Essays about: "SOCIAL CARE SECTOR"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 55 essays containing the words SOCIAL CARE SECTOR.

  1. 16. A critical discourse analysis of public-private partnerships in education in Black Africa : A case of basic education in Liberia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Habib Ssenyonjo; [2020]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; LFPSs; PPPs; neoliberalism; ‘disaster capitalism’; Black Africa; basic education; structural adjustment programmes;

    Abstract : With many countries in Black Africa immersed in external debts and yet others grappling with effects of civil wars and pandemics, social services such as basic education and primary health care pose challenges to them. To mitigate such shortcomings in the region, innovative ways to provide basic education are sought by the private sector. READ MORE

  3. 17. Social workers’ perspectives on a medical home model for children and adolescents in out of home care : An interview study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Nina Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Children and adolescents; Health; Out of home care; Medical home model; Social services.; Barn och unga; Hälsa; Vård utanför det egna hemmet; Organisatorisk modell; Socialtjänsten;

    Abstract : Background: In Sweden, health outcomes for children placed in care have been disappointing. ‘Placed in care’ refers to social out of home care (OHC). Hälsofam is a medical home model for healthcare of children in OHC currently delivered in Uppsala. Aim: To explore how social workers perceive and experience the Hälsofam model. READ MORE

  4. 18. Managerial representation: Are Women Better Off in the Public or the Private Sector? : A quantitative study of gender inequality in managerial authority in the Swedish welfare state service industries

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Claésson; [2019]
    Keywords : Managerial authority; gender gap; Sweden; public sector; private sector;

    Abstract : In recent decades, Sweden has seen a rapid increase in the share of health care, education and social care that is delivered by privately-owned companies. Such privatisation of welfare state services has by some of its advocators been viewed as a means to enhance gender equality in labour market outcomes; one of them being access to managerial positions. READ MORE

  5. 19. Catalyzing Climate Action through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs): Challenges and Opportunities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Aaron Juarez; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Climate change adaptation; Climate action; Public Private Partnerships; PPP; Public private cooperation; Public private collaboration; Cross sector; Multi sector; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Private public partnerships (PPPs) are used routinely in a variety of sectors, such as health care, waste management, and infrastructure development. Only recently, as climate mitigation and adaptation rapidly rise in importance on urban agendas however, have PPPs begun to be considered within a climate context. READ MORE

  6. 20. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

    Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE