The Impact of Structured Financial Support on Student Retention Case Study: Buckinghamshire New University

The King Hussein Foundation (KHF) partners with Oxfam in the Youth Participation and Employment programme (YPE) to promote entrepreneurship through supporting youth to engage in business start-ups and scale-ups. KHF projects support community-based organizations (CBOs) in establishing revolving funds, training CBOs in microfinance management and building the capacity of potential entrepreneurs. Apprenticeships and shadowing are two examples of popular approaches to facilitating entrepreneurship and self-employment. During the COVID-19 crisis, KHF has continued the implementation of activities virtually. This case study presents examples of young people utilizing financial support, reaching out to new clients using ICT, and eventually exploring ways to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.

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Transdisciplinary, Community-Engaged Pedagogy for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Engagement in Challenging Times

International Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.5430/ijhe.v10n7p84 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Shoshanah Jacobs ◽

Christine E. B. Mishra ◽

Erin Doherty ◽

Jessica Nelson ◽

Emily Duncan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Student Retention ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Local Community ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Engaged Pedagogy ◽

Transferable Skills ◽

Human Needs ◽

The Impact ◽

Support Students

When the COVID-19 pandemic required all higher education learning to move to remote or online formats, students were challenged to maintain a sense of community and to advance in their education. By focusing on the immediate, human needs of students, IdeasCongress - a community-engaged experiential learning course with a curricular emphasis on transferable skills - flourished in the remote synchronous format. The only significant change was to shift the topic of the course to #RecoverTogether to guide our students in imagining a path through the pandemic while supporting local charities by developing plans for mitigating the impact that the pandemic was having on their service model. This paper outlines a case study of the course and reflections upon the experience of teaching during the pandemic restrictions, supported by student feedback from the September-December (Fall) 2020 semester. Based on this evidence, the approach appeared to be effective for student retention and engagement, and increased student feelings of connectedness to both the campus and the local community. The paper highlights key lessons learned while teaching and learning during challenging times and describe the teaching approaches used to support students.

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A justification of the priority areas of economic development of the regional agribusiness

Regional Economics Theory and Practice ◽

10.24891/re.18.5.940 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 940-950

Author(s):

I.J.A. Al-Baydani

Keyword(s):

Financial Support ◽

Government Regulation ◽

Agricultural Development ◽

Regional Level ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Priority Areas ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact

Subject. This article explores the trends in agricultural development, the impact of government regulation, and the effectiveness of agribusiness at the regional level. The Republic of Mordovia is a case study. Objectives. The article aims to identify the key priority areas of agricultural development in the Republic of Mordovia. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of dynamic and factor analyses, comparison, and generalization. Results. The article identifies the main problems hindering the development of the industry and offers recommendations to address them. Conclusions. In general, the dynamics of the agro-industrial complex of Russia's development is positive, although there are significant financial problems in some regions. To improve the situation, it is advisable to provide financial support not to profitable enterprises of the industry only, but also the low-profit ones.

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