Essays about: "Capability Approach theory"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 88 essays containing the words Capability Approach theory.

1. 36. CAPABILITIES INSIDE FOUR WALLS : A qualitative field study on the capabilities and freedoms for women in a developing context challenging the approach of Amartya Sen

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Olivia Jakobsson; Talvin Kaur Logani; [2019]
   Keywords : Amartya Sen; Martha Nussbaum; Feminism; Power; Capabilities; India; Women;

   Abstract : The ‘’capability approach’’, developed by the Indian economist Amartya Sen, has been widely used in the field of development and has contributed a perception of development that is different from the traditional understanding of it. Despite this, the theory has received a great amount of feminist critique and it has been concluded that the field lacks empirical data on how women in developing countries can be fully understood from the approach of Sen. READ MORE

3. 37. Girls’ Right to Education - A study of what impact menstruation has on female school participation in Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Annika Liwendahl; [2019]
   Keywords : education; menstrual cup; Zimbabwe; radical feminist theory; capability approach; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Educating girls has been argued to be a key contributor to a healthier and more affluent nation. Over the last years, poor menstrual hygiene management (MHM) possibilities for female students in low-income settings have been stressed to pose a major hinder for girls to access and complete their education. READ MORE

4. 38. Creativity in Business Incubators : A Qualitative Study of the Influencers of Startup Employee Creativity in Incubators

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Luke Insoll; Jonne Mäkikyrö; [2018]
   Keywords : Creativity; business incubator; incubator; innovation; startup; psychology; business; influencers of creativity; mäkikyrö; jonne; insoll;

   Abstract : Creativity is a phenomenon of human behaviour whereby new and useful things are produced. The products of creativity can be tangible, such as a painting or item of clothing, or they can be intangible, such as an idea or theory. READ MORE

5. 39. School Choice and Private Schooling : A comparative case-study between Greece and Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Alexandra Farazouli; [2018]
   Keywords : School choice; private education; quality education; Greece; Sweden; Human Capital theory; Human Rights theory; Capability approach;

   Abstract : Over the past three decades, privatization and school choice have been introduced and embodied in the vocabulary of several national education policies. Although free education has been constituted, private schooling has been steadily growing its presence over the last years in Greece and Sweden. READ MORE

6. 40. Using scenarios to balance future requirements and capability development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Erik Jacobsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Scenarios; Corporate development; Energy Sector; Capabilities; Technology; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Using scenarios to balance future requirements and capability development Author: Erik Jacobsson Division: Production Management Supervisors: Bertil Nilsson at the Technical Faculty of Lund University, Innovation Advisor at the case company Keywords: Scenarios, Corporate development, Energy Sector, Capabilities, Technology Background: The speed of change in the world is ever increasing. In the business world, one of the sectors that are changing the fastest is the energy sector. READ MORE