scholarly journals The Notion of Continuing Education in Local Education Reports in Germany—An Analysis of Regional Disparities in Topics, Data, and Governance Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Pia Gerhards
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Lower Range ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Data Usage ◽  
Local Education ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Urban Rural

In Germany: continuing education (CE) is, to a large extent, controlled by municipalities (“Kommunen”). Municipalities have published an increasing number of education reports in recent years. These are intended as steering instruments for local education policy. Given that municipalities and the districts they represent differ in their structures, different challenges and opportunities associated with CE emerge. So far, it remains unclear which aspects of CE are considered by different types of municipalities in their reports and which steering potentials are seen. Based on a content analysis, we present findings on reported topics of CE, the extent of data usage, and derived recommendations for local governance. We separated four district types, showing different degrees of the dimension urban–rural. Although cities published education reports more frequently, rural districts were more likely to address CE issues. However, they had less data available, resulting in a lower range of topics and narrow overall opportunities for addressing CE. Therefore, improvement of data and accessibility of data are important to enhance the monitoring and governance of CE in municipalities. Regarding the reviewed recommendations, clear differences between district types emerged. For instance, expanding offers of CE for immigrants was mainly an issue of large cities, whereas rural districts emphasized the spatial and digital accessibility of offerings.

DATABASE DESIGN FOR E-GOVERNANCE APPLICATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF THE VIETNAM COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC MINORITY AFFAIRS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Viet Hung ◽  
Phan Van Hung ◽  
Be Trung Anh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Base System ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Competency Based

Data mode “good governance” developed in the last century for process of sustainable base system, providing basic information and on-line services, supports the development, challenges and opportunities in the context of globalization and integration. In this paper I discuss a framework for the design of e-Local Governance (eLG) that integrates Information System (IS), Geographical Information System (GIS) and Atlas with focus on ethnic minorities in Vietnam. The design framework is based on various classifications such categories as sex, age, ethnic group, education background and income. The database system is built to enhance the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) capabilities in the planning and decision making process by providing the authorities with data, internet GIS, internet communication and some ecological economic models to disseminate results to the ethnic minorities. The unique feature of the CEMADATA using GIS is that it helps users not only to improve the public services and to provide information and encourage ethnic minorities to participate in decision making processes, but also to support the competency-based training for IT staff

RURAL TOURISM IN INDIA CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Sharma ◽  
Ravi Parkash
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Rural Location ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government

The paper analyze the role of rural tourism for the development of rural areas, The study analyzed how the different types of tourist product diversifications influence the development possibilities of studied rural areas in India. The government should sponsor private Sector to promote tourism in rural areas. For upgrading the rural tourism government requires to understand the rural location, demography, socio-culture, financial and political background of that area. How we can involve the rural citizens to improve their socio-economic condition. The objective of this paper is to present an update on rural tourism expansion and development in India. Rural tourism is rising in terms of number of visitors and the government of India should focus on it as an engine of growth

Where you live matters: Challenges and opportunities to address the urban-rural divide through innovative secondary cardiac rehabilitation programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Sangster ◽  
Susan Furber ◽  
Philayrath Phongsavan ◽  
Margaret Allman-Farinelli ◽  
Julie Redfern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Urban Rural

scholarly journals Bioassay Development for Bispecific Antibodies—Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5350
Author(s):  
Ames C. Register ◽  
Somayeh S. Tarighat ◽  
Ho Young Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Bispecific Antibodies ◽  
Structural Variations ◽  
Antibody Therapeutics ◽  
Regulatory Guidelines ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Target Binding ◽  
Monospecific Antibodies ◽  
Complicated Mechanism

Antibody therapeutics are expanding with promising clinical outcomes, and diverse formats of antibodies are further developed and available for patients of the most challenging disease areas. Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) have several significant advantages over monospecific antibodies by engaging two antigen targets. Due to the complicated mechanism of action, diverse structural variations, and dual-target binding, developing bioassays and other types of assays to characterize BsAbs is challenging. Developing bioassays for BsAbs requires a good understanding of the mechanism of action of the molecule, principles and applications of different bioanalytical methods, and phase-appropriate considerations per regulatory guidelines. Here, we review recent advances and case studies to provide strategies and insights for bioassay development for different types of bispecific molecules.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities of Micro and Small Enterprises Strategy in Ethiopia Urban development, the case of Ambo Town, Oromia, Ethiopia#

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Yared Teshome Geneti
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises

In Ethiopia, Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) is prioritised as important means of economic diversification, job creation, income generation and equity distribution as indispensable poverty reduction sector since 2006. Despite the great attention given to micro and small enterprises, little research exists that examines challenges and opportunities of the Sector in the implementation trajectory. With the new initiative of National Development Programme to Accelerate Sustainable Development to Eradicate Poverty (PASDEP) in 2006-2010, the government has been commencing a new Micro and Small Enterprises Development Strategy. However, the blue prints strategy would be able to prove in the process to achieve the goals and target through timely evaluation of its implementations. It has been long time and common to listen and observe complains of MSEs on the overall sectoral performance and strategic incompatibility both among the unemployed societies and existing MSEs. Based on this rationale, the study was intended to assess the challenges and opportunities of the existing MSE strategy in Ambo town. In this descriptive research primary data were collected from 135 MSEs in Ambo using stratified and purposive sampling design.<br />MSEs in Ambo town are facing different challenges. These challenges are identified as marketing, financial, good governance, i.e., lack of market place; inadequacy credit facilities and inefficient service delivery. The study shows that the long and delayed procedure to establish MSEs is the most common challenges observed in both the old (2006) and new (2011) strategies. These are mainly as a result of inefficient human resource capacities of the sector and cumbersome procedures of credit and saving institution in the town. Moreover, a little understanding of unemployed society on the strategy is the main gap creating misunderstandings. Findings indicated that, the above challenges are a bottle-neck to the goal set by the strategy to create jobs for unemployment and being urban base of local economic and social development. In prospect wise, the study asserted that, the 2011 strategy has been improving MSEs to have a clear definition, typical set ups and structure arrangements as enterprise. Therefore, the strategy has identified as the means to change the societal structure by creating broad local economic and social development to the extent of medium investors. Finally, promoting awareness to active unemployed citizens by giving continues capacity building for both office staff and members of enterprises, local governance reforms and the rechecking of MSE establishment procedures are important in alleviating the problems at implementation stage.

scholarly journals Adult’s Participation in Work-related Training: The Balance between Improving Job and a Desire for Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ana Inés Renta Davids ◽  
Manel Fandos-Garrido ◽  
José Miguel Jiménez-González ◽  
Ángel Pío González-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Other ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Motivation To Participate

<p>The study draws on findings from a survey of adults in non-formal continuing education under the professional training for employment framework in Spain. Quantitative analysis was carried out to a sample of 425 respondents from three different educational providers. Firstly, a factor analysis was conducted to fourteen motives for participation items. A two-dimension model of motivation to participate was identified: one dimension oriented towards job-improvement and the other dimension oriented towards learning. Secondly, a variance analysis was conducted according to demographics variables. Results showed significant statistical differences in the first dimension according to demographic variables. This might indicates an instrumental motivation in participation in work-related training among different groups who try to cope with different types of drawbacks.</p>

The interface of health support workers with the allied health professions

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-124
Author(s):  
Susan Nancarrow
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Allied Health Professions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Professional Project

The chapter begins by describing the allied health workforce, before exploring from a neo-Weberian perspective the development of the support workforce associated with the allied health professions with a focus on the United Kingdom and Australia – not least by considering the reasons for introducing a support workforce, the contexts in which it is used, the negotiation of its boundaries, and the challenges and opportunities for allied health professions and its support workforce. In particular, this chapter claims that the heterogeneous allied health support workforce has evolved through two models, with different types of workers. The first is the profession-led model, which supports the neo-Weberian idea of the professional project, in which allied health professions developed support roles to expand and maintain their market monopoly and autonomy in niche areas. The second is the managerial model, which instead privileges the ‘patient-centred’ goals of increasing role flexibility by recognising and rewarding individuals’ skills and competencies and working across traditional professional and organisational boundaries. The chapter finally outlines some of the key challenges to allied health support workforce going forward.

scholarly journals MP04: Analysis of a needs-based assessment of paramedic continuing education

CJEM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
pp. S41-S41
Author(s):  
M. Davis ◽  
L. Leggatt ◽  
K. Van Aarsen ◽  
S. Romano
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Neonatal Resuscitation ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Respiratory Disorder ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Primary Location ◽  
Primary Practice ◽  
Knowledge Deficits ◽  
Training Modalities

Introduction: To determine trends in identified self-perceived knowledge deficits of paramedics, training barriers and desired methods of self-directed education. Methods: A written survey was delivered to all paramedics in an Ontario base-hospital. Respondents were asked to identify deficits from a 37-point, anatomic systems-based list. Preferred educational modalities to address knowledge deficits and factors taken into consideration when choosing self-directed education were captured. Top 5 perceived deficit topics, number of perceived deficits, top 5 factors associated with training modality chosen and factors taken into consideration for choosing training modalities, were compared against paramedic age, training (Advanced Care Paramedic; ACP, or Primary Care Paramedic; PCP) and primary location of practice (urban, rural, mixed setting). Results: Of 1262 paramedics, 746 (59.11%) completed the survey. PCPs had a higher report of deficit in both neonatal resuscitation and arrhythmia than ACPs (48.3% vs 58.8%, p=0.015; 40.3% vs 58.5%, p<0.001). Paramedics who listed rural as their primary practice location were more likely to report a deficit in pediatric respiratory disorder than those with a mixed urban/rural and primary urban practice (65.9% vs 46.3%, p=0.000; 65.9% vs 45.9%, p=0.001;) as well as a higher median number of listed deficits (9.00 vs 6.00 vs 6.00, p<0.001). ACPs were more likely to consider scheduling, location/ease of attending and cost as barriers than PCPs (85.4% vs 63.8%, p=0.000; 69.5% vs 51.4%, p=0.002; 69.5% vs 39.5%, p=0.000) while reporting an increased desire for webinar material than PCPs (56.1% vs 40.4%, p=0.007). There were no significant differences found by age. Conclusion: Targeted educational needs-based assessments can help ensure appropriate topics are delivered in a fashion that overcomes identified barriers to self-directed learning. From our analysis, increased awareness of ease of attending sessions and preferred modalities, such as webinars may be beneficial; especially for ACPs who require more annual continuing educational hours. Paramedics in rural locations may require increased continuing education, especially for rarely encountered, high risk situations, such as pediatric critical care. These findings can help direct future education in our system and others.

scholarly journals Interactive relations of gender, residence and social stratification with types of aggression

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
AKM Rezanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behaviour ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Urban Rural

Attempts were made to examine the interactive relations of gender, residence and social stratification with different types of aggressive behaviour. The independent variables were gender, residence and socio-economic status. Different types of the behaviour include physical, verbal, anger, hostile and indirect aggression. A total of 240 respondents between 13 and 16 years of age constituted the sample of the study. The Measure of Aggressive Behaviour (MAB) was used for data collection. The study utilized a 2 × 2 × 3 factorial design consisting of two levels of gender (male/female), two levels of residential background (urban/rural), and three levels of socio-economic status (high/middle/low). The results were computed on each dimension separately using t-tests. The findings revealed interactive relations of gender, residence and social stratification with different types of aggression. Key words: Aggression; antisocial behaviour; gang related violence; autism; attention deficit disorder DOI: 10.3329/jles.v2i2.7500 J. Life Earth Sci., Vol. 2(2) 67-74, 2007

An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Sanford
Keyword(s):  
Hard Copy ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Switching Model ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
It Acceptance ◽  
Push And Pull

This study theorizes and validates a model of user switching from non-IT artifacts to IT artifacts by integrating and extending prior findings from IT acceptance and adoption streams of research and using migration theory as the theoretical bridge. The proposed model examines different types of switching predictors such as push and pull factors, intervening obstacles, and individual differences, as well as interdependencies between these factors as moderating effects. Empirical data from a longitudinal field survey of users’ switching from traditional hard copy books to eBooks validates most of the hypothesized associations. This study alerts publishers, academics, and educational institutions to the challenges and opportunities of artifact switching in general and suggests strategies that can help these stakeholders enable artifact switching within their target populations.

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