A Comparative Analysis of Access to Education for Students with Disabilities in Brazil, Canada, and South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisheba Kiru ◽  
North Cooc
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
Professional Development For Teachers

Abstract Access to education for children with disabilities remains a significant challenge in many countries despite international agreement of its importance. This paper describes results from a comparative analysis of education for students with disabilities in Brazil, Canada, and South Africa with a focus on how differences in disability policies, pedagogy, professional development for teachers, and sociocultural factors shape access to schooling in these three countries. The paper also reviews relevant literature to discuss how structural and cultural barriers can exacerbate exclusionary practices. The analysis highlights ways that these countries and others can increase participation in society and enhance quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE BRICS COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-120
Author(s):  
Олег Винниченко ◽  
Елена Гладун
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
Legal Training

The relevance of the topic is determined by recent transitional process in higher legal education, aiming at finding its new directions and role of legal professionals in a changing world. Quality of higher legal education is one of the crucial problems in each state of the BRICS block. The objective of this article is to make a comparative analysis of legal education quality in the BRICS countries. In plethora of research literature related to higher education in general and legal education specifically in selected BRICS countries, there is a difficulty to find a comprehensive comparative analysis of the quality of legal training across educational institutions in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The authors identify common and specific features of legal training in the BRICS countries. The common drivers for legal education are global influence of the American education system, “explosive” growth in the popularity of legal education, urgent needs to reform educational process and its quality, growing differentiation of educational institutions into “elite” and “mass”, with a special role of each type of university in society. The peculiarities of legal education in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are primarily in the structure of educational institutions and bodies controlling quality of educational training; solutions to the borrowing educational experience and attempts at self-identification in the global educational space. The problems of legal education have been studied in dynamics over the past 20 years holistically (complex analysis). In their conclusions, the authors propose some results of a comparative legal analysis related to quality of higher legal education. In particular, they outline the leading role of the government in setting requirements for the content of educational process and lawyer’s competencies; the increasing role of employers, public organizations and students in establishing requirements for law schools. The results of the research can be used both for academic studies and for practical purposes in reforming BRICS legal education.

The World Economic Forum Principles on "Climate Governance on Corporate Boards": can soft law help to face climate change around the world?

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Sabrina Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Financial Factor ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic

Climate change is a financial factor that carries with it risks and opportunities for companies. To support boards of directors of companies belonging to all jurisdictions, the World Economic Forum issued in January 2019 eight Principlescontaining both theoretical and practical provisions on: climate accountability, competence, governance, management, disclosure and dialogue. The paper analyses each Principle to understand scope and managerial consequences for boards and to evaluate whether the legal distinctions, among the various jurisdictions, may undermine the application of the Principles or, by contrast, despite the differences the Principles may be a useful and effective guidance to drive boards' of directors' conduct around the world in handling climate change challenges. Five jurisdictions are taken into consideration for this comparative analysis: Europe (and UK), US, Australia, South Africa and Canada. The conclusion is that the WEF Principles, as soft law, is the best possible instrument to address boards of directors of worldwide companies, harmonise their conduct and effectively help facing such global emergency.

POTENTIAL OF THE ASTRAKHAN REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT OF RGANIZED FISHING TOURISM

2020 ◽  
pp. 224-234
Author(s):  
Tatiana A. Sribnaya ◽  
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Natalya А. Bodneva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
International Market ◽  
Fish Resources ◽  
Specialized Services

Fishing tourism is one of the modern types of tourism that is aimed at meeting the needs of a certain segment of tourists in fishing. This type of tourism is organized by special enterprises to favorable places for fishing. Fishing tours in most cases include specialized services such as: fishing license, tackle rental, boat rental, instruction and joint fishing with a qualified fishing guide, as well as services aimed at preserving and preparing the fish caught. Such countries as Finland, Norway, Egypt, Namibia, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Slovakia, Thailand and Israel occupy high positions in the international market of fishing tourism and are famous for their fish resources. As for fishing tourism in Russia, the demand for fishing tourism is currently increasing. Tourist companies are engaged in expanding the geography of fishing tours and improving the quality of service, which affects the increase in demand for this type of tour. The analysis of the potential of the Astrakhan region, carried out in the article, allowed us to identify opportunities for the development of organizational fishing tourism.

Assessment of the quality of opening of soil structures technical means developed in Kuban State Agrarian University

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. F. Tarasenko B. F. ◽  
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S. Y. Orlenko S. Y. ◽  
V. V. Kuzmin V. V.
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Soil Structures ◽  
Improved Design

The article presents a comparative analysis, based on field tests, of the quality of loosening of soil structures of the upper horizon with technical means developed at KubSAU and an improved design of a universal tillage unit.

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