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Charli Eriksson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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enabling relationship formation development and closure in a one year female mentoring program at a non Governmental Organization a mixed method study
BMC Public Health, 2016Co-Authors: Madelene Larsson, Camilla Pettersson, Therese Skoog, Charli ErikssonAbstract:Mental health problems among young women aged 16–24 have increased significantly in recent decades, and interventions are called for. Mentoring is a well-established preventative/promotive intervention for developing adolescents, but we have yet to fully understand how the relationship between the mentor and the protege forms, develops, and closes. In this study, we focused on a female mentoring program implemented by a Swedish non-Governmental Organization, The Girls Zone. First, we examined the psychological and social characteristics of the young women who chose to take part in the program as proteges. Second, we investigated adolescent female proteges’ own experiences of the relationship process based on a relational-cultural theory perspective. The mixed-method study included 52 questionnaires and five semi-structured interviews with young women aged 15–26 who had contacted The Girls Zone between 2010 and 2012 in order to find a mentor. Their experience of the mentoring relationships varied in duration. Data were analysed statistically and with inductive qualitative content analysis. The group of proteges was heterogeneous in that some had poor mental health and some had good mental health. On the other hand, the group was homogenous in that all its members had shown pro-active self-care by actively seeking out the program due to experiences of loneliness and a need to meet and talk with a person who could listen to them. The relationships were initially characterized by feelings of nervousness and ambivalence. However, after some time, these developed into authentic, undemanding, non-hierarchical relationships on the proteges’ terms. The closure of relationships aroused feelings of both abandonment and developing strength. Mentorships that are in line with perspectives of the relational-cultural theory meet the relationship needs expressed by the female proteges. Mentor training should focus on promoting skills such as active listening and respect for the protege based on an engaged, empathic, and authentic approach in a non-hierarchical relationship. These insights have the potential to inform interventions in several arenas where young women create authentic relationships with older persons, such as in school, in traditional health care contexts, and in youth recreation centres.
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working with or against the stores a non Governmental Organization working with alcohol purchase attempts
Health Education, 2009Co-Authors: Susanna Geidne, Charli ErikssonAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the implementation by a non‐Governmental Organization (NGO) of an intervention with two different strategies – one employing confrontational approaches, the other cooperative ones – aiming to reduce the rate of successful purchase attempts (PAs) of medium‐strength beer in Sweden.Design/methodology/approach – The Swedish Youth Temperance Movement (UNF) has been responsible for the development and implementation of the intervention, and a research team at Orebro University for the evaluation. The outcome analysis is based on 1,475 PA from 25 Swedish cities during 2003‐2006. Annual reports, discussions and telephone interviews have been used to understand the intervention process.Findings – In 40 per cent of all registered PAs, beer is sold to minors. In the eight cities using a structured strategy, there is a significant decrease from 2003 to 2006 (44‐27 per cent; p<0.001). The confrontation method, compared to no model, is more than four times ...
Julius Marie Pieters - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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contextual factors that foster or inhibit para teacher professional development the case of an indian non Governmental Organization
International Journal of Training and Development, 2012Co-Authors: Harini Raval, Susan Mckenney, Julius Marie PietersAbstract:The appointment of para-professionals to overcome skill shortages and/or make efficient use of expensive resources is well established in both developing and developed countries. The present research concerns para-teachers in India. The literature on para-teachers is dominated by training for special needs settings, largely in developed societies. Little has been published about para-teachers working in developing countries with children without disabilities, despite this being a common occurrence. The present research investigates how contextual factors influence the design and implementation of professional support for para-teachers. The research participants were 12 para-teachers and five management and administrative staff. Contextual factors included characteristics of para-teachers, classrooms and students from under-resourced settings; and the practices and policies found in a non-school educational setting, here a non-Governmental Organization. The study indicates that each factor has potentially enhancing and hindering effects which need to be taken into consideration when designing and implementing professional development work.
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a conceptual model for supporting para teacher learning in an indian non Governmental Organization ngo
Studies in Continuing Education, 2010Co-Authors: Harini Raval, Susan Mckenney, Julius Marie PietersAbstract:Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are being recognized globally for their influential role in realizing the UN Millennium Development Goal of education for all in developing countries. NGOs mostly employ untrained para-educators for grassroots activities. The professional development of these teachers is critical for NGO effectiveness, yet para-teacher learning in such contexts is rarely researched. To facilitate much-needed research on para-teacher professional development, this article offers a contextually relevant on- the-job learning model for para-teachers. The model suggests that para-educators can effectively learn when their work and learning are integrated by systematizing a simple daily cyclical routine of lesson planning, enactment and reflection for everyday instruction. It also suggests other supports to stimulate learning alongside the cyclical routine.
Harini Raval - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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contextual factors that foster or inhibit para teacher professional development the case of an indian non Governmental Organization
International Journal of Training and Development, 2012Co-Authors: Harini Raval, Susan Mckenney, Julius Marie PietersAbstract:The appointment of para-professionals to overcome skill shortages and/or make efficient use of expensive resources is well established in both developing and developed countries. The present research concerns para-teachers in India. The literature on para-teachers is dominated by training for special needs settings, largely in developed societies. Little has been published about para-teachers working in developing countries with children without disabilities, despite this being a common occurrence. The present research investigates how contextual factors influence the design and implementation of professional support for para-teachers. The research participants were 12 para-teachers and five management and administrative staff. Contextual factors included characteristics of para-teachers, classrooms and students from under-resourced settings; and the practices and policies found in a non-school educational setting, here a non-Governmental Organization. The study indicates that each factor has potentially enhancing and hindering effects which need to be taken into consideration when designing and implementing professional development work.
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a conceptual model for supporting para teacher learning in an indian non Governmental Organization ngo
Studies in Continuing Education, 2010Co-Authors: Harini Raval, Susan Mckenney, Julius Marie PietersAbstract:Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are being recognized globally for their influential role in realizing the UN Millennium Development Goal of education for all in developing countries. NGOs mostly employ untrained para-educators for grassroots activities. The professional development of these teachers is critical for NGO effectiveness, yet para-teacher learning in such contexts is rarely researched. To facilitate much-needed research on para-teacher professional development, this article offers a contextually relevant on- the-job learning model for para-teachers. The model suggests that para-educators can effectively learn when their work and learning are integrated by systematizing a simple daily cyclical routine of lesson planning, enactment and reflection for everyday instruction. It also suggests other supports to stimulate learning alongside the cyclical routine.
Peter J Madsen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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virtual networks and ethics an empirical research in a non Governmental Organization
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2009Co-Authors: Antonino Vaccaro, Peter J MadsenAbstract:This paper analyzes the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the related ethical issues they raise within the transparency practices of non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Based upon a one-year study of a European NGO, the Italian Association of Blind People, it presents compelling empirical evidence concerning the main ethical, social and economic challenges that NGOs face in the development of more transparent relationships with the public and the related role that is played by ICTs. In particular, this study shows that, although attempting to be extremely transparent is held as an important ethical value, ICT- enabled information disclosure is limited by privacy and security concerns and by the pressure of financial supporters and benefactors and potential NGO competitors who vie for grants and donations. Finally, this paper presents implications and suggestions for managers of NGOs and policy makers.
George M Thomas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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world culture in the world polity a century of international non Governmental Organization
American Sociological Review, 1997Co-Authors: John Boli, George M ThomasAbstract:The authors analyze the growth of international non-Governmental Organizations between 1875 and 1973 using a data set on almost 6,000 Organizations. Although these Organizations are highly interconnected with the expanding state system and world economy, as reflections of and contributors to world culture they have helped construct a world polity that cannot be reduced to networks of economic and political interaction. Their analysis of the structure and aims of these Organizations identifies the principles of universalism, individualism, voluntaristic authority, rational progress, and world citizenship as central elements of world culture. They also describe the structure of world culture by studying the distribution of these Organizations across major social sectors, highlighting the centrality of rationalizing scientific, technical, economic, and infrastructural Organizations that go largely unnoticed. Finally, they review sectoral historical studies showing how these Organizations shape world culture and influence states and interGovernmental Organizations
