See How They Grow: Business Development Services for Women's Business Growth

This document presents a study which focuses on lessons learned in the provision of business development services (BDS) that assist business growth for women-owned enterprises. The study consists of two parts. The first chapter is a review of the existing literature on the international experience in BDS and the major findings of research on lessons learned in BDS as they apply to women clientele and growth in their enterprises. The second part concentrates on deriving lessons from two local BDS initiatives, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Sericulture Program and Independent Business Enrichment Center (IBEC) Enterprise Training Program in South Africa

Making It Work: Linking Youth Reproductive Health and Livelihoods

Assesses the challenges and effectiveness of programs that integrate adolescent reproductive health with options that improve economic capabilities, assets, and activities. Highlights innovative approaches, and defines gaps in existing interventions

Pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease

Thesis (M.D.)--Boston Universit

Fulfilling the Beijing Commitment: Reducing Poverty, Enhancing Women's Economic Options

Provides a guide for policy action and offers recommendations for two pivotal areas -- poverty reduction and enhanced economic opportunities for women and adolescent girls -- as goals for implementing the Beijing Platform for Action

Öğretmen adaylarının algılanan ebeveyn tutumları ile yakın ilişki yaşantıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

The study aimed to analyze whether there is a significant relationship between perceived parental attitudes and experiences in close relationships of the individuals in the emerging adulthood period. The study group of this research, which is in the relational screening model, consisted of 272 teacher candidates attending the first, second, third and fourth grades of different departments in the Faculty of Education at a foundation university in Istanbul in the 2018-2019 academic year. Of the students in the study group, 144 (53%) are female and 128 (47%) are male. The study group who participated in the study was formed by using the appropriate sampling method out of the non-random sampling methods. In the collection of the data of the study, Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory adapted to Turkish by Sümer (2006) and Perceived Parental Attitudes Scale adapted to Turkish by Dirik, Yorulmaz, and Karancı (2015) were used. The correlations between the variables studied were calculated by the Pearson Moments Multiplication Correlation coefficient. As a result of the research, a positive and high-level significant relationship was determined between rejecting maternal attitudes and rejecting paternal attitudes regarding perceived paternal attitudes (r=.736, p<.01). Rejecting maternal attitudes showed a positive and low-level significant relationship with the anxiety subscale of the close relationships scale (r=.181, p<.01). Rejecting father attitudes of the perceived parental attitudes showed a positive and low-level significant relationship with the anxiety subscale of the close relationships scale (r=.174, p<.05). The findings obtained were discussed in line with the literature and recommendations were made.Bu araştırmanın amacı, beliren yetişkinlik dönemindeki bireylerin algılanan ebeveyn tutumları ile yakın ilişki yaşantıları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olup olmadığını incelemektir. İlişkisel tarama modelinde olan bu araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında İstanbul’da bir vakıf üniversitesinin eğitim fakültesinde farklı bölümlerin birinci, ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfa devam eden toplam 272 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Çalışma grubunu oluşturan öğrencilerin 1442’ü (%53) kadın 128’i (%47) erkektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu oluşturulurken seçkisiz olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden olan uygun örnekleme yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama amacı ile Sümer (2006) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanan Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri ve Dirik, Yorulmaz ve Karancı (2015) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanan Algılanan Ebeveyn Tutumları Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ele alınan değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon katsayısı ile hesaplanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, algılanan ebeveyn tutumlarından reddedici anne tutumları, reddedici baba tutumları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki (r=.736, p<.01) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Reddedici anne tutumları ile yakın ilişkiler ölçeğinin kaygı alt boyutu arasında pozitif yönlü, düşük düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki (r=.181, p<.01) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Algılanan ebeveyn tutumlarından reddedici baba tutumları ile yakın ilişkiler ölçeğinin kaygı alt boyutu arasında pozitif yönlü, düşük düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki (r=.174, p<.05) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular alanyazın doğrultusunda tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur

NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION AS AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL

Problem je rada neformalno obrazovanje odraslih u Osijeku i Rijeci. Istraživanje obuhvaća upoznatost, uključenost i zadovoljstvo građana neformalnim programima. Korištenjem ankete kao instrumenta istraživanja na slučajnom uzorku od 100 građana Osijeka i 100 građana Rijeke, rezultati su pokazali da su ispitanici iz Rijeke više upoznati s ponudom neformalnog obrazovanja od ispitanika iz Osijeka, koji su najvećim dijelom tek djelomično upoznati s ponudom. Isto tako, upoznati ispitanici Osijeka i Rijeke tek su djelomično zadovoljni raznolikošću navedene ponude. U skladu s tim, ispitanici se iz Rijeke više uključuju u neformalne programe od ispitanika iz Osijeka. Usprkos tome, dobiveni su podatci pokazali da su ispitanici iz Osijeka zadovoljniji programima u kojima su sudjelovali, dok određeni broj građana Rijeke izriče svoje nezadovoljstvo. Ostali su rezultati prikazani kao potkrepa dobivenim podatcima. Istraživanje je dalo jednu uopćenu sliku „pozicije“ neformalnoga obrazovanja u gradovima Osijeku i Rijeci.The subject of research is non-formal adult education in Osijek and Rijeka. The research covers a part of awareness, involvement and satisfaction of citizens with nonformal programs. Using the survey as an instrument of research on a random sample of 100 citizens of Osijek and 100 citizens of Rijeka, the results showed that respondents from Rijeka are more familiar with the offer of non-formal education than respondents in Osijek, which are mostly only partially familiar with the offer. Similarly, respondents who are familiar with the offer are only partially satisfied with the diversity of these offerings. Accordingly, respondents from Rijeka involve more in non-formal programs than respondents from Osijek. Nevertheless, the data obtained showed that the respondents from Osijek were satisfied with programs in which they took part, while the number of citizens of Rijeka expresses their displeasure. Other results are presented as corroboration to the data. Research has given a generalized image of "position" of non-formal education in the cities of Osijek and Rijeka

Positive orientation in education in pedagogical journals

Psihologijskim je istraživanjima utvrđeno da, ako želimo sretne učenike, ne trebamo im pomoći samo u rješavanju potencijalnih poteškoća, već se trebamo usmjeriti i na ono pozitivno što kod njih postoji, njihove potencijale i talente. Potrebno je i iz pedagogijske perspektive istražiti na što se najčešće usmjeravamo kod učenika. Stoga, svrha je ovog rada utvrditi zastupljenost pozitivne orijentacije u odgoju u hrvatskim znanstvenim pedagoškim časopisima, odnosno koliko se u pedagoškim istraživanjima posvećuje pozornosti učenikovim potencijalima i talentima te uvjetima za njihovo ostvarivanje, u odnosu na čestoću bavljenja odgojnim problemima i neutralno usmjerena istraživanja. Rezultati analize ukazuju na manjak istraživanja i teorijskih radova iz perspektive pozitivne orijentacije u odgoju te na potrebu za dubljim teorijskim i praktičnim promišljanjem samog pojma “pozitivna orijentacija u odgoju”, koji ne ostaje više samo na razini odgojno-obrazovnog načela. Takvo promišljanje pojma s obzirom na pedagogijske pojmove može pridonijeti teorijskim spoznajama, ali i unaprijediti pedagošku praksu, što bi u konačnici moglo rezultirati češćim istraživanjem ovog, u pedagogiji, još uvijek zanemarenog područja.Psychological research determined that if we want happy students, we should not only help them solve potential difficulties. We should also focus ourselves on the positive in them, their potentials and talents. It is necessary to investigate our main focus in educationfrom a pedagogical perspective as well. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine the representation of the positive orientation in education in relevant Croatian pedagogical journals, i.e. how much attention is paid to student’s potentials and talents, and his/her selfactualization in research of pedagogical reality, and how much attention is paid to dealing with educational problems and neutral topics. Results from an analysis of this issue indicate there is a lack of research and theoretical papers from the perspective of positive orientation in education, and that there is a need for a more in-depth theoretical and practical rethinking of the notion of “positive orientation in education”, which is no longer just at the level of an educational principle. This kind of deliberation of notions with regard to fundamental pedagogical notions can contribute to theoretical knowledge, but also promote pedagogical practice, which could result in more frequent research of this field that has thus far been neglected in pedagogy