Education for Women and Girls with Disabilities in Ghana : A Powerful Tool for Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Feminist Disability Theory ◽  
Education In Ghana

Women with disabilities (WWD) from countries around the world, including Ghana, are often deprived of public education. The World Report on Disability in 2011 estimated that literacy rates for WWD may be as low as 1%. This study employs critical feminist disability theory, combined with a phenomenological lens, to explore the educational experiences of ten Ghanaian WWD who have received public education in Ghana, and have had both positive and negative experiences. The results of these interviews yield policy and practice recommendations to improve access to, and success in education for more WWD in Ghana. These recommendations include the need to advocate and to implement Inclusive Education (IE) Policy in Ghana, to introduce disability studies in all school levels, to counteract negative cultural beliefs about people with disabilities, and to educate the public for changes in attitudes, especially teachers, students, and the community.

scholarly journals Using the ICF-CY to Support Inclusive Education in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Okyere ◽  
Catherine Donnelly ◽  
Heather Michelle Aldersey
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
Health Organization

The international classification of functioning, disability, and health for children and youth (ICF-CY) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a framework for understanding concepts of disability specific to children and youth. This framework has been used in countries around the world to support the education of children with disabilities. In this article, we argue that the ICF-CY has the potential to inform and support Ghana’s education system and to improve the implementation of education for children with disabilities, particularly inclusive education, in Ghana. Specifically, we use children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as an exemplar to examine how the ICF-CY can support inclusive education for children with disabilities within its main components: Body Functions and Structures, Activities and Participation, Environmental Factors, and Personal Factors. Examining the ICF-CY in these areas is significant, as many similar low- and middle-income contexts have yet to adopt the framework and may draw insights and lessons for its significance in educational contexts.

scholarly journals Strategies for Improving the E-Waste Management Supply Chain Sustainability in Indonesia (Jakarta)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13955
Author(s):  
Nurhadi Wibowo ◽  
Jerry Kuswara Piton ◽  
Rahmat Nurcahyo ◽  
Djoko Sihono Gabriel ◽  
Farizal Farizal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Waste Streams ◽  
Analytical Network Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Network Process

Electronic waste (e-waste) has become one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world. However, only 17.4% of it can be collected and recycled in 2019. This study aims to formulate strategies to improve the supply chain of e-waste management in Indonesia. Methods used to develop strategies in this study are the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), the Analytical Network Process (ANP), Strength–Weaknesses–Opportunities–Threats (SWOT), and the Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). The results show that infrastructure criteria have the largest weight, that is 0.267, followed by a social environment with 0.261, regulation with 0.244, stakeholder with 0.122, and economy with 0.054. The top priority of the selected strategies is to improve public education (ST1) and provide socialization of regulations and sanctions to the public (ST2).

The Many Publics for Archaeology

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis P. McManamon
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Professional Societies ◽  
The World ◽  
Archaeological Preservation ◽  
The Many

Throughout the world, public agencies, professional societies, and individual archaeologists have recognized the need for more and better public education about archaeology. We are challenged to act on this recognition by providing opportunities for the public to learn about, and even participate in, archaeological interpretations and investigations. The audiences for these efforts include the general public, students and teachers, legislators, public administrators, and Native Americans. Archaeology has been a subject of interest to the public for centuries, and the archaeological record has fascinated people for even longer. Contemporary archaeologists must reach out to the public by providing them with understandable interpretations and explanations. We must do this if appreciation for archaeology and for the importance of archaeological preservation is to grow in America.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI TQM TERHADAP MUTU INSTITUSI DALAM LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Suhermanto Suhermanto ◽  
Anshari Anshari
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Children Education ◽  
And Training

Earing the word education is certainly no stranger to the public. Education is addressed with school and learning. The word education in terms of language is derived from the word "pedagogy" namely "paid" which means child and "agogos" which means guiding. So pedagogy or education is the science of guiding children. Education can also be defined as a process of changing the attitude and behavior of a person or group in an effort to mature a human being or a student through teaching and training efforts. The word management is often heard in our daily lives. Management is used to assist us in doing things. The role of management is needed in daily life which is intended to regulate all work. Through management, all work can be done and done well and systematically. We usually get quality when we discuss about industries related to the provision or delivery of services. The field of education is one area that provides services to its customers. The intended customers in the world of education are divided into 3 groups, namely primary customers (directly involved, namely students), secondary customers (who support education such as parents), and tertiary customers (indirectly involved but have an important role in education, namely employees, community, and government).

Education in Norway and Scotland: Developing and Re-forming the Systems

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwen Cohen ◽  
Wenche Rønning
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
Country Factors ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
History Of ◽  
Democratic Systems

This chapter reviews the development of educational policy and practice in Scotland and Norway. The chapter mainly focuses on the public education systems, and the authors examine the historical development of public education in each country, factors that have encouraged democratic access to schools, the development of Early Childhood Education and Care programs, and interactions between schools and their communities. The Chapter encompasses the history of school education and education legislation, the role of the Church in education, an analysis of the democratisation of access to schooling and introduction of democratic systems within schools as a part of the wider democratisation of society; the development of early years education and care, and the relationship between schools and their communities and wider area. The authors highlight the importance of decentralisation of education in Norway, including decisions about appropriate curriculum, to local governing bodies. This has built close linkages between schools and communities with an emphasis on place-based learning.

Advocacy for epilepsy: From the shadows to centre stage: Stand up for epilepsy

2019 ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
Jules C. Beal ◽  
Solomon L. Moshé
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
The World

Epilepsy is a disease that hijacks the lives of millions of people around the world, affecting people of any age, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. It is an unpredictable, often debilitating disorder that imposes a serious health burden worldwide. Ongoing advocacy efforts have made great strides towards fighting stigma, improving epilepsy education for medical professionals and the public, and closing the treatment gap for those with epilepsy. Going forward, it is vital that we continue to advocate for government agencies to make epilepsy a priority. Medical professionals need to be educated on how to manage epilepsy, and appropriate diagnostic tools and treatments must be made widely available. We must work to improve public education and establish clear therapeutic and research guidelines. Through collaboration between advocacy groups, governments, and individuals we can bring epilepsy out of the shadows and work towards a world in which no one’s life is limited by epilepsy.

scholarly journals Public education: 12 years on

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 590-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Hart ◽  
Jill Phillipson
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Committee ◽  
The World ◽  
New Research

One of the main objectives of the College's Charter is “to promote public education”. The Public Education Committee, which was established in 1986, and is now a Special Committee of Council, has been actively promoting media coverage of College policy, materials for the general public, new research and information about good practice in psychiatry. A large part of the work of the Public Education Committee involves media activity, such as regular press releases, press conferences and responding on a daily basis to the growing number of media enquiries from all over the world.

scholarly journals Civil and patriotic education of modern teenagers

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
А.П. Землянская
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
National Security ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
Public Education System ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Patriotic Education ◽  
Expert Community

Современная агрессия и мировые конфликты вызвали волну патриотизма, которая всколыхнула не одну страну. Сейчас в экспертной среде ряда европейских стран и мировых центрах активно обсуждаются новые подходы по вопросу патриотического воспитания в условиях роста уровня террористической угрозы и неконтролируемой миграционной волны в мире. Положительную роль в патриотическом и военно-патриотическом воспитании подростков во многих странах мира сыграла и продолжает играть общественная система воспитания Скаутское движение (скаутинг, англ. Scouting) – международное неполитическое молодежное движение, которое призвано поддерживать физическое, умственное и духовное развитие молодежи, повышать ее роль в обществе. Началом движения считается 1907 г., а основателем генерал-лейтенант британской армии Р. Баден-Пауэлл (англ. Robert Baden-Powell). В статье рассмотрены роль и место гражданско-патриотического воспитания в системе обеспечения национальной безопасности. Исследованы особенности патриотического и военно-патриотического воспитания в ведущих странах мира. Проанализирована эффективность организации и ведения гражданско-патриотического воспитания, разработаны предложения по повышению эффективности деятельности в этой сфере. Modern aggression and world conflicts have caused a wave of patriotism that has stirred up more than one country. Currently, the expert community of a number of European countries and world centers is actively discussing new approaches to the issue of patriotic education in the context of the growing level of the terrorist threat and the uncontrolled migration wave in the world. A positive role in the patriotic and military-patriotic education of adolescents in many countries of the world has been played and continues to be played by the public education system of the Scout Movement (Scouting, English Scouting) – an international non-political youth movement that is designed to support the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people, to increase their role in society. The beginning of the movement is considered to be 1907, and the founder is Lieutenant General of the British Army R. Baden-Powell (Eng. Robert Baden-Powell). The article considers the role and place of civil-patriotic education in the system of ensuring national security. The features of patriotic and military-patriotic education in the leading countries of the world are studied. The effectiveness of the organization and conduct of civil and patriotic education is analyzed, and proposals for improving the effectiveness of activities in this area are developed.

scholarly journals Utrata złudzeń edukacji publicznej. Fatalne dziedzictwo, eskapizm elit, iskry nadziei

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Kwieciński
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Systemic Crises

The article raises the question of the causes of the public education crisis, both the crisis in recent past and that conditioned by several centuries of Poland’s past. The position of Adam Podgórecki on the subject of comprehensive analyses of Polish society is particularly important. It combines two positions. He believes that Polish systemic crises can be put down to the experiences of post-totalitarianism and Polish unique defects persisting for several centuries. The author of the article negatively assesses the possibility of overcoming the crisis of public education by academic elites, which are responsible for the collapse of universities and the crisis of higher education. Common beliefs about public education have turned out to be illusions. The author sees the hopes of improving the state of public education in resistance to the destruction of democracy and to the strong ideological and political pressure. Openness to Europe and the world, which Poles do not give away, inspires hope, too.

scholarly journals The lost chance of public education. Fatal heritage, escapism of the elites, sparks of hope

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Kwieciński
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Systemic Crises

SummaryThe article raises the question of the causes of the public education crisis, both the crisis in recent past and that conditioned by several centuries of Poland’s past. The position of Adam Podgórecki on the subject of comprehensive analyzes of Polish society is particularly important. It combines two positions. He believes that the causes of Polish systemic crises are the experiences of post-totalitarianism and specific Polish defects persisted for several centuries. The author of the article negatively assesses the possibility of overcoming the crisis of public education by academic elites, which are responsible for the collapse of universities and the crisis of higher education. Common beliefs about public education have turned out to be illusions. The author sees the hopes of improving the state of public education in resistance to the destruction of democracy and to the strong ideological and political pressure. Openness to Europe and the world, which Poles do not give away, also gives hope.

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