scholarly journals RETHINKING ADULT EDUCATION IN TURKEY: THE PROPOSAL OF AEP MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Engin Dilbaz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Education System ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Policy And Strategy

In this study, it is aimed to examine adult education policies in Turkey based on the views of managers, teachers, qualified instructors and trainees and to present a conceptual model for a future-based adult education system. The study is a case study and has the single nested case study design. Adult education policies in Turkey, which is the single case of the study; is considered in the dimensions of policy and strategy, organizational structure and implementation. By using semi-structured interview technique in the study, data on the features of a future-based adult education system were collected from a total of 32 managers, teachers, qualified instructors and trainees who played a role in the adult education system in Turkey and were selected through stratified purposeful sampling. Content analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis methods, was used for the analysis of the data. In consequence of the study, certain findings related to the basic features of a future-based adult education system have been reached particularly in the dimensions of policy and strategy, organizational structure and implementation, educational qualifications, human capital education and sustainable development, organizational autonomy, access and participation, teaching methods and techniques and content. As a result of the study, it is suggested for the implementers that a restructuring process should be initiated towards a productive, employable, self-sufficient and sustainable economic structure in adult education. As for the researchers, quantitative and qualitative studies are also recommended in the dimensions of human capital education, sustainable development, global change and developments, and 21st century skills. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0895/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The Heifer International Model of Sustainable Adult Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 1150-1163
Author(s):  
Carrie J. Boden McGill ◽  
Lauren Merritt
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Developing World ◽  
International Model ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The World ◽  
Developed World ◽  
And Training

Heifer International, an organization devoted to ending hunger and poverty through sustainable development, has worked throughout the world by giving “living loans” of gifts of livestock and training while empowering individuals and communities to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope. To train a country’s population is to increase that country’s “human capital,” and educating the population while expanding the human capital is a necessity in order for developing countries to benefit from globalization. The Heifer model of adult sustainable education demonstrates the importance of education and training for people of the developing world, and not only can this model be adopted in developing countries for emerging “learning societies,” but it may be used to inform policies and practices in the developed world as well.

Islamic legal maxim for Shari’ah audit in Islamic bank

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-471
Author(s):  
Nurulhuda Abd Rahman ◽  
Nor’azam Mastuki ◽  
Muhamad Rahimi Osman ◽  
Nawal Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Transactions ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Natural Settings

Purpose The purpose of this paper looks into how the Islamic legal maxims (ILM) could provide a basis for Sharīʿah audit practices in assisting the institution’s managerial practice to achieve Maqasid al Shari’ah (MS). Design/methodology/approach The findings of the study recorded in this paper are based on a single case study selected from a preliminary study. The qualitative approach was used, where two phases of a semi-structured interview were conducted on the targeted participants in their natural settings. Findings It was found that with the implementation of Sharīʿah audit practices, ILM supports the achievement of MS by Islamic banks. With this, the income generated by these banking institutions is halal, and all business transactions and operations will not violate the Sharīʿah principles. Furthermore, the ILM includes principles such as “certainty is not overruled by doubt,” “matters determined according to intentions,” “the norm in transactions is that of permissibility,” “harm must be eliminated” and “judgment is to be based on knowledge and understanding.” Social implications The findings of this study have provided valuable information that would lead Muslim auditors to exhibit a strong character while abiding by Islamic principles. Originality/value MS is strongly recommended in Islamic banking institutions because of the significant relationship between MS and the objectives of business transactions where wealth must be protected in the prevention of incoming hardships occurring in society. Moreover, this paper focuses on the application of ILM in the Sharīʿah audit practices as a part of the Sharīʿah governance in Islamic banks.

Sustainable Development in Family Firms

2022 ◽  
pp. 565-582
Author(s):  
Angela Dettori ◽  
Michela Floris ◽  
Cinzia Dessì
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Firm Success ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

This chapter outlines the relevance of sustainable development as a key for family firm success and its ability to guarantee long-term survival and spread positive effects in social, economic, and natural environments. By particularly analyzing a single case study of a Sardinian family business, this work explores the intertwined relationships among sustainability, owner innovativeness, and firm success. Moreover, the importance of family businesses and the scarcity of the study conducted to date have suggested a focus on how these companies tackle sustainability challenges.

The marginalisation of popular education: 50 years of Danish adult education policy

2019 ◽  
pp. 181-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Larson ◽  
Pia Cort
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Dominant Focus ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Necessity ◽  
The 1960S

Drawing on Biesta’s distinction between three functions of education: qualification, socialisation and subjectification, the chapter traces adult education policy in Denmark from the 1960s to the 2010s. Based on analysis of policy papers, we show how adult education policy during the past 50 years has developed from a combined focus on all three functions of education to a dominant focus on qualification from a human capital perspective, subordinating socialisation and subjectification to the idea of integration into the labour market and being employable. By shedding light on changes in adult education policies, we aim to question today’s language of economic necessity and technocratic inevitability in relation to adult education policy and to evoke a discussion about what adult education should be good for. The historical reading of Danish adult education policy, thus, serves as a resistant act by showing that adult education can be and has been thought otherwise.

The Nurse With a Profound Disability: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 445-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Neal-Boylan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Analytic Process ◽  
Supportive Culture ◽  
Profound Disability

Nurses are at significant risk for work-related injury, and ultimately disability. The purpose of this intrinsic single-case study guided by Yin’s and Stake’s iterative analytic processes was to examine one case of a registered nurse with a profound disability to determine whether this experience aligned with previous research and to examine whether a nurse with a profound physical disability could remain working in a clinical setting. The case study subject (a nurse with a profound physical disability) and the participants (people who knew, worked, and cared for the subject) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Yin’s mental framework and iterative analytic process. Participant verification, whereby the researcher confirms the data with each participant, was obtained. The results were aligned with previous studies and support the need to provide environments that utilize and retain nurses with physical disabilities. Nurses with physical disabilities can practice safely in patient care settings, provided there is a supportive culture and willingness to make accommodations. Occupational health nurses have the expertise to take the lead in educating nurses and managers to provide this supportive culture.

scholarly journals The interrelations between competences for sustainable development and research competences

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Lambrechts ◽  
Peter Van Petegem
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Research Competences ◽  
General Perspective

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how competences for sustainable development and research interrelate within a context of competence-based higher education. Specific focus is oriented towards strengthening research competences for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Following a hermeneutic–interpretive methodology, this paper builds upon a critical literature review to demarcate the theoretical framework and an in-depth analysis of a case study exploring the interrelations between both types of competences. Findings The paper discusses current issues in the integration of competences and explores the contribution of research-based methods to acquire competences for sustainable development. The analysis shows that research skills are often mentioned to contribute to this acquisition, though from a general perspective, or from the sidelines of the learning process. A holistic view on how both concepts are linked is missing. Research limitations/implications First, the complex nature of competences and their integration in higher education could lead to difficulties in interpreting and analysing them. Second, the analysis is based on a single-case study, limiting possibilities to generalise the results. Third, this study is not looking at curriculum practices in these fields. Practical implications There is a need to holistically (re-)frame research competences within the concepts of education for sustainable development and, to a wider extent, sustainable development. Social implications Framing research competences within the concept of sustainable development enables a thorough and “conscious”, rather than coincidental, acquisition of competences for sustainable development. Originality/value The originality of this paper lies in the fact that there is little literature about the interrelations between competences for sustainable development and research competences.

Becoming an Entrepreneur

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Ed McMullan ◽  
K. H. Vesper
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
Know How ◽  
Before And After

A single case study of a student was elaborated upon to illustrate the process of change through education. By choosing to study a graduate who had minimal background preparation and minimal interest in entrepreneurship before the education programme, the researchers have attempted to address some of the limits of change possible through entrepreneurship education. A structured interview was used to provide the initial ‘before and after’ account, after which extended and repeated probing was employed as the primary tool for exploring the personal development process involved. The case history was then used as a basis for developing a model of personal development required to make the transition from non-entrepreneur to entrepreneur. This case study was further intended to illustrate some of the relative merits of conducting in-depth case analysis over survey research in the domain of entrepreneurship education. Without in-depth case studies of individuals it is hard to know how much entrepreneurship programmes can change individuals. The possibility remains that entrepreneurship programmes just take potential entrepreneurs and give them a few more tools. Case studies of the change process can provide educators with a more complete understanding not only of what changes are possible within the confines of an education programme, but also of what programme interventions are more likely to produce the desired changes.

scholarly journals Sustainable Process and Product Innovation in the Eyewear Sector: The Role of Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 365
Author(s):  
Federica Murmura ◽  
Laura Bravi ◽  
Gilberto Santos
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Innovation Manager

This paper aims to provide the reader with an organic view of the eyewear sector considering both market and quality aspects and evaluating the role of Industry 4.0 in process and product innovation for managing consumer health, analyzing a case study of a leading multinational company in the eyewear and ophthalmic lenses sector. The research has been developed with a qualitative approach. The study is a conceptual development and it uses an exploratory interview to create a single case study. The case study was developed with the realization by the researcher of a semi-structured interview. The selected interlocutor was the Innovation Manager of Alpha Optics. It has been decided to focus the attention on this figure, as it was responsible for the realization and introduction into the company of Industry 4.0 enabling technologies for developing health innovations. From this case study it was possible to observe how the connection with the trends that influence the demand for eyeglasses is a driving factor for product innovation. Products increasingly adapted to the needs of young people and the use of digital devices seem to be the ones on which the greatest number of innovations are concentrated.

scholarly journals A low energy community? A comparative study of Eco-Villages around the world

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilesh Bakshi ◽  
PR Vale ◽  
PB Vale
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
The World ◽  
Energy Community ◽  
Eco Village

This paper investigates what is being done to produce sustainable community developments to minimize ecological footprint. Five international case studies were compared with the Govardhan Eco Village in Maharashtra, India. The study describes each case study and then looks at how various sustainable principles have been integrated into the community. Each case study was compared to an appropriate set of sustainability indicators to see which parameters were addressed. In order to establish the fundamental sustainable design focus of each case study, whether technology or human behaviour, the analysis looked at the types of parameters governing each project. Results showed the parameters incorporated in the case studies did not obviously change with time. Further scrutiny of the parameter matrix for all case studies suggested two distinctly different trends in the 'eastern' and 'western' examples. The Indian example appears to show true sustainable development, relying less on technology and more on human capital.

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