SCHOOL REFORMING IN MODERN SWITZERLAND

10.12737/958 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Данилова ◽  
Larisa Danilova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Education ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
School Restructuring ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Educational Monitoring ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Language Competencies

The Swiss education system is hardly represented by Russian comparative education, but some of its elements deserve real attention. Today this country’s school education is being reformed. Education management decentralization makes this process unequal in regions, where local governments determine themselves the need for reforms, their goals, objectives, directions and measures. In such a case the content of re-organizations took the most important place in educational debates. Almost in every region re-organizations contains the questions of educational monitoring system, introduction of educational standards, developing pupils’ language competencies, school restructuring, educational inequality elimination and teachers’ training optimization. The paper also deals with background, conditions and other features of the reform process in the most of regions, with predictions about its success.

Is a Self-help Orientation Sufficient Basis for Local [Economic] Development?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
Eris D. Schoburgh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Local Authorities

Local government reform in Jamaica aims (i) to refocus local authorities to providing leadership and a coordinating framework for the collective efforts of the people towards local development and (ii) to assess local service distribution modalities between central and local governments, the private sector and CSOs for more cost-effective arrangements. The institutional context in which these objectives are to be pursued is characterized by a new local governance framework populated by ‘a federated system of development committees’. Development committees are expected to work in partnership with local authorities in pursuit of economic transformation of geographic spaces. Participatory development that development committees exemplify conjures up images of ownership of local [economic] development projects and an empowered citizenry that has the capacity to direct resources in their favour. Development committees represent a differentiated method of local economic governance. But the concern is: Are development committees fit for purpose? This is the fundamental question with which this research is concerned. A survey of parish development committees (PDCs) was conducted to determine the extent to which the organizations are giving effect to their mandate. The study is exploratory in design and relies on qualitative methodologies. The results of the study will be important for assisting the local governance reform process currently underway in Jamaica but should contribute to the discourse on the alternative approaches to managing development in developing countries.

scholarly journals Institutional capacity in the accounting reform process in Spanish local governments

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Fresneda Fuentes ◽  
Julián Hernández Borreguero
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Reform Process

scholarly journals The object of a criminal offence for misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provi-sion of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-202
Author(s):  
Tetyana Leonenko ◽  
Dmytro Shiyan ◽  
Olha Shiyan
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Criminal Offenses ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Budget System

An attempt has been made to determine the object of a criminal offense for misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess, on the basis of the analysis of scientific views, theoretical provisions and legislation on this problem. The object occupies an important place in the system of composition of a criminal offense, in particular, provided for in Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, as it is a mandatory element. In the legal literature, the issue of criminal counteraction to the criminal offense provided for in Article 210 Criminal Code of Ukraine has received some attention in the writings of scholars. At the same time, in their writings, this problem is debatable. The purpose of the article is to solve the problematic issues of determining the object of a criminal offense for misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess, on the basis of the analysis of scientific views, theoretical provisions and legislation on this problem. Given that the criminal offenses under Articles 210 and 211 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine encroach on the budget system of Ukraine, in particular, on relations arising in the process of budget execution, and these relations do not belong to economic, and activities in this area are not economic, it seems appropriate to change the current title of section 7 “Criminal offenses in the field of economic activity” of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which contains these articles, to the following: “Criminal offenses in the field of economic activity and budget system”. The main direct object of the criminal offense under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is public relations arising in the process of state and local budgets in terms of using budget funds to ensure the tasks and functions performed by public authorities, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, local governments during the budget period.

Current Discussions on the Question

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugur Sadioglu ◽  
Kadir Dede
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
New Public ◽  
The Face

Subject of local governments has been attracting the attention of researchers from various disciplines in recent years. Local governments themselves and other related actors undergo a transformation in the face of new public management, good governance, direct democracy, decentralization and other reform waves. Thoughts directing reforms, reform tools and reform results have diversified. In addition, new problem areas have arisen in the local governments after the reform process. Number of studies analyzing local governments both during and after the administrative reform process from a comparative perspective has increased as well. Currently, there is a need to analyze local governments from comparative perspective via different theoretical discussions and country studies. This part will present current discussions as an introduction to comparative local government studies introduced in general terms throughout the book. Particularly the question remarks to have arisen after the local government reform will be addressed and analyzed.

scholarly journals Pengelolaan Pendidikan Karakter Bangsa Berbasis Budaya Jawa di TK Negeri Pembina Surakarta

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Surani Surani ◽  
Bambang Sumardjoko ◽  
Sabar Narimo
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Guest Speaker ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Culture Based Education ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This study aimed to describe the character-based education management Javanese culture as well as enabling and inhibiting factors in TK Negeri Pembina Surakarta. This study uses qualitative research, research design using qualitative descriptive method. Implementation of this research is in the TK Negeri Pembina Surakarta. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Source of the data obtained through interviews and documentation. As a guest speaker in this study was the Principal Teachers and Parents / guardians of students. The validity of the data used in this research is triangulation and source triangulation method. Data were analyzed using interactive analysis. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion we concluded that: 1) The management of education-based character of Javanese culture in TK Negeri Pembina Surakarta carried out by adjusting the curriculum and educational materials charged Javanese culture integrates the material elements of the arts, languages and social systems of Javanese culture, delivering materials charged the value of honesty, humility, discipline, courtesy, cooperation, caring, and responsibility; and deliver material which imparts the principles of respect, harmony, character wise and honest, introspective, low self-esteem, as well as upload form-ungguh and good manners as a form of character Java. 2) The supporting factors in the management of Javanese culture-based character education is education offices and local governments, provision of facilities, committee and parents of students, school management, as well as students coming from the Java community. Factors inhibiting Javanese culture-based education is the lack of standard guidelines for the implementation of educational programs that charged Javanese culture, interests learners to Javanese culture, as well as operate and circumstances on ignorance educators learn less supportive media to use.

scholarly journals Current Issues and Problems about the Quality Improvement Faced by Management in Higher Educational Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
GULSHAN ALVI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Higher Education Management ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Future Demands

Higher education plays a vital role in the community and the universities are the backbone of the higher education system. Management is an important part of higher education; to survive. The administration of higher education is considered essential to achieving economic progress, political stability and peace. . In this research the researcher found the current challenges facing administrators to maintain the status of higher education in public and private universities. The objectives of the study were to identify the issues and problems faced by management to maintain the quality of higher education at the university level, to identify the importance of quality in the management of higher education, to help in updating our universities for best meeting future demands, and to suggest the possible solutions of current issues and problems to improve the quality of higher education management.  The qualitative approach was used as a research methodology in this study. Five universities from Lahore were selected for observing the current issues and problems about the quality of higher education management. Data were collected through interviews. The vice-chancellors, registrars, controllers, treasurers and heads of human resource departments of these universities were selected for interviews. Interview protocol was used for the collection of data. The results were analyzed with the help of initial codes and broad categories It was concluded that it is necessary for the quality of higher education, to boost up higher education management. It was also determined that all the universities management almost is trying to improve their abilities towards academic matters under the umbrella of Higher Education Commission(HEC). The researchers recommended that by removing the current issues and problems concerned to the management in the universities should be mobilizing financial, technical, human and social resources for enhancing the quality of education, and for facilitating the reform process initiated within these institutions.

scholarly journals ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL REFORM IN UKRAINE: NORMATIVE-LEGAL ASPECT OF DECENTRALIZATION REFORM IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 102-124
Author(s):  
Olena Lisova ◽  
Maxim Shevyakov ◽  
Olena Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Legal Aspect ◽  
National Level ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Decentralization Reform

The need for effective, capable self-government inevitably faces the need to change the spatial organization of local governments. In turn, the territorial organization of executive bodies also turned out to be far from optimal. In Ukraine, there have been discussions for many years about the reorganization (reform) of the entire system of public power in the country. But they have mainly always concerned the redistribution of powers in the power triangle at the national level: President - Parliament - Government. Since independence, changes have taken place here many times. However, despite the changes taking place in this redistribution at the national level, people living in specific towns and villages continue to face the same problems. To date, not clear enough mechanisms have been implemented to form effective local self-government and territorial organization of government to ensure the provision of high quality and affordable public services, meet the interests of citizens in all spheres of life in the territory, harmonize the interests of the state and local communities, establishing cooperation between the authorities and local governments. Currently, the second stage of decentralization in Ukraine continues in 2020-2021. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has identified the need for further reform process, introduction of decentralization in Ukraine as one of the priorities in the state, which will continue the development of local self-government, territorial communities and in general will enable the growth of Ukraine's economic indicators. In this regard, this article is aimed at studying the state of administrative-territorial reform in Ukraine, as well as outlining areas for improving the legal aspect of decentralization reform in Ukraine, as for further development of the legal framework, to continue the reform requires a number of important laws.

scholarly journals Investigate of the potential for diversification of the socio-economic ecosystem of the territory (on the example of the Kondinskiy Area of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra)

2021 ◽  
Vol 211 (08) ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
Evgeny Starikov
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Industrial Markets ◽  
Municipal Level

Abstract. The federal and administrative-territorial structure that has developed in Russia, institutional relations, as well as the methodology and instruments of strategic planning predetermine the significant role of municipalities in the preparation and implementation of strategies for socio-economic development. In this regard, the most important place in economic research is occupied by the problems associated with the development of mechanisms for the growth of the local economy and the formation of new effective models of territorial development. At the same time, taking into account the historical trend of monospecialization of the country's municipalities, the issues of investigating the potential for diversification of the markets of socio-economic ecosystems at the municipal level are of particular importance. The purpose of the work is to investigate and assess the development potential of markets for diversification of the territorial ecosystem of the municipal level. The object of the research is the territorial, socio-economic ecosystem of the Kondinsky Area of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. Methodology and methods. The work used a set of scientific methods, the main of which is the method of expert assessment. In addition, the methodological toolkit of SWOT-analysis and forecasting was applied. Results. Taking into account the typicality of the chosen object of research, a significant result of the work is the approbation of the author's methodology, which can be used in the future to investigate the potential for diversification of the markets of municipal ecosystems in almost all regions of Russia. Also it was established that the main markets for diversification of the territorial ecosystem of the Kondinsky Area are new markets for the forestry business, formed on the basis of the development of small and medium-sized forms of management, the development of oil and gas fields with hard-to-recover reserves of raw materials based on the introduction of new technologies for oil and gas processing and petrochemical chemistry, as well as new agro-industrial markets, including animal husbandry, fish processing, collection and processing of wild plants. Scientific novelty. The analysis of approaches to the study of the concept of «ecosystem» is carried out. The markets for diversification of the socio-economic ecosystem of the Kondinsky Area were identified and the forecast of key indicators of the development of industrial markets for the period up to 2030 was carried out. Recommendations for local governments to improve the efficiency of realizing the potential of diversification markets are proposed.

scholarly journals Management for “human education” and its implementation in teachers’ training in the humanistic paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 07-16
Author(s):  
Margarita Kozhevnikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Democratic Management ◽  
Management Models ◽  
Training Methodology ◽  
Model Of Management ◽  
Human Education ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Synergetic Model ◽  
Teachers Training

The purpose of the research is to clarify the current problems of education in terms of education management and to work out the ways of solving them within the framework of the humanistic paradigm, that is, “management for human education”, presenting these solutions as implementing the required model of teachers’ training. Methodology. The author implements the approaches of education anthropology, the basis for which was provided by monitoring in action, textual records and research letters, as well as general philosophical methods. Scientific novelty of the research lies in the anthropological view of the education problems, including the sphere of management. The perspective of the modern situation under study, that is, the neoliberal and managerial context add to the degree of scientific novelty. Results. Different conceptions of education management are revealed and the corresponding management models are considered, the difference of which is explained by opposing the humanistic and managerial paradigms. In a number of problems of education management, beyond the usual ones that appear for the collectives of educational organizations, it became obvious that new problems have emerged due to introducing “new management”, which has a noticeable impact on the goals and values themselves, distorting “human education”. As a response required from management to the needs of education in line with the humanistic paradigm, a “synergetic model of management” and “democratic management of education” are proposed. Conclusions. On the basis of analyzing the problems and education management models required for education, the author draws conclusions for teachers’ training: highlights the ideas that make up its guidelines, and outlines possible approaches to the content and methods of teaching education managers and teachers in line with the model “Creative, autonomous, reflective teacher” corresponding to the humanistic paradigm.

Assessing Ecological Modernization in China: Stakeholder Demands and Corporate Environmental Management Practices in Guangdong Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 101-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai-Hang Yee ◽  
Carlos Wing-Hung Lo ◽  
Shui-Yan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Ecological Modernization ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Regulatory Enforcement ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Changing Roles

AbstractThis paper compares the key arguments of ecological modernization theory (EMT) with the reality of recent environmental reform in China. Based on data gathered from a survey and in-depth interviews with executives from Hong Kong-based enterprises operating in Guangdong province, we examine the changing roles of government, market, and civil society actors in the reform process, focusing on various types of pressures these actors have exerted on business enterprises. Compatible with Mol's (2006) conjectures, ecological concerns have gradually gained a foothold in existing political, economic, and to a lesser extent, social institutions. Yet, the relevant actors and their patterns of interactions differ from what EMT generalizes from Western European experiences. Specifically, local governments are assuming a more formalized relationship with firms in regulatory enforcement. Among market actors, organizational buyers along the supply chain have exerted more noticeable pressures on manufacturing firms than industrial associations and individual consumers. Civil society, while remaining less of an institutionalized actor in the environmental policy process, appears to pose a perceptible threat to at least some firms.

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