scholarly journals ‘Successful’ Alternative Education: Still Reproducing Inequalities? The Case of the Community School Program in Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy El-Sherif ◽  
Sarfaroz Niyozov
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Education ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Community School ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
School Program ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Community schools are an alternative form of education that center on partnerships between the community and/or the state, aid organizations, and non-governmental organizations. The Community School Program (CSP) in Egypt sparked a social movement in education in that country, with disparate actors all coalescing around the CSP as an alternative, empowering model of education. This study examined the relationship between the CSP and the dynamics that formed, shaped and co-opted it through in-depth interviews and observations. Our analysis examined the program’s processes and legacies on its former students. The study found that critical factors in the program’s success were its cost for the students, physical proximity, and quality teaching. After completing the program, these students faced significant challenges in mainstream secondary education. The CSP model is now converging with mainstream education. The interplay of national and global discourses shaped the CSP’s formation and continue to shape students’ social and academic learning through the evolution of its program.

scholarly journals The reputation trap of NGO accountability

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E. Gent ◽  
Mark J. C. Crescenzi ◽  
Elizabeth J. Menninga ◽  
Lindsay Reid
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
International Crisis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Ngo Accountability ◽  
The Relationship

Can concerns for one’s reputation cause non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to alter their behavior to the detriment of achieving their policy goals? To answer this question, we explore the relationship between NGOs and their donors. Our theoretical model reveals that reputation can be a key piece of information in the decision to fund an NGO’s activities. Reputation can become so important to the NGO’s survival that it interferes with the long-term policy goals of the organization. As such, reputations can become a double-edged sword, simultaneously providing the information donors seek while constraining NGOs from realizing policy goals. We apply this logic to the problem of NGO accountability, which has received increasing attention in recent years, and demonstrate that the tools used by donors to improve accountability can trigger unintended consequences. We illustrate this strategic dynamic with two types of NGO activity: water improvement and international crisis mediation.

Psychiatric symptoms among migrants to Malaysia from the southernmost provinces of Thailand

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402198973
Author(s):  
Kathleen Ford ◽  
Aree Jampaklay ◽  
Aphichat Chamatrithirong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Migrant Groups

Aim: The objective of this paper is to examine the level of psychiatric symptoms and associated factors among Thai migrants from the southernmost Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narithiwat who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons will be made with the sending population in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. Methods: Data are drawn from survey and in-depth interviews with Thai migrants who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons are made with a probability sample of working age adults in Thailand. The twenty item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) was the measure of mental health. Results: The study found that the migrants, on average, have normal levels of psychiatric symptoms. However, although about 24% of migrants reported more eight or more symptoms that may indicate a need for evaluation. There are many stressors in their lives including distance from families, reduced social support, legal matters surrounding immigration, and discrimination/exploitation of migrant groups. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for policy makers and non-governmental organizations to give attention to migrants’ mental health, well-being and sustainable livelihoods.

scholarly journals Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Vossen ◽  
Lau Schulpen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

Reports on categorization and classification of human rights violations in Chile (1974–1978)

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Ruiz ◽  
Oriana Bernasconi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Communicative Process ◽  
Event Based ◽  
The Relationship

This study analyzes socio-discursive categories used to define and classify the political violence exerted in Chilean human rights reports (1974–1978) to understand the emergence of the repertoire of repression and the construction of victimhood as a social recognition and communicative process in Latin America during the 1970s. These reports are addressed as a professional discursive genre produced by non-governmental organizations whose purpose is to denounce the violation of human rights in the context of political controversies as well as in the Chilean totalitarian context. The discursive genre is characterized by objectivity, the credibility of the information, the event-based approach, the use of statistics to establish the type and magnitude of the violation of human rights. The corpus analyzed consists of 44 reports belonging to human rights archives. The statistical section and comments were coded according to narrative categories (participants, action, cause, time and space). The results show the predominance of the legal perspective to classify the violation of human rights, the emergence of the category of enforced disappearance, the relationship with the socio-political context and the categories elaborated to identify patterns of violation of human rights.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Investigation on Work in NGOs: The Case of Songkhla Province of Thailand

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Phathara-on Wesarat ◽  
Mohmad Yazam Sharif ◽  
Abdul Halim Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Meaning Of Work ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Depth Interviews

The concept of work in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) specifically in Songkhla province of Thailand is highlighted in this paper. The study assumed that the meaning of work in NGOs is different from other types of organizations such as business and governmental organizations. NGO operations are seen to be different in terms of their goals when compared to those organizations. Even though research on work had been widely conducted in the business as well as the governmental sectors worldwide, few studies on this issue had been done in the NGO or non-profit sector. The concept of work in NGOs needs to be explored further in order for interested parties to get a true understanding of the nature of work in NGO sector. The research questions posed in this paper relate to how and why the work in NGOs influences the NGO professionals. The objective of this paper is to present some findings based on an in-depth study on the meaning of work in NGOs. This study consists of two core aspects of work: subjective and objective aspects. The respondents in this paper were 16 professionals (i.e. university graduates) selected from five local NGOs in Songkhla province of Thailand. This study used a mixed method within qualitative approach comprising in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and secondary documents. This study showed that the NGO professionals had given high values on the subjective aspects of work because they were seeking fulfillment from work, while the objective aspects of work were seen to be less important to them.

The relationship between empowering leadership and volunteers' service capability: intention to share knowledge as mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-235
Author(s):  
Evangelia Siachou ◽  
Panagiotis Gkorezis ◽  
Faith Adeosun
Keyword(s):  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Service Capability ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between empowering leadership and volunteers' service capability in the context of nongovernmental organizations. In doing so, the mediating role of intention to share knowledge was highlighted.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from volunteers from two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Greece through a web-survey tool. To test our hypotheses, we used bootstrapping analysis.FindingsOur study provides support for the positive effect of empowering leadership (EL) on volunteers' service capability. In addition, we highlighted volunteers' intention to share their knowledge as an underlying mechanism that explains the above relationship.Originality/valueThe present study highlights the important role of EL in increasing service capability in the context of NGOs. Even more, the mediating role of intention to share knowledge provided new knowledge into why EL affects employees' extra-role behavior and more specifically, service capability.

scholarly journals Migration and Citizenship in “Athens of Crisis”

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou ◽  
Nina Papachristou
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In this interview with UCL’s Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Lefteris Papagiannakis explains his role as Athens’ vice mayor for migrants and refugees. He discusses the city’s responses to the arrival of thousands of refugees and migrants in the last few years. He reflects on the complex relationship of the municipality of Athens with non-government support networks, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, as well as autonomous local activists, in providing support services to migrants. Papagiannakis also addresses how Athens negotiates its support for these groups in the current European anti-immigrant climate, and the relationship between the Greek economic crisis and the so-called “refugee crisis.”

Part 2 Jurisdiction, Admissibility, and Applicable Law: Compétence, Recevabilité, Et Droit Applicable, Art.16 Deferral of investigation or prosecution/Sursis à enquêter ou à poursuivre

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schabas William A
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
Rome Statute ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter comments on Article 16 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Article 16 addresses the tension that may exist between the Court and the Security Council, where the latter is of the view that a prosecution should not proceed. The Security Council can also refer a situation to the Court, but the Prosecutor is under no obligation to proceed. Finally, the relationship between the Court and the Security Council may arise should the Court be empowered to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. As the travaux préparatoires indicate, the relationship between the Court and the Security Council was extremely contentious. Article 16 represents a compromise but one with which many States were not pleased. Moreover, international human rights non-governmental organizations opposed article 16, viewing it as an unacceptable encroachment upon the independence of the Court.

scholarly journals Hubungan Tingkat Partisipasi Anggota Sekolah Peternakan Rakyat Muara Tigo Manunggal dengan Tingkat Pendapatan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Kiagus Abdul Rofi ◽  
Amiruddin Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
School Program ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Animal husbandry in Indonesia is one way to meet food needs in Indonesia. The people's farm school program has now become a national program known as the people's livestock center. . One of the results of cattle raising is to increase family income. The research aims to produce an analysis of the level of participation of members in activities, analysis of the level of income of members, and analyze the relationship of the level of participation with the level of income of SPR members Muara Tigo Manunggal. The study uses survey methods with quantitative data in the form of questionnaires which are supported by qualitative data in-depth interviews with DPPT members. The number of respondents in the study was 34 people by taking 20 percent of the population. The results showed the level of member participation in SPR activities was still relatively low, the level of farmers' income was moderate, and there was a relationship between the level of participation and income level. Keywords: animal husbandry, food needs, income levels, participation, sekolah peternakan rakyat ABSTRAK Peternakan di Indonesia merupakan salah satu cara untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan pangan di Indonesia. Program sekolah peternakan rakyat sekarang telah menjadi program nasional yang dikenal dengan sentra peternakan rakyat. . Hasil dari ternak sapi salah satunya adalah untuk meningkatkan pendapatan keluarga. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menghasilkan analisis tingkat partisipasi anggota dalam kegiatan, analisis tingkat pendapatan anggota, serta menganalisis hubungan tingkat partisipasi dengan tingkat pendapatan anggota SPR Muara Tigo Manunggal. Penelitian menggunakan metode survei dengan data kuantitatif berupa kuesioner yang didukung oleh data kualitatif wawancara mendalam dengan anggota DPPT. Jumlah responden dalam penelitian adalah 34 orang dengan cara mengambil 20 persen dari populasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tingkat partisipasi anggota dalam kegiatan SPR masih tergolong rendah, tingkat pendapatan peternak tergolong sedang, dan terdapat hubungan antara tingkat partisipasi dengan tingkat pendapatan.Kata Kunci: kebutuhan pangan, partisipasi, peternakan, sekolah peternakan rakyat, tingkat pendapatan

scholarly journals MODEL PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT MOI DALAM PELAKSANAAN PENDIDIKAN ADAT KAMBIK (Studi Kasus Tentang Kelangsungan Pendidikan Kambik Di Suku Moi Kampung Maladofok Kabupaten Sorong).

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Yuliana, Heriyanti
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Education Design ◽  
Academic Interests ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Education Process

The purpose of this study was to reveal the Participation of the Moi Community in Kambik Education (Indigenous Education) in Maladofok Village, Sorong Regency. Kambik education is a Moi tribal education system in Sorong, West Papua. Kambik education (Moi tribal customary education) learns about leadership, learns the customs of the Moi tribe, traditional medicine, and understands human existence.  Various problems began to emerge in the life of the state, the demand for revival and reviving the values of local wisdom into an alternative. So it is important in this research, the researcher raises two issues that have been formulated in the question. First: What is the participation of the Moi community in the Kambik education process ?, and Second; to what extent are the values taught in Kambik's education in social life? This question is important to be formulated as the power of data which then becomes a reference in education policy that raises local potential. The research uses a qualitative approach. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews at the research location, more points than the ethnographic method itself is that researchers conduct research and also get meaningful education from the lives of local people. The results of this study are to encourage the acceleration of development in Sorong Regency. Because in addition to the academic interests, the Moi tribe Kambik (traditional education) education is a new alternative form of humanity awareness in the Moi tribe of Sorong Regency. The results of this study could be a recommendation and input for the Sorong Regency government to plant the values of Kambik education itself in the generation of indigenous Moi children in Sorong Regency in particular and the Moi generation in general.      The results of the study are, First: project files for alternative education design in Sorong Regency or can be synergized with a special curriculum.

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