The Student Loan Fund and the Education for All in Thailand

Loan Fund ◽

Development Goals ◽

One Year ◽

Equality In Education ◽

“Reaching the marginalized” was the goal of “Education for All” to meet equality in education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also investigate the relationship between SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 4 (Quality Education). It was stated that one year of education can contribute 10% of the rise in income. Emphasizing the inclusiveness to reach SDG 1 and SDG 4, SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality) needs to be achieved. Therefore, many countries attempt to promote access to education. In Thailand, the Student Loan Fund was established in 1996. There are currently over 5.3 million students who received funds during the period between 1996 and 2020. It is argued that this policy can serve as a mechanism to achieve greater access to education, leading to a better quality of life and more equity in society. However, issues need to be considered since the policy should address, more specifically, the needs of the marginalized.

Sustainable Development Gals and Community Service Organizations Working for Children in Education in Sudan

The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention ◽

10.18535/ijsshi/v5i2.05 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 4416-4424

Author(s):

Azza O Abdelmoneium-PhD.

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Basic Education ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Access To Education ◽

Displaced Children ◽

Development Goals ◽

Equality In Education ◽

Poor Children

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) working towards the 2030 agenda are intergovernmental set of aspirations goals outlining 17 development goals and it has associated 169 targets. Among them is education, which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities. Civil society organizations (CSO), plays an important role in achieving SDG in education. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the problems encountered by CSO in providing basic education in Sudan for poor children, in particular, gender equality in education, child friendly schools to ensure quality in education. This paper used empirical data, which was part of a PhD dissertation on displaced children and CSO. Interviews and focus groups discussions conducted with children age 10-18 and with four CSO key managers. Interviews conducted with a sample of 129 poor children in Khartoum. The paper will present a case study from Sudan and the voices of the children in access to education and the role of CSO in providing gender equality in education. I argue that if CSO works with and for poor children in education, and have a sound strategy to gender equality in education; SDGs in education by 2030 might achieve. The paper will end with recommendations for access to education and gender equality in education. CSO should work with and for the poor children in education and should strive towards achieving gender equality in education.

Sustainable Development of Largest Cities and Megalopolises: a Factor of Ecosystem Services

Moscow University Economics Bulletin ◽

10.38050/01300105201661 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 (6) ◽

pp. 3-21

Author(s):

Sergey Bobylev ◽

Boris Porfiriev

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Global Climate ◽

Long Run ◽

Development Goals ◽

Urban Problems ◽

Development strategy of the world's largest cities in recent years "turned green" substantially and include as priority the maintenance of the quality of the environment and reduce the risks posed by global climate change. The article analyzes the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (2016-2030) from the standpoint of sustainability and quality of life of communities, primarily in the big cities. Proceeding from these positions the authors consider the relationship and interaction between different Goals, targets and indicators for their implementation. Particular attention is paid to international indices of city prosperity and cities outlook, the global cities index. Constructive methodological and instrumental basis for solving urban problems is the concept of ecosystem services and payments for these services. The largest cities and megalopolises should be prioritized and pioneer objects in the system of payments for ecosystem services or compensation for the loss of the quality of these services, which eventually should become nationwide and provide a sustainable long-run development of the country.

Quality Management and Sustainable Development in Local Communes – Evidence from Poland

Public Organization Review ◽

10.1007/s11115-021-00533-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jakub Jasiński ◽

Michał Żabiński

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Quality Management ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Development ◽

Management Quality ◽

Development Goals ◽

AbstractSustainable development is usually investigated from a global or national rather than a regional or local perspective. However, it is local communes that decide on the directions and dynamics of local development and on achieving the sustainable development goals. In the article, new insights are provided into how sustainable development can be further embedded into regional development practices by improving the management quality of local government units and through a contemporary approach to sustainable local development. The study attempts to show the relationship between the implementation of quality management methods by local governments, commune characteristics and sustainable development.

Global Health and International Development

The Oxford Handbook of Global Health Politics ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190456818.013.14 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 216-235

Author(s):

Andrew Harmer ◽

Jonathan Kennedy

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Global Health ◽

Economic System ◽

International Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Relationship ◽

Global Population

This chapter explores the relationship between international development and global health. Contrary to the view that development implies ‘good change’, this chapter argues that the discourse of development masks the destructive and exploitative practices of wealthy countries at the expense of poorer ones. These practices, and the unregulated capitalist economic system that they are part of, have created massive inequalities between and within countries, and potentially catastrophic climate change. Both of these outcomes are detrimental to global health and the millennium development goals and sustainable development goals do not challenge these dynamics. While the Sustainable Development Goals acknowledge that inequality and climate change are serious threats to the future of humanity, they fail to address the economic system that created them. Notwithstanding, it is possible that the enormity and proximity of the threat posed by inequality and global warming will energise a counter movement to create what Kate Raworth terms ‘an ecologically safe and socially just space’ for the global population while there is still time.

The Effect of the Characteristics and Activities of the Board of Directors on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Disclosures: Empirical Evidence from Southeast Asia

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13148007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 8007

Author(s):

Lintang D. Sekarlangit ◽

Ratna Wardhani

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Work ◽

The Philippines ◽

Public Companies ◽

The Board Of Directors ◽

Development Goals ◽

One Year

This study aimed to analyze the board of directors’ commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by looking at the influence of the characteristics and activities of the board of directors and the existence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committees on disclosures regarding the SDGs. The directors’ characteristics that were analyzed in this research included the board size, the proportion of independent directors, the presence of female directors, and the presence of foreign directors. The activities analyzed included the number of board meetings held in one year and the percentage of directors in meetings. The context of this study was companies in five Southeast Asian countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines—during the 2016 and 2017 reporting years. This study was an initial research work aiming to empirically examine the effect of the board of directors on SDG disclosures in public companies from five countries in Southeast Asia. The study shows that the percentage of attendance of board directors’ meetings and the existence of CSR committees positively affected SDG disclosures. It also indicates that the presence of the board at the meeting can encourage more intensive SDG disclosures. Companies with a high commitment to sustainability, as shown by their forming of CSR committees, also tended to have a higher level of SDG disclosures.

Relationship between tourism and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Circular Economy as a future bet

Studies of Applied Economics ◽

10.25115/eea.v38i2.3217 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

Author(s):

José Miguel Rodríguez-Antón

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Tourist Destination ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Peace And Justice ◽

Development Goals

No one has the slightest doubt about the enormous potential that the African continent has as a tourist destination. The diversity of cultures, the great biodiversity that it possesses, the multiple artistic manifestations that it offers and the beauty of the seas that surround it are key pieces in continuing to promote its capacity as a tourist attraction, which is approximately 60 million tourists per year who generate seven percent of exports and employment. However, in order for Africa to take off, it is necessary that a number of conditions related to security, health, education, eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities, peace and justice and quality of its waters, among others, are intimately related to the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. In this context, we maintain that the implementation of the Circular Economy in Africa will be a key tool in this process of improving the sustainability of this continent in its three aspects, economic, social and environmental, and raising its level of tourism competitiveness.

New perspectives for physiotherapy education concerning assistive technology solutions as valid options to enhance functioning and quality of life

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa040.010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_2) ◽

Author(s):

A C Martins ◽

P Francisco

Keyword(s):

Psychosocial Impact ◽

New Approach ◽

Wheelchair Users ◽

Service Characteristics ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

One Year ◽

The Relationship ◽

Basic Level ◽

And Training

Abstract Introduction Recognizing that AT service characteristics, including knowledge and reasoning of providers, play a potential role in the appropriated selection and training, with impact on the psychosocial domains of QoL. In Portugal, AT services are detected to be ineffective concerning evaluation, recommendation, advocacy, training and outcome measuring, what could be a reason for these findings. Objectives To investigate the relationship between AT services characteristics and psychosocial impact of the wheelchairs on users QoL to get insights to new approach models in physiotherapy. Methodology Procedures included answering to self-administered questionnaires at their own. The dependent variable was the psychosocial impact of assistive devices (PIADS) and the independent variables were satisfaction with AT (QUEST) and AT service characteristics. Results Participants were 184 wheelchair users for more than one year with diverse diagnosis; age M = 37.3 years, recruited at physiotherapy/rehabilitation settings in Portugal. Wheelchair users are more satisfied with devices than with AT services. Correlations between psychosocial impact of wheelchair are moderate regarding the satisfaction of device dimension, measured by QUEST. No corrections were found to satisfaction with service dimension Manual wheelchair users scored lower psychosocial impact than motorized wheelchair users and that difference was statistically significant. Conclusion PT should be aware of the newest high technology devices introduced on the market, payment sources and state AT programs as well as destigmatize dependence associated to AT. We got significant insights to AT field and to the development of PT curriculum; PT students need more than the basic level of knowledge and training they achieved at school to feel prepared to provide AT services. After graduation, PTs need continuing education on AT. Strategies are discussed on this report.

Understanding the relationship between postpartum depression one month and six months after delivery and mother-infant bonding failure one-year after birth: results from the Japan Environment and Children's study (JECS)

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291719002101 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 161-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Haruka Kasamatsu ◽

Akiko Tsuchida ◽

Kenta Matsumura ◽

Moeko Shimao ◽

Kei Hamazaki ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Postpartum Depression ◽

Large Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Mental Health Issue ◽

Bonding Failure ◽

One Year ◽

Adjusted Model ◽

AbstractBackgroundPostpartum depression is a major mental health issue. It not only adversely affects the mother's quality of life, but also mother-infant bonding. However, the relationship between postpartum depression (at multiple points after childbirth) and mother-infant bonding failure one year after birth is not well understood. This study investigates the relationship between postpartum depression at 1-month and 6-month after birth and mother-infant bonding failure at 1 year after birth with a large cohort.MethodsData from 83 109 mothers from the Japan Environment and Children's Study were analyzed. Mother-infant bonding 1-year after delivery was assessed using the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale Japanese version (MIBS-J). Postpartum depression was measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 1-month and 6-month after delivery. Twenty covariates during pregnancy and one month after delivery were controlled for deriving the odds ratios (ORs) describing postpartum depression to mother-infant bonding.ResultsEPDS Total Score crude ORs and adjusted ORs against the MIBS-J Total Score at 1-month and 6-month after delivery were calculated. Crude ORs were 1.111 (95% CI 1.110–1.112) and 1.122 (95% CI 1.121–1.124) respectively. In the fully adjusted model, ORs were 1.088 (95% CI 1.086–1.089) and 1.085 (95% CI 1.083–1.087), respectively.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated prospectively, in a large-scale cohort, that depression at multiple postpartum points, including associations with each EPDS and MIBS-J factors, may be a robust predictor of mother-infant bonding failure 1-year after birth.

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education - Sociological Perspectives on Educating Children in Contemporary Society ◽

Educational Attainment of Children and Socio-Economical Differences in Contemporary Society

10.4018/978-1-7998-1847-2.ch003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 63-78

Author(s):

Kannan Subramaniam

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Education For All ◽

Access To Education ◽

International Agencies ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Developed Nations ◽

Equality In Education ◽

Social Capital Perspective

Access to education for all has been restricted due to the rigid socio-economic structures prevalent in different parts of the world. Almost every nation promotes equality in education for all in the age group of 6 to 14 years. Many international agencies and non-governmental organizations are working to improve the access to education in the developing and under-developed nations. Some of the nations have improved the child enrollment ratio, and some of the nations are lagging in spite of well-framed policies, legislative measures, and the involvement of non-governmental organizations. In this context, the chapter examines the influence of social structure on child educational attainment and its interaction from a social capital perspective. Finally, the study will provide suggestions and recommendations to the existing policies to overcome the socio-economic differences in child education from a global perspective.

Handbook of Research on Islamic Social Finance and Economic Recovery After a Global Health Crisis - Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics ◽

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

10.4018/978-1-7998-6811-8.ch018 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 280-295

Author(s):

Nur Farhah Mahadi ◽

Nor Razinah Mohd. Zain ◽

Shamsuddeen Muhammad Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Development Goals ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of Islamic social finance towards realising financial inclusion in achieving nine of the seventeen goals of sustainable development goals (SDGs) which are SDG1, SDG2, SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10, and SDG17 in the 2030 agenda for SDGs, as propagated by United Nations Member States in 2015. Then, a critical analysis is made to explain the possible contribution of Islamic social finance in achieving financial inclusion which is aligned with SDGs that brings balanced to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual of the community in supporting overall economic growth which finally combats the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research and empirical studies can be conducted to explore the relationship between Islamic social finance, financial inclusion, and SDGs which in tandem with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah to equip ourselves in unpredictable economic hiccups during COVID-19. The results may also motivate the financial industries to promote Islamic social finance products and corporate social responsibilities as well as enhance the development of Islamic social finance towards achieving financial inclusion in fulfilling SDGs which soon will provide significant social impacts as the results will enable new initiatives by industries and policy makers to develop Islamic social finance in attaining financial inclusion to achieve SDGs which is seen as being parallel with Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah especially in resolving economic issues of COVID-19.