Smallholders’ Challenges: Realizing Peri-Urban Opportunities in Bengaluru

Urban expansion creates potential for increased incomes among previously rural smallholders from sources other than traditional agriculture. Harnessing this potential, however, requires investments into agricultural upgrading or non-farm activities. The article addresses the question concerning to what extent these investments are realised in the peri-urban space of Bengaluru. Its answers are based on a review of the literature and extensive field surveys in two differentially developed districts assessing the smallholders’ economic situation in 2019 and as a recall in 2009. Our findings are that only a few smallholders were able to realise the peri-urban opportunities. Household income increased in real terms only by a little, especially from farming. Instead of a traditional farm to non-farm production linkage, surpluses from the non-farm sector were seen to meet the working capital needs of the farm sector. While physical access to formal financial institutions has significantly improved, formal borrowing is dominated by small-sized loans from registered self-help groups or traditional priority sector loans. Only a few households took up non-farm activities as many others failed to obtain sufficient credit and lacked knowledge about remunerative non-farm projects. Overall, rising outlays for education and health services leave little resources for any productive investments.

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E-MODERATION IN COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE: A PROPOSAL BASED ON A PORTUGUESE ONLINE COMMUNITY DIRECTED TO SPECIAL NEEDS / E-MODERAÇÃO EM COMUNIDADES DE PRÁTICA: UMA PROPOSTA BASEADA NUMA COMUNIDADE ONLINE PORTUGUESA DIRECIONADA PARA NECESSIDADES ESPECIAIS

European Journal of Special Education Research ◽

10.46827/ejse.v6i4.3485 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Oksana Tymoshchuk ◽

Teresa Sousa ◽

Ana Margarida Almeida ◽

Paula Santos

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

Online Community ◽

Theoretical Models ◽

Mutual Aid ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Education And Health ◽

Self Help ◽

Moderation Model ◽

Convergent Approach ◽

Self Help Groups

This article discusses the development of an e-moderation model for an online community in Special Education, whose objective is a more accessible communication between families and education and health professionals. The study used a development research methodology, which involved several complementary steps, including the analysis of existing e-moderation models and interviews with moderators of self-help groups in the area of Special Needs. The proposed e-moderation model presents a convergent approach to existing theoretical models and the practices and dynamics of mutual aid groups in the area of Special Needs. The development of this model has enabled the creation of an online community named Compartilha, that aims to promote the sharing of knowledge and resources among these education agents of children and young people with Special Needs. Este artigo aborda o desenvolvimento de um modelo de e-moderação para uma comunidade online em Educação Especial, cujo objetivo é uma comunicação mais acessível entre famílias e profissionais de educação e saúde. O estudo utilizou uma metodologia de investigação de desenvolvimento, que envolveu várias etapas complementares, incluindo a análise dos modelos de e-moderação existentes e entrevistas com moderadores de grupos de autoajuda na área das Necessidades Especiais. O modelo de e-moderação proposto apresenta uma abordagem convergente dos modelos teóricos existentes e das práticas e dinâmicas dos grupos de ajuda mútua no domínio das necessidades especiais. O desenvolvimento deste modelo permitiu a criação de uma comunidade online denominada Compartilha, que visa promover a partilha de conhecimentos e recursos entre estes agentes educativos de crianças e jovens com necessidades especiais. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0770/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Introduction to the Forum on Cluttering: Rays of Hope Shine Around the World

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-19-00065 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 1566-1567

Author(s):

Isabella Reichel

Keyword(s):

Professional Preparation ◽

Joint Effort ◽

Feedback Training ◽

Successful Communication ◽

Self Help ◽

The World ◽

Common Thread ◽

Evidence Based Treatments ◽

Attention Performance ◽

Self Help Groups

Purpose In the 10 years since the International Cluttering Association (ICA) was created, this organization has been growing in the scope of its initiatives, and in the variety of resources it makes available for people with cluttering (PWC). However, the awareness of this disorder and of the methods for its intervention remain limited in countries around the world. A celebration of the multinational and multicultural engagements of the ICA's Committee of the International Representatives is a common thread running through all the articles in this forum. The first article is a joint effort among international representatives from five continents and 15 countries, exploring various themes related to cluttering, such as awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. The second article, by Elizabeth Gosselin and David Ward, investigates attention performance in PWC. In the third article, Yvonne van Zaalen and Isabella Reichel explain how audiovisual feedback training can improve the monitoring skills of PWC, with both quantitative and qualitative benefits in cognitive, emotional, and social domains of communication. In the final article, Hilda Sønsterud examines whether the working alliance between the client and clinician may predict a successful cluttering therapy outcome. Conclusions Authors of this forum exchanged their expertise, creativity, and passion with the goal of solving the mystery of the disconcerting cluttering disorder with the hope that all PWC around the globe will have access to the most effective evidence-based treatments leading to blissful and successful communication.

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