scholarly journals The Role of Socio-economical Factors of Micro-credit Funds in Improving Rural Women Entrepreneurship Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sadegh Sabouri ◽  
Mahnaz Saberiyan ◽  
Mohammad Bagher Arayesh
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Ambiguity Tolerance ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
Micro Credit

<p>This study tries to identify the individual, social and economical role of rural women’s micro-credit funds of Semnan city, in developing the entrepreneurship of women. To achieve this goal, 170 women of four funds of Semnan villages were selected. Independent variable factors including economical, social and cultural factors via funds in to dependent variable that is women’s entrepreneurship developing and itself classifies to and entrepreneurs characteristics (risk, internal, control focus, opportunism, ambiguity tolerance, innovation) were studied. The study uses the correlation methodology and the type of selection is sampling (N=170). The questionnaire was used as a tool of gathering information. For a descriptive evaluation, the questionnaire has been answered by supervisors, experts and consultants in agricultural extension and education field who are responsible for Semnan credit funds. For the reliability of the results, 300 questionnaires were filled out by 30 female members of the funds other than Semnan town funds. (Om abeha) rural women funds of Darjazin. Filled out questionnaires were calculated by SPSS software and kronbakh alpha coefficient. krnbakh alpha of 88.5% show the extend of which different parts of the question are reliable and validity. The results of multi – regression show that (satisfaction of presented activities and self confidence) that are cultural- social factors of fund, and (scale of income from plan and theory than marketing and market survey and sale) that are economical factors of fund, have important and basic role in women entrepreneurship developing.</p>

Capital factors and rural women entrepreneurship development

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chonnatcha Kungwansupaphan ◽  
Jibon Kumar Sharma Leihaothabam
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Narrow Scope ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of four specific capital factors, namely, human, social, institutional and financial capitals, in rural women entrepreneurship. The focus was on the handloom sector in Manipur, India. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses qualitative research methodology with a multiple case study approach. Data were collected using in-depth interviews to study seven cases of rural women entrepreneurs. Findings The study highlights that human, social, institutional and financial capitals play significant roles in encouraging rural women to engage in entrepreneurial activities and influence strategic decisions. Each capital factor being interrelated, achieving the integration among them will considerably enhance entrepreneurial success. Research limitations/implications The main limitation is the narrow scope, emphasizing on only four capital factors. There are implications for further work on other types of capital. The study being sector specific, limits generalization. It contributes insights into the need for multi-sector examinations in the literature. Practical implications Rural women entrepreneurship needs are in line with understanding the roles of capital factors and their interrelations. The role of capital factors varies between prior and no prior entrepreneurial experiences. Originality/value This study provides information on the role of capital factors on rural women entrepreneurship and contributes to better understanding of how each capital factor is accumulated and utilized in rural women entrepreneurship development using the perspective of handloom sector in Manipur, India.

scholarly journals Role of Micro Credit Program in Empowering Rural Women in Bangladesh: A Study on Grameen Bank Bangladesh Limited

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanonjoy Kumar ◽  
Afjal Hossain ◽  
Monto Chandra Gope
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
Credit Program ◽  
Micro Credit

scholarly journals Gender Equity at Work and the Role of the Legal Factors in Albania

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Alma Hoti
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Work Relations ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
Economic Nature

Gender equity in general, and gender equity in the context of workand work relations, has been and remains an important issue, which is sensitive and open for debate.For many scholars the gender equity is the product of social nature factors and those of economic nature . There are also many scholars who associate the degree of gender equity to the role of national or international legal factors, which consist in the role of instruments, actors, and legal institutions. What could explain the upward-downward dynamics of Gender Equity at Work (GEW) observed in Albania? The extent at which the legal factors have determined the dynamics of GEW in Albania reflects the role and degree of influence of the legal instruments, the legislative, the executive, and judiciary. What we observed in the case of Albania are two realities: 1) the availability of the necessary tools guaranteeing the GEW and 2) the active role of the legislature, the judiciary and the executive. This paper analyzes the role of instruments, legislative laws, acts of the executive, and the judiciary decisions for the period 2006-2014, and it concludes that although legal factors have a positive impact in guaranteeing GEW, the latter and its upward-downward trends in Albania, more than with the role and influence of legal factors can and should be explained with the role and influence of social and cultural factors. Gender equity at work in Albania, more than a matter of instruments, laws of the legislative, acts of the executive, or judicial decisions, it remains at a considerable degree a matter of culture and behavior of the individual on a personal level, of the social group , or that of the state institutions.

scholarly journals Role of Micro Credit Program in Empowering Rural Women in Bangladesh: A Study on Grameen Bank Bangladesh Limited

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
Dhanonjoy Kumar ◽  
◽  
Afjal Hossain ◽  
Monto Chandra Gope ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
Credit Program ◽  
Micro Credit

scholarly journals Self-efficacy, performance and the role of blended learning

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Warren ◽  
Dawn Reilly ◽  
Agnieszka Herdan ◽  
Yong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Free Environment

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the mathematics self-efficacy of students who are non-maths specialists. The project explores the student experience in the context of a maths module with a blended design, comprising both online content and face-to-face teaching. The aim was to reflect on the role of blended learning in this context.Design/methodology/approachUsing a mixed-method analysis, the study uses data gathered via student surveys and discussion forums, as well as module grades, to provide evidence regarding whether the online component of the module enables students to master the required maths skills. The data are examined under four themes that emerged as critical to improving the self-efficacy of students: flexibility, the interactivity of the online platform, the module's blended design and the functionality of the platform.FindingsThe findings are that the blended approach increases academic self-efficacy in the area of mathematics, also enhancing the student experience. These benefits arise from the combination of allowing the individual mastery of technical skills in the private and stress-free environment provided by the online platform and access to social resources in the classroom setting.Originality/valueThe paper details the influence of self-efficacy on academic performance and the effectiveness of a blended learning approach, in the area of mathematics. It provides insight into the importance of providing multiple opportunities for students to become autonomous as they develop academic self-confidence through the mastery of maths skills.

scholarly journals Interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection in students – boys and girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
O. V. Myloslavska
Keyword(s):  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
National University ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
First Time

The article presents results of the study of interpersonal dependence in the context of reflection as a necessary condition for personal autonomy and the mechanism of constructing and organizing a life perspective in adolescence. The psychological content of the phenomenon of interpersonal dependence is revealed, its destructive influence on the personality is emphasized, the positive role of reflection as a factor of actualization of the autonomy of the individual and the neutralization of interpersonal dependence is substantiated. The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship of interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection in students – boys and girls. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the fact that in the work for the first time the peculiarities of the functioning of interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection on the students were determined, differences in the structure of the interrelationship between these phenomena in students – boys and girls were analyzed. The Interpersonal Dependency Inventory by R. M. A. Hirschfeld, Relationship Profile Test by R. F. Bornstein (both – in an adaptation by O. P. Makushina) and Differential Test of Reflexivity by D. A. Leontiev and E. M. Osin were applied to solve empirical problems. The sample consisted of 96 students of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. The first group included of 45 boys, the second – 51 girls. For the mathematical processing of data the Spearman rank correlation coefficient was used. It has been established that in both groups an increase in the propensity to unproductive types of reflection is a potential for the development of manifestations of interpersonal dependence. Both boys and girls, with increased introspection, there is an aggravation of destructive overdependence. It was also found that in young men the increase in such manifestations of interpersonal dependence, such as the need for emotional reliance on others, lack of self-confidence, and dependence in general, occurs along with the actualization of the tendency to introspection, while in girls – with the actualization of the tendency to quasi-reflection, together with than in these subjects, destructive overdependence grows. It should be noted that healthy dependence is involved in relationships with the differential types of reflection only in the group of girls, in which its severity increases with increasing ability to systemic reflection and inhibition of quasi-reflection. Results can be used for gender specification of psychological programs for the prevention and correction of interpersonal dependence in the students age. It is noted that the prospect of further research is to study the psychological characteristics that may act as inhibitors of interpersonal dependence in adolescence.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FORMATION OF STUDENTS' BUSINESS QUALITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
V. MALYVANCHUK
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

  The role of modern educational technologies in formation of students' business qualities is explained in the article; the essence and basic requirements for the application of the project method and the case method in education are explained; pedagogical conditions for successful formation of students' business qualities in higher education institutions are formulated; the conclusions about the pedagogical effectiveness of the use of modern educational technologies have been made. Analytical work proved that the formation of students' business qualities is an important task for high school teachers. The content of modern educational technologies is determined.  The means and possibilities of the project method and the case method are analyzed, it is found that the use of these methods stimulates and promotes the formation and development of students' business qualities. It is noted that these methods are characterized by a significant pedagogical effect, as they develop such personal characteristics as the ability to analyze problems, the ability to formulate and express their position clearly, communicate, discuss, perceive and evaluate information. They form self-confidence, communication skills, creativity and many other traits of personality. The survey found that the most important business qualities of the respondents consider themselves: self-confidence, responsibility, creativity, persistence, sociability. The level of business qualities of students of higher education institutions is determined: 30% of students have high level of business qualities, 35% - average, and 35% - low. This means that 70% of the student population needs the formation and correction of personal business qualities. The following pedagogical conditions of formation of business qualities of students by means of modern educational technologies are defined and theoretically substantiated: - implementation of a set of traditional and innovative forms and methods of training focused on the formation of business qualities of the individual; - creation of positive motivation of students for formation of business qualities, need for self-improvement; - introduction of the system of knowledge about modern educational technologies as a means of formation of business qualities of the individual.

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