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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Participatory approaches"”.
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Cultivating communication : participatory approaches in land restoration in Iceland
… lack training in communication and conduct of participatory processes. How they interpret participation affects how it is practiced, which in turn affects the outcomes of participatory projects. This study explored how participation was interpreted within the Soil Conservation Service of …
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Cultivating communication. Participatory approaches in land restoration in Iceland
Þátttökuaðferðir verða sífellt algengari í umhverfisstjórnun, en starfsmenn sem sinna þessum málefnum vantar oftast faglega þekkingu á samskiptum og þátttökuferlum. Túlkun þeirra á þátttöku hefur áhrif á hvernig þátttökuverkefni eru útfærð, sem hefur síðan áhrif á útkomuna. Í verkefninu var skoðað …
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Participatory approaches in support of the decision-making processes. The ambivalence of participation
The dissertation concerns the analysis of participatory practices in support of the decision-making processes. In particular, the research work is based on an important consideration, according to which, traditional participatory processes do not work in practical terms. Indeed, the evolution of …
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The potential of visual and participatory approaches to HIV literacy in South Africa
… the development and analysis of a visual and participatory HIV literacy workshop.
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From conflict to ownership: Participatory approaches to the reintegration of ex-combatants in Sierra Leone and Liberia
… at reintegration in Sierra Leone and Liberia. A participatory approach allows potential stakeholders to have a say in how interventions are conceived and implemented. Participation is largely unexplored in the context of DDR. The study looks at the extent to which the programmes were …
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Participatory approaches in higher education's sustainability practices : a mixed-methods study leading to a proposal of a new assessment mod
Transformar as Instituições do Ensino Superior (IES) pode ser visto como um dos grandes desafios na transição para um futuro mais sustentável. A estas instituições tem sido atribuído um papel importante na mudança de paradigma no sentido de permitir que as gerações atuais e futuras possam viver de …
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Sustainability at the campus : environmental management systems (EMS) implementation processes and practices at European Higher Education Institutions : top-down versus participatory approaches
… implementation processes were compared to participatory approaches and the latter have been used to develop a degree of participatory performance. We provide an overview about 47 higher education institutions in Europe with an EMS at the campus and present, based on the results of the …
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The Principles and Reality of Bilateral Aid
… to support poverty alleviation through participatory approaches in bilateral aid. I have chosen to look at bilateral aid, in particular Danish bilateral development assistance to India during a specific period: the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. The reasons for this are threefold: firstly, I …
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Exploring experiences of mental health in second generation South Asian Canadians
… care; stress; the positive mind; and community participatory approaches. This research highlights the complexity of the conceptualization of mental health, the prevalence of the stigma of mental health, as well as the need for increased mental health literacy in the South Asian community. …
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Designing Ummeli a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
… approach, a foundation from which to incorporate participatory approaches to designing Information communication technologies for development (ICT4D). User Centred Design (UCD) was incorporated as a design approach. Ummeli was built by a combination of insights drawn from a lived-in experience, …
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Producing knowledge or building 'regimes' of truth? : a critical study of two community based organisations and a development facilitation Agency in the Western Cape
… period and it explores how the acceptance of participatory approaches to development, and, conflicting interpretations of the term 'participation' can be constructed, maintained and reproduced; resulting in potential conditions which support processes of domination. Reflexivity involves a …
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
… local authority institutions to effectively use participatory approaches in organizing the land use planning so that peasants and pastoralists can have opportunities in making decisions pertaining to alternative land uses to ensure a sustainable land resource utilization in Kishapu district.
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
… local authority institutions to effectively use participatory approaches in organizing the land use planning so that peasants and pastoralists can have opportunities in making decisions pertaining to alternative land uses to ensure a sustainable land resource utilization in Kishapu district.
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'THE LOCAL' IN THE HUMANITARIAN PSYCHE: HOW EMOTIONS OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS MEDIATE THE EVERYDAY PRACTICES OF PARTICIPATION
… of humanitarian workers mediate the practices of participatory approaches in the international humanitarianism system? To answer this, I first present a psychoanalytic theory of emotions in equilibrium, where potential traumas are kept at bay through adequate defense mechanisms. Next, based on …
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From conceptual diagrams to semi-quantitative models of social-ecological systems: exploring fuzzy cognitive mapping for a coastal fisheries system in the Southern Cape, South Africa
… systems-based, inclusive, and communicable approaches. Qualitative modelling, particularly fuzzy-logic cognitive mapping (FCM), offers a promising toolset in support of strategic decision-making. This study builds on causal maps co-created with small-scale fishers from South Africa's …
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Creating Curriculum Cartographers to Instruct English Language Learners and Support Heritage Languages
… education, communicative language teaching, and participatory approaches manifest in a contextual approach to planning and instruction in this project.</p>
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Brazilian, Feminist Non-Governmental Organisations - a Force for Change: Constructing Citizenship through Health Sector Reform and Delivery of Reproductive Rights
… feminism in démocratisation. Also examined are participatory approaches to international development including the contribution made by NGOs in development processes.
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Empowering women's self-care: a participatory approach to prevent HIV/AIDS for women and children in Northeast Thailand.
… has remained steady for a number of years. This participatory approach aims to understand the married women's points of view and to facilitate their self-care to prevent HIV/AIIDS for themselves and their next child. The research utilised a three phase design: exploratory, explanatory and …
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