Download or read book Demystifying Outcome Measurement in Community Development written by Renu Madan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Innovative Measurement and Evaluation of Community Development Practices written by Norman Walzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding innovative and useful measurement practices for community development projects is gaining in importance as policymakers increase the demands for accountability. This book examines some of the latest efforts to document the effectiveness of local development efforts. The types of documentation differ by types of project, jurisdiction, and country but they have a common focus of recognizing the importance of the Community Capitals framework. Public agencies in the past have often measured development successes by the number of jobs created and/or amount of private investment forthcoming. However, the impacts of community development reach much deeper than those indicators. Strengthening local decision-making capacity is a common component of development efforts as is engaging populations that, in the past, have not been active in decision-making. These and other considerations are explored in more detail by authors in this volume. Local policymakers and practitioners will be continually pressured to provide more documentation of outcomes and readers will gain considerable insights into alternative approaches that can be included in projects but can also see the common elements needed to create a solid measurement system. International insights are a special strength of the discussions in this book. This book was published as a special issue of Community Development.
Download or read book Demystifying Outcomes Assessment for International Educators written by Darla K. Deardorff and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many in international education, assessment can seem daunting and overwhelming, especially given that such efforts need to involve much more than a pre/post survey. This book is a practical guide to learning-outcomes assessment in international education for practitioners who are starting to engage with the process, as well as for those who want to improve the quality and effectiveness of their assessment efforts. Assuming no prior knowledge, the book offers an accessible and clear road map to the application of assessment. Recognizing that a “one size fits all” approach cannot capture the diversity of goals and settings of international education, or the rich variety of programs and organizations involved in delivering it, author Darla Deardorff provides the reader with foundational principles and knowledge to develop appropriate assessment approaches for evaluating and improving student learning outcomes, which are the drivers of higher education internationalizationShe provides the background for assessment, highlights how the characteristics of international education pose unique challenges for assessment, considers the contexts to which assessment may be applied – whether in cross-border or “at home” institutional experiences, such as in curricular, co-curricular or extracurricular settings – and distills a seemingly convoluted process into a manageable approach. From the basics of getting started in assessment to highlighting pitfalls to avoid, this book offers a holistic and practical approach to assessment that moves beyond seeing assessment as a discrete activity to on-going process that is integrated into student learning. There is also a unique chapter for education leaders on assessment essentials from a leadership-perspective. The appendices include worksheets for implementing assessment, creating an assessment team, and getting buy-in from stakeholders. Other appendices include a list of standards adapted to international education outcomes assessment, guidance on assessing intercultural competence, and resources. This book reflects the author’s experience of over a decade of work with international education programs and higher education institutions around the world, and synthesizes what she has learned into an easy-to-use resource for anyone who wants to understand and utilize effective assessment in the field of international education.
Download or read book Demystifying Integrated Care E Book written by Kirsty Marshall and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated care aims to address inequality through removing fragmented health and social care. It is being adopted worldwide, including in the UK, where the NHS is undergoing significant transformation as it introduces integrated care for all providers. This new book aims to equip students and practitioners to take the lead in this new model of care delivery. It will help them understand the key principles of integrated care and then apply these to the design, implementation and practice of integrated care in their own work. Written by academics and operational healthcare leaders, this book is ideal for final year students of nursing, allied health and social care, postgraduates, and all nursing and allied health professionals who will be required to work within the UK’s new integrated care systems. Comprehensive coverage of the design, implementation and practice of integrated care Covers theory and concepts of integrated care as well as applicability to practice for individuals, organisations and systems Presents a comprehensive and up-to-date evidence base for integrated care Accessible to a range of practitioners Wide range of case studies provide real-life examples of how integrated care has been applied in different areas Contributions from academics across disciplines, including nursing, occupational therapy, social care and public health Co-written with business partners, clinical leads or specialists within their field – reflects the realities of practice Includes an international focus, with examples from countries which have a strong history in integrated care such as the Netherlands, New Zealand, USA and Finland
Download or read book Caring Capitalism written by Emily Barman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyzes the changing meaning and measure of social value in an era of caring capitalism.
Download or read book Demystifying Social Finance and Social Investment written by Mark Salway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social finance and social investment are not challenging concepts to grasp. They use commercial-style investment tools to create a social as well as a financial return. The application, however, is not always as straightforward. This book begins in the wider field of social finance but focuses primarily on social investment as a tool. The reader is helped to understand this from different angles: introducing social investment, discussing social investment and taking a "deep-dive" into it to bring it to life. This unique book takes the reader on a journey from first principles to detailed practical application. This book examines the policy context and asks why social investment has only recently become so popular, when in reality this is a very old concept. This is linked to the agenda of making charities more "business-like", set against the changing face of investment, as charities can no longer rely on donations and grants as guaranteed income. The work they do is more important than ever and social investment, used with care, offers a new opportunity that is further explored in this text. Mark Salway, Paul Palmer, Peter Grant and Jim Clifford will help readers understand how a small amount of borrowing, or a different business model focused away from grants and donations, could be transformational for the non-profit sector.
Download or read book Demystifying China s Economy Development written by Fang Cai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why China’s opening-up policy can boost the rapid growth of its economy. Based on concrete facts and economic logic, it offers a brief introduction to the history of China’s successful development, which has unprecedentedly helped improve people’s lives and community welfare over the past 30 years. In light of the newly emerging problems, the author assesses the different stages of China’s economic development and new challenges, illustrating how the country’s sustainable growth could be achieved through further reforms so as to complete the transition from a middle-income to high-income country. He moves on to discuss the lessons learned from China’s experiences and summarizes their significance for other developing countries, while also clarifying popular misconceptions such as the “China Menace” and “Theory of China’s Collapse.” Taking the logic of economic development as a basis and employing economic norm analysis methods, the book describes China’s economic miracle in plain but vivid language and attempts to enrich the economic development theory through China’s experience.
Download or read book Measure Use Improve written by Christina A. Russell and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time shares the experience and wisdom from a broad cross-section of out-of-school time professionals, ranging from internal evaluators, to funders, to researchers, to policy advocates. Key themes of the volume include building support for learning and evaluation within out-of-school time programs, creating and sustaining continuous quality improvement efforts, authentically engaging young people and caregivers in evaluation, and securing funder support for learning and evaluation. This volume will be particularly useful to leadership-level staff in out-of-school time organizations that are thinking about deepening their own learning and evaluation systems, yet aren’t sure where to start. Authors share conceptual frameworks that have helped inform their thinking, walk through practical examples of how they use data in out-of-school time, and offer advice to colleagues.
Download or read book Demystifying Theories in Tourism Research written by Kelly Bricker and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It often seems that there is more confusion than consensus regarding tourism theory. Does tourism have theories it can truly own, or does it just borrow from other academic disciplines? It can be difficult to understand the theories and conceptual frameworks available, and how to apply these ideas to a research endeavour. This book reviews theoretical perspectives on tourism from planning and management, through marketing and host communities to the tourism consumers themselves. Covering issues such as tour guiding, rural tourism development and destination image, it provides a complete guide to the industry. Including pedagogical features throughout, this book is an accessible approach to a controversial subject.
Download or read book Social Work Evaluation written by James R. Dudley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the author's Social work evaluation, [2014]
Download or read book Social Work Evaluation Second Edition written by James R. Dudley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accountability to stakeholders is essential for program funding and policy development. It is increasingly the responsibility of all professionals to provide evidence supporting the relevance and effectiveness of their programs and individual practices. Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide to conducting evaluations during the planning, implementation, and outcome stages of programs and practices. Dudley has developed a seven step process for evaluations using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. This comprehensive book offers students the knowledge and skills to play a more accountable role in the future of their profession.
Download or read book Demystifying the Dark Side of AI in Business written by Dadwal, Sumesh and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demystifying the Dark Side of AI in Business delves into the often-overlooked negative aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its implications for organizations. In an era where AI is rapidly transforming industries and work environments, it is crucial to understand the potential risks and challenges associated with its implementation. Drawing from a wide range of global perspectives, this book brings together articles from leading researchers, academicians, and professionals across disciplines to shed light on the dark side of AI. Through academic rigor and meticulous analysis, the book addresses key topics such as unethical AI implementation, safety risks, negative social impacts, unintended consequences, and legal concerns surrounding AI adoption. This book covers crucial topics such as governance, ethical concerns, safety risks, social impacts, and future perspectives. By illuminating the negative implications of AI, this book paves the way for responsible and informed AI adoption, ensuring a balance between the potential benefits and the inherent risks associated with this transformative technology. Targeting researchers, academicians, professionals, and students with a wide range of interests, this book offers a rich understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of AI. It serves as a valuable resource for management disciplines like human resource management, marketing, financial management, and operations management, enabling readers to grasp the nuances of ai in different organizational contexts.
Download or read book Demystifying Shamans and Their World written by Adam J. Rock and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shamanism can be described as a group of techniques by which its practitioners enter the “spirit world,” purportedly obtaining information that is used to help and to heal members of their social group. Despite a resurgence of interest in shamanism and shamanic states of consciousness, these phenomena are neither well-defined nor sufficiently understood. This multi-disciplinary study draws on the fields of psychology, philosophy and anthropology with the aim of demystifying shamanism. The authors analyse conflicting perspectives regarding shamanism, the epistemology of shamanic states of consciousness, and the nature of the mental imagery encountered during these states.
Download or read book Sustaining the Future of Higher Education written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, this book discusses how higher education needs to innovate to maintain its core values while responding to multiple crises, local demands and global needs, threats and opportunities.
Download or read book Analyzing Quantitative Data written by Norman Blaikie and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-03-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For social researchers who need to know what procedures to use under what circumstances in practical research projects, this book does not require an indepth understanding of statistical theory.
Download or read book Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers written by M. Elizabeth Vonk and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume has long been an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of social work, thoroughly presenting research concepts and skills.
Download or read book Demystifying the European Union written by Roy H. Ginsberg and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union_the world's greatest experiment in interstate reconciliation through regional integration_is now fifty years old. However, it remains a mystery to many people in and outside Europe. This clear and comprehensive book is dedicated to 'demystifying' the EU for both introductory and seasoned students of European integration. Roy H. Ginsberg begins with the foundation blocks of history, law, economics, and politics to provide the context for understanding integration. He then deconstructs the EU into its individual elements to examine them in relation to one another and to the whole before reconstructing the EU as a single polity. In doing so, he evaluates the EU's scope for agency and its effects on Europeans and non-Europeans alike. Emphasizing this wider perspective, Ginsberg convincingly demonstrates that the EU is a wellspring of support for conflict prevention and resolution throughout the world.
