be undermined under this whole process. The explorations of this research are useful in framing appropriate plans and policies for the governments to orient the foreign aid development as per the needs of a larger section of people.

scholarly journals Participatory enumerations at the national level in Namibia: the Community Land Information Programme (CLIP)

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Muller ◽  
Edith Mbanga
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
National Level ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
National Government ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Local Ngo

This paper describes how the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia developed the capacity to undertake enumerations and mapping of informal settlements and, with support from the national government and a local NGO, developed the Community Land Information Programme. Through this initiative, the federation has profiled and mapped all of the informal settlements in Namibia, covering more than 500,000 people without secure land tenure and setting a significant precedent in terms of the ability of the federation to work at scale. For each settlement, a profile was developed by the residents that stimulated discussions of their priorities and also discussions with government. In the second phase, the residents of informal settlements were supported to undertake more detailed enumerations and mapping to identify development priorities and provide the information needed for development initiatives. The paper describes how this was done in a case study of an informal settlement in Swakopmund municipality and ends with a discussion of what has been learned, especially with regard to keeping the process rooted in the concerns and priorities of the residents of each settlement.

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