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2. Early Childhood Transitions Research: A Review of Concepts, Theory, and Practice. Working Papers in Early Childhood Development, No. 48
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Bernard Van Leer Foundation (Netherlands), Vogler, Pia, Crivello, Gina, and Woodhead, Martin
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Children face many important changes in the first eight years of life, including different learning centres, social groups, roles and expectations. Their ability to adapt to such a dynamic and evolving environment directly affects their sense of identity and status within their community over the short and long term. In particular, the key turning points in children's lives--such as "graduating" from kindergarten to primary school or going through a culturally specific rite of passage--provide challenges and opportunities for learning and growth on multiple levels. This paper provides a review of the major perspectives in research on early childhood transitions and reveals the predominant areas of focus in both academic and professional studies, as well as important neglected viewpoints and study populations. Beginning with a broad and inclusive definition of the topic, the authors provide an overview of early childhood transitions research, highlighting the underlying assumptions that informed the studies. They assess concepts in the developmental theory that preceded transitions research as well as in the logic that determines how transitions are structured. More recent approaches are examined, including systems theories and the role of children as active participants in transitions. Several examples in this review show how multidisciplinary collaboration and culturally sensitive interventions can result in better participation of both parents and children in crucial early childhood transitions. Citing the need to harmonise early childhood education and care programmes with local education practices, the authors stress the value of greater transparency in the creation of policy and programming for children, in order to identify potentially limiting assumptions. Broadening and diversifying perspectives on transitions can lead to more integrated and culturally relevant rights-based early childhood programmes worldwide. A glossary and a bibliography are included. (Contains 7 footnotes.)
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- 2008
3. Bibliometric Analysis of Environmental Literacy in Sustainable Development: A Comprehensive Review Based on Scopus Data from 2013 to 2023
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Ariyatun Ariyatun, Sudarmin Sudarmin, Sri Wardani, Sigit Saptono, and Winarto Winarto
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The review article presents an analysis of the literature on environmental literacy in sustainable development. By utilizing techniques to examine multiple documents published between 2013 and 2023, including citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, subject area analysis, and keyword analysis, this study aims to provide valuable information and insights into the research landscape surrounding environmental literacy and its contribution to promoting sustainable development. A systematic search was conducted to gather several scientific articles, conference papers, and publications from the Scopus database from 2013 to 2023. The findings of this analysis shed light on authors, influential institutions, and active research groups that contributed to the study of environmental literacy and sustainable development. This comprehensive review offers an understanding of the state of research in this field while identifying areas for further exploration and research gaps. The insights gained from this study can be highly beneficial for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to advance knowledge and take action toward promoting literacy's role in sustainable development. This analysis is a foundation for advancing our understanding of literacy's significance while emphasizing its vital role in sustainable development efforts.
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- 2024
4. Thailand as a New International Higher Education Hub: Major Challenges and Opportunities, a Policy Analysis
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Pongsin, Viseshiri, Lawthong, Nuttaporn, Fry, Gerald W., Ransom, Lakeesha, Kim, Seongdok, and Thi My, Ngoc Nguyen
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The major analytical research question addressed in this paper is: What are Thailand's strengths and weaknesses as an international education hub for students from the Asian region? The key descriptive research question is: What is the nature of the educational experience of Asian students in Thailand? The two major research methodologies of the study are mixed research methods and comparative case studies, with the use of in-depth interviews of influential experts, surveys, and an autoethnography. In terms of major findings, there has been a dramatic growth of Asian students at Thai universities during the past two decades. Thailand's major advantages relate to low costs, location, quality campus facilities, and a welcoming attitude toward outsiders, while major disadvantages are the quality of many of Thailand's international programs often related to low English language capabilities. The paper concludes by presenting a creative new architecture for thinking about Asian study abroad in Thailand.
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- 2023
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5. Integrating Lifelong Learning Perspectives.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. and Medel-Anonuevo, Carolyn
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This publication is comprised of 43 papers on the topic of promoting lifelong learning. The papers in Part 1, Overcoming False Dichotomies, are "Lifelong Learning in the North, Education for All in the South" (Torres); "Practice of Lifelong Learning in Indigenous Africa" (Omolewa); "Gender and Information Societies" (Youngs); and "Lifelong Learning for a Modern Learning Society" (Somtrakool). Part 2, Scanning Developments in the Regions, consists of these papers: "Challenges of Lifelong Learning in Africa" (Tapsoba); "Promoting Community-Based Learning Centers in Asia-Pacific" (Oyasu); "European Union (EU) Memorandum on Lifelong Learning" (Smith); "Hungarian Response to the EU Memorandum on Lifelong Learning" (Istvan); "Regional Framework for Action for Adult and Youth Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (2001-10)" (Jauregui de Gainza); and "Lifelong Learning" (Essefi). Part 3, Promoting Democratization, contains these papers: "Learning in a Global Society" (Alexander); "Citizenship and Democracy in Socrates' and Grundtvig's Europe" (Ronai); "Education for Non-Discrimination" (Millan); "Lifelong Learning and Work in Developing Countries" (Pieck); "Globalization, Lifelong Learning, and Response of the Universities" (Peng); and "Combining the World of Work with the World of Education" (Romijn). The papers in Part 5, Making Lifelong Learning Work for Women, are "Gender Equality in Basic Education" (Messina); "Women as Lifelong Learners" (Benaicha); and "Lifelong Learning for Elimination of Violence Against Women" (Kuninobu). The papers in Part 6, Learning Across Generations, are "Achieving Youth Empowerment Through Peer Education" (Wissa); and "Role of Intergenerational Programs in Promoting Lifelong Learning for All Ages" (Ohsako). The papers in Part 7, Learning Across Cultures, are "Cultural Contexts of Learning: East Meets West" (Yang); "Building Community Through Study Circles" (Oliver); "Culturally-Based Adult Education" (Smith); and "Perspective of Lifelong Learning in South Asia" (Bordia). In Part 8, Laying Foundations and Sustaining Achievements Through Literacy and Nonformal Education, are "Literacy Linked Women Development Programs" (Usha); "Lifelong Learning Policy and Practices in the Laos People's Democratic Republic" (Mithong Souvanvixay); "Distance Learning and Adult Education" (Wilson, White); "Role of Partnerships in the Promotion of Lifelong Learning" (Lin); and "Toward the Eradication of Illiteracy Among Youth and Adults in China" (Guodong). Part 9, Creating Environments Conducive to Lifelong Learning, has these papers: "Learning Cities/Region in the Framework of Lifelong Learning" (Doukas); "Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Sweden" (Salin); "Promoting Lifelong Learning in Beijing for a Learning Society" (Shuping); and "Reorienting Teachers as Lifelong Learners" (Tiedao). (YLB)
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- 2002
6. Variables Affecting Student Motivation Based on Academic Publications
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Yilmaz, Ercan, Sahin, Mehmet, and Turgut, Mehmet
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In this study, the variables having impact on the student motivation have been analyzed based on the articles, conference papers, master's theses and doctoral dissertations published in the years 2000-2017. A total of 165 research papers were selected for the research material and the data were collected through qualitative research techniques through document review and content analysis. According to the research results, the most important factors affecting student motivation are the fields of teacher, teachers' classroom management skills and their teaching methods. In this research, factors having less influence on the student motivation are parental communication, student characteristics and study fields. In addition, relational search type was used more than others, mostly students were selected as the study group and most researches were conducted in USA and Turkey.
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- 2017
7. Examination of the Researches on the Use of Technology by Fine Arts Teachers
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Rakhat, Berikbol, Kuralay, Bekbolatova, Akmaral, Smanova, Zhanar, Nebessayeva, and Miyat, Dzhanaev
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The aim of this study was to determine the examination of the researches about the use of technology by fine arts teachers. The study was conducted according to the content and citation analysis model. In this context, Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection indexes were included. In the document scanning in the WOS environment, the keywords 'Fine arts', 'Teachers' and 'Technology' were searched. In total, 169 documents were examined and analysed one by one. They were analysed according to year, document type, WOS content category, country, source title, organisation and citation, authors, publication language and categories. As a result of this research, the first study was conducted in 2004, while the most studies were conducted in 2016. It was concluded that the published studies had the most Proceedings papers as the document type. The area where the studies of fine arts teachers on the use of technology are mostly carried out is Education Educational Research, according to the Web of Science content category. The most researched title in the distribution according to the Source Title field is 'International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts.' The university with the most studies is Kazan Federal University. The 19 authors who conducted the studies have a large number of studies in this field. It was concluded that other authors had only one study in the field. Again, when we look at the distribution of the countries and documents according to the language of writing, the country with the most studies is China and the language of the documents is English. The area continues to evolve.
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- 2021
8. Managing the HRD Function. Symposium 32. [AHRD Conference, 2001].
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This document contains three papers on managing the human resource development (HRD) function. "The Relationship between Factors Impacted by the Current Economic Crisis and Human Resource Development Roles and Functions in Thailand" (Chiraprapha Tan Akaraborworn, Gary N. McLean) presents data indicating that the current economic crisis in Thailand has had no significant impact on HRD roles and functions. "Testing the Appropriateness of the Gap Service-Management Model to the HRD Function in Organizations" (Shirine L. Mafi, Ronald L. Jacobs, David A. Collier) reports on an ex post facto study in which the appropriateness of the Gap Service-Management Model to the HRD function in organizations was examined by using the model to gauge employee satisfaction with HRD outcomes based on a series of gaps that occurred during the delivery of an HRD service. The research confirmed that the instruments developed for the study are indeed valid as diagnostic tools. "A Study of HRD Concepts, Structure of HRD Departments, and HRD Practices in India" (T.V. Rao, Raju Rao) reports on a study that included audits of eight Indian organizations and established that, in India, the HRD function is not well structured, is inadequately differentiated, and is poorly staffed. All three papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)
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- 2001
9. Why Children Matter: Investing in Early Childhood Care and Development.
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Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands)., Cohn, Ruth, and Chetley, Andrew
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This publication reflects the philosophy and support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation for early childhood care and development. It highlights different approaches to early childhood care and development and explains why the foundation believes that investing in early childhood is one of the best ways of building a brighter, better future. The publication seeks to assist policy makers and program planners in their search for realistic, effective, and affordable ways to enhance early childhood care and development. The various approaches to early childhood interventions included in this document are run by a variety of partner organizations in the countries concerned: local and national governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and community agencies. They are given as examples of programs that build on local culture and local realities. Eight chapters cover the following topics: (1) why children matter; (2) the importance of the early years; (3) why parents are important; (4) involving parents; (5) involving the community; (6) benefits of early childhood interventions; (7) quality and cost; and (8) developing an agenda for action. Fourteen examples included as sidebars in the chapters profile efforts of several countries or address special topics. Contains 37 references. (TJQ)
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- 1994
10. El porque de la importancia de la ninez: Dedicando esfuerzos a la atencion y desarrollo de la primera infancia (Why Children Matter: Investing in Early Childhood Care and Development).
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Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands)., Cohen, Ruth, and Chetley, Andrew
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This Spanish-language publication reflects the philosophy and support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation for early childhood care and development. It highlights different approaches to early childhood care and development and explains why the foundation believes that investing in early childhood is one of the best ways of building a brighter, better future. The publication seeks to assist policy makers and program planners in their search for realistic, effective, and affordable ways to enhance early childhood care and development. The various approaches to early childhood interventions included in this document are run by a variety of partner organizations in the countries concerned: local and national governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and community agencies. They are given as examples of programs that build on local culture and local realities. Eight chapters cover the following topics: (1) why children matter; (2) the importance of the early years; (3) why parents are important; (4) involving parents; (5) involving the community; (6) benefits of early childhood interventions; (7) quality and cost; and (8) developing an agenda for action. Fourteen examples, included as sidebars in the chapters, profile efforts of several countries or address special topics. Contains 37 references. (HTH)
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- 1994
11. Building A Culture Of Peace For A Civil Society
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World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, Foo, Sue Fan, and Starlin, Clay M.
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"Building a Culture of Peace for a Civil Society" consists of papers from scholars from around the world including: Canada, India, Japan, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey and the United States. This volume includes selected papers and lectures delivered at the 12th World Conference on Education of the World Council of Curriculum & Instruction (WCCI) held in Manila, Philippines from August 6-12, 2006. The nineteen papers and presentation outlines describe research and projects from 8 countries, range from preschool through university education and cover 10 topical areas. The topics include: ethics, morals and values in education as an essential strategy to create citizens who embrace a culture of peace; ecology and the environment and its relationship to social justice; language and its relationship to peace and social justice; adult education and its relationship to human rights; an emphasis on assets vs. problem areas in community development work and "Recycling War Trash for Peace." Throughout the volume authors emphasize the importance of balancing academic content with social and spiritual content in our educational endeavors. May you as the reader be encouraged to find your professional and personal balance. The nineteen articles in this collection are: (1) Ethics and Values Education: As a Means of Building a Culture of Peace for a Civil Society--The Nigerian Case (Benedicta Chiwokwu Agusiobo); (2) Education: The Means to Divinity (Prasanth Mathew); (3) Human Dignity, Decency, and Integrity as the Sine Qua Non of Human Rights Education: A Conceptual and Practical Framework to Create a Culture of Peace (Daya Singh Sandhu); (4) Method of Moral Education to Foster Human Relationships (Yumiko Suzuki and Atsuko Morikawa); (5) The DEPOWA Green Corps Project: Rehabilitation Programme for Youth in Military and Police Communities in Nigeria (Eno Edem); (6) Re-arranging the Fragments: Towards the Ecology of Education (Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan); (7) Educationists and Media People's Views of Globalization of Environmental Education to Enhance Informed Decision Making for a Green and Sustainable Environment (Geetha Janet Vitus); (8) Education for Indigent Community Members: The UPHR Model for Human Rights Development (Carmelita G. Hernandez and Norietta C. Tansio); (9) The Impact of Identity Development on Social Justice Skills (Douglas F. Warring); (10) Towards an Educational Culture of Intercultural Understanding, Inclusion and Respect: Values Underlying the Language(s) of Use in Publications and by Associations (Peter J. Heffernan); (11) Language Teaching and World Peace (Ismail Hakki Mirici, Zekai Ozturk, and Cem Barlas Arslan); (12) Relationship Between Socio-Cultural Factors, Girl-Child Enrolment and Schools Retention in Nigeria (Mohammed Ben-Yunusa); (13) The Effect of Discrimination on Peace and Education (Songul Kilimci, Mufit Gomleksiz, and Ruken Akar-Vural); (14) Curriculum Implications of Achieving Basic Education Objectives Through Adult Education in Nigeria (Mohammed Ben-Yunusa); (15) The UPHSD Collegiate Extension School: A Potent Medium For Achieving Peace and Development (Norietta C. Tansio and Essem Zisenia S. Marquez); (16) Mathematics and Science for Parent and Child Experiences (MSPACE): Curricular Implications for Pre-Service Teachers (Genesis G Camarista, Myra Angelie S. De los Santos, Ruth A. Gelvezon-Lebes, Jonathan C. Glorial, and Arturo S. Souribio); (17) Recycling War Trash: Partnerships to Promote a Culture of Peace (Ofelia Durante); (18) Building Balanced and Sustainable Educational Assets for Peace Through Home, School and Community (Marilyn Higgins); and (19) Building Leisure Education in Thai Schools: A Prevention Strategy for At-Risk Youth (Suvimol Tangsujjapoj). [Individual articles contain figures, tables, and references.]
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- 2008
12. An Overview of Management Education for Sustainability in Asia
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Wu, Yen-Chun Jim, Shen, Ju-Peng, and Kuo, Tsuang
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Purpose: This paper aims to explore the holistic picture of sustainability curricula in Asian higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Content analysis was conducted based on Asian management education for sustainability in higher education. Online courses arrangement, teaching methods, instructors' educational background and cross-referencing data between triple bottom line and sustainability courses have been investigated. Findings: The paper provides empirical insights about the current state of sustainability education in Asia. The results show that there is an opportunity for interdisciplinary integration, as there are imbalanced sustainability courses offered by business, science and engineering schools. It also suggests that Asian universities should add an international connection and active promotion of sustainability education on their Web sites. Research limitations/implications: Findings are based on web-based sustainability-related courses. Future research could apply method of case study to do a deeper study. Practical implications: The paper provides an overview of Asian management education for sustainability and curricula analysis through our research, and that this will further assist in the development of interdisciplinary integration in Asian management education for sustainability. Originality/value: This paper is the first attempt to gain better understanding of sustainability-related courses offered in leading business/management colleges in Asia.
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- 2015
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13. International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 25-26, 2010). Volume 2010, Issue 1
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Russell, William Benedict, III
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The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2009 proceedings, see ED504973.]
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- 2010
14. The Relationship between National Culture and the Usability of an E-Learning System
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Downey, Steve, Wentling, Rose Mary, Wentling, Tim, and Wadsworth, Andrew
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This study sought to measure the relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-Learning system by using Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Nielson's usability attributes. The study revealed that high uncertainty avoidance cultures found the system more frustrating to use. The study also revealed that individuals from cultures with low power distance indicators (e.g., people more accepting of uneven power distribution) rated the system's usability higher than individuals from high power distance cultures. (Contains 6 tables.) [For complete proceedings, see ED491481.]
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- 2004
15. Young Workers: Varieties of Experience.
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American Psychological Association, Washington, DC., Barling, Julian, Kelloway, E. Kevin, Barling, Julian, Kelloway, E. Kevin, and American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
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This book contains nine papers devoted to the psychological experience of youth employment and its role in shaping future employment experiences and expectations. "Introduction" (Julian Barling, E. Kevin Kelloway) emphasizes the diversity of young people as a group and the diversity of individual youth's employment experience. "The Nature of Youth Employment" (Catherine Loughlin, Julian Barling) examines relationships between employment quality and young people's work-related attitudes and behaviors. "Learning To Work: The Development of Work Beliefs" (E. Kevin Kelloway, Steve Harvey) explores the impact of learning before and during employment. "Gender Differences in Employment and Income Experiences among Young People" (Serge Desmarais, James Curtis) considers previous and new research on gender and youth employment. "Developmental Consequences of Youth Employment" (Michael R. Frone) reviews developmental outcomes of employment among adolescents. "Child Labor and Exploitation" (Chaya S. Piotrkowski, Joanne Carrubba) discusses child labor in the United States and worldwide. "Occupational Safety and Health in Young People" (Dawn N. Castillo) details the substantial risks that employment poses to U.S. youths. "Reconceptualizing Youth Unemployment" (Graham S. Lowe, Harvey Krahn) documents how school-to-work transition and life course perspectives can enrich a social-psychological understanding of youth unemployment. "Youth and Labor Representation" (Daniel G. Gallagher) reviews current trends and future directions in the relationship between young people and labor unions. All papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)
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- 1999
16. Assessment in Education. IBE Special Alert
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International Bureau of Education (IBE) (Switzerland)
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As another year is approaching, the time seems appropriate to look back and reflect on all the things that have been done, and more importantly learned during 2014. Along the same lines, and in order to offer further food for thought, the IBE is happy to share with you its latest Thematic alert on the topic of assessment in education. More specifically, the IBE has compiled this list of resources on educational assessment to assist curriculum developers, researchers and practitioners. The first section focuses on assessment for learning, followed by assessment of learning. Other sections include guides and tools, and reports and studies. The Links section provides the URLs for programmes such as: PISA, TIMSS, etc. where their numerous papers and reports may be consulted. Most of the publications and documents are freely accessible online.
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- 2014
17. Open Higher Education. Proceedings of an International Conference (Bangkok, Thailand, August 13-17, 1984).
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Ramkhamhaeng Univ., Bangkok (Thailand).
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Proceedings of an international conference on open education cover five themes: philosophy and concept, development trends in international perspective, dichotomy of equity and quality, graduates' employment, and the management challenge. Among the 41 conference papers and authors are: "The Idea of an Open University" (Preeda Pattanathabutr); "Open Higher Education: Philosophy and Concept" (Lewis R. B. Elton); "International Association for Community Development" (Pierre Rozen); "Open Higher Education: The Mainstay of Universal Access (Pornchulee Achava-Amrung); "A Philosophical Conceptual System of Lifelong Open Higher Education of National Development: A Peaceful Approach" (Weerayudh Wichiarajote); "Distance Education: Concept, Philosophy, and Approach" (K. L. Kamal); "Open Higher Education: From Open Admissions to Open-Minded Person" (Paitoon Sinlarat); "Open Higher Education: Development Trends: An International Perspective" (Robert McCaig); "Impact of Media and Technology on Open Higher Education in India" (Y. B. Mathur); "Radio and Television Universities in China" (staff of Central Radio and Television University, China); "The Adaptability of the Radio and TV Universities to Society" (Tang Yi); "Strategies for Development of Curriculum, Personnel, and Instructional Materials" (Ali Bin Ahmad); "India's Experiment in Open Higher Education: A Study of Andhra Padesh Open University" (R. S. Ramachandran, V. S. Prasad); "The Dichotomy Between Equity and Quality" (Udom Warotamasikkhadit); "Equity and Quality: Must There Be a Dichotomy?" (Lewis R. B. Elton);"The Development of Experiential Learning Programs for the Open University" (Frederick Baker); "Distance Education in Canada: Toward a Typology of Learning Activities for Adults" (John P. Minnis); "Computing in Open Higher Education: Some Lessons" (Christ Sauer); "Open Higher Education and Graduates' Employment" (Michael Debeauvais); and "Open Higher Education: The Management Challenge" (Lloyd McCleary). A conference program and names and addresses of participants are provided. (SW)
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- 1984
18. Disparities in the Cost of Living Adjusted Earnings of Female Sex Workers in India, Thailand, and the USA: A Need to Create an Equitable Economic Survival of Female Sex Workers.
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Gore, Manisha N. and Patwardhan, Avinash R.
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COST of living ,RESEARCH methodology ,SEX work ,ECOLOGY ,INCOME ,PAY equity ,FINANCIAL management - Abstract
Financial necessity and desperation is the primary reason for females to enter into sex work. The health and well-being of female sex workers (FSWs) depend on the balance between their earnings and the cost of living in their local environment. Therefore it would be of value to examine the comparative cost of living adjusted earnings of FSWs in different countries to gauge equity or its absence in their financial state. Data about per client per encounter earnings for FSWs in Pune, India was taken from primary research conducted by the first author. Equivalent secondary data was acquired for the US and Thailand from an online literature review. Earnings after converting to US dollar values were adjusted against the cost of living in the respective environments of the FSWs and then compared. An FSW in India, (Pune) earned on the average US $4.40 after adjusting for the cost of living locally, while in Thailand (Bangkok) the equivalent earning was US $18.77 and in the US (Washington DC region) it was $101.79. These results suggest that an FSW in the US earns 23 times more, and a Thai FSW earns 4 times more than an FSW in India. There are numerous variables that affect the earnings of an FSW and the limited defined scope of this paper based on available data does not permit detailed analyses of causal or intermediate influencing factors. Nonetheless, it can be said with reasonable confidence that much needs to be done and can be done to mitigate the earning disparity, particularly in an emerging economy like India as shown in this small study, and that can perhaps be done best under the umbrella domain of a "harm reduction approach." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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