Essays about: "non-formal"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the word non-formal.

1. 21. Space and Learning: A case study of their interaction

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Dónal Gaynor; [2014]
   Keywords : design interaction; learning environment; open schools; physical environment; pedagogical environment; school design; spatial environment; study environment;

   Abstract : This essay uses a case study to examine in a particular school the nature of these interactions. By examining this case using ethnographic methods including walking tours and interviews the essay gains an insight into how the physical environment interacts with the learning environment in the school. READ MORE

3. 22. A Conditional Analysis of Liquidity on Quality in the U.S. Corporate Bond Universe

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Arwed Ebner; Paul Schempp; [2014]
   Keywords : Liquidity; Corporate Bonds; Markov Regime-Switching Models; Flight-to-Quality; Credit Quality;

   Abstract : Why are high-yield bonds more severely hit by large liquidity dry outs than investment grade bonds? This study investigates the effects of liquidity shocks on returns in the U.S. corporate bond market during times of heightened liquidity stress, using a comprehensive data set of 13,500 bonds between October 2004 and September 2013. READ MORE

4. 23. Young people on the move: A study about young Europeans who participate in European Voluntary Service.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Sandra Östensson; [2013]
   Keywords : international volunteering; competence development; non-formal learning; European Voluntary Service;

   Abstract : The primary aim of this study is to investigate young people´s motives and expectations for participating in the action two “European Voluntary Service” (EVS) under the Youth In Action programme supported by the European Commission at the youth center Villa Elba in Finland. The study also aims to identify which competences the young people think they have developed through EVS. READ MORE

5. 24. Impacts on teachers' lives of a capacity building course: A case study in rural Rajasthan, India.

   University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI

   Author : Malin Andersson; Daniel Svensson; [2011]
   Keywords : India; Rajasthan; NFE; NGO; teachers work; teachers lives; capacity building; development; capacity; competence; rural; teacher; Indien; NFE; lärares arbete; lärares liv; Rajasthan; fortbildning; lärare; kompetensutveckling; biståndsorganisation;

   Abstract : This case study is conducted on teachers working in Non-Formal Education centers (NFE's), for the Non-Governmental Organization Seva Mandir, in the Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. The setting for the study is remote rural villages around the small city Udaipur, with one million inhabitants. READ MORE

6. 25. The challenges of managing community-based non-formal youth education development projects in developing countries: perceptions of project managers

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Elizabeth Anastasia Jamieson; [2011]
   Keywords : Education development projects; project manager; project management; developing countries; community-based; non-formal; youth; perceptions;

   Abstract : As a result of increasing emphasis in global development agendas on the provision of education to create positive and sustainable change in developing countries, the number of youth education development projects in some of the world’s poorest and remote regions has burgeoned. While the benefits these projects can bestow and the success factors behind them have been studied by many past researchers, knowledge of the everyday challenges faced in their management is surprisingly limited, and is mainly only reflective of those projects run by international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and national governments in developing countries. READ MORE