Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Reform Implementation"”.
-
An Evaluation of Land Reform Implementation in the Vhembe District, South Africa ; A quest for Sustainable Livelihoods
See the attached abstract below
-
The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa
Land reform in South Africa emerged as one of the important policies for reconciliation, reconstruction and development of the country after years of racial segregation. Its implementation has been three-fold i.e. land restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. The initial sub-programmes of …
-
Financial Management and Budget Reform implementation and constraints in the public sector since 1994: The Case of the health sector
… of financial management and budget reforms in the public sector using the Health Sector (National and Provincial Departments of Health) as a case study. The main findings of this report are that there are factors that are both facilitating and constraining the implementation of …
-
Civil servants’ commitment to change – a factor of success regarding the reform of public budgeting and accounting in the State of Brandenburg?
This study investigates the reform of the public budgeting and accounting system (Doppik) in Brandenburg. On the one hand, this thesis aims to identify the key variables shaping employees’ commitment to change and, on the other hand, to examine the extent employees’ commitment to change influences …
-
Chinese private education reform through the lens of the capability approach
… thesis seeks to understand how private education reform in China was interpreted and implemented at the school level. Using the capability approach as a conceptual framework, this research first argues that Chinese private education reform policies can be conceived of as capability-enhancing with …
-
No School Left Behind: Oakland Unified School District Discipline Reform and Policy Implementation Case Study
This paper critically evaluates school discipline reform policy and implementation by California in the Oakland Unified School District after the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights investigation. It demonstrates that policy implementation at the school level is equally as …
-
Influence of formal and informal institutions on outsourcing of public construction projects in Uganda.
… employed to study their influence in policy reform implementation. By deploying this integrated framework, actors’ decision making in outsourcing process is analysed based on plural rationality at central (CG) and local government (LG) contexts. The thesis argues that actors in OPC …
-
Engendering pensions: Gender assessment of pension system reforms in Mongolia
… gender in Mongolia in relation to these pension reforms, grounded in a critical feminist policy theoretical perspective. The study reveals that the process and outcomes of the reform have been powerfully influenced by international organisations which have not appreciated the distinctive history, …
-
Positioning For Elementary School Success: Charting The Journey Of Adopting And Leading School Reform
… for adopting and leading critical school reform initiatives within a rural North Dakota pre-kindergarten through fourth grade elementary school. Elementary principals can use this process and structure to benefit staff, and ultimately, to improve student academic achievement. This …
-
Three Essays on the Land Property Rights Reform in China
… essays exploring topics to land property rights reform in China. In the first chapter, co-authored with Pinghan Liang, we examine the effect of decollectivization reform in rural China after 1978 on cultural public goods provision. A staggered difference-in-differences model that analyzes the …
-
Influence of school senior leaders on teacher professional development: a comparative case study of four schools in Cape Town
As education reform initiatives around the world are becoming more focused on developing teacher professional development and school professional learning communities (PLCs), the role of school principal leadership in implementing reforms related to the government vision of teacher professional …
-
A descriptive study of teacher time usage and allocation in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
… are facing increasing demands for educational reform. Teacher responsibilities have continued to increase with many current reform initiatives. Consequently the associated time for reform implementation, with increased demands is not limitless. Current time usage documentation is important data …
-
Public financial management reforms for value-for-money in selected South African provincial governments
Far-reaching public financial management (PFM) reforms have been implemented in South Africa in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA). This study assesses the extent to which the PFMA and related reforms have achieved their initial objectives of enhancing …
-
Georgia Elementary Principals' Role Perceptions: The Initial Phase of the A+ Act
… the initial phase of comprehensive educational reform was implemented in the state. The study examined 320 principals' personal and professional demographics, role change as a result of implementation of selected law components, and district support during the transition phase.</p> <p>The study …
-
THE CHINESE NEW MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM REFORM AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: TWO CASES COMPARED
… to the Chinese New Mathematics Curriculum Reform. The study found that the schools responded to the reform out of school people's practical concerns as well the established school cultures. Meanwhile, schools' implementation decisions were mediated by the interpretation powers of local …
-
A case study of the implementation of positive behavior supports (PBS)
… elements influencing effective second-year implementation of a specific school reform initiative, Positive Behavior Supports, in one alternative high school in southwestern Michigan. Data were collected in the form of artifacts, observations, surveys and interviews. All surveys and …
-
A Study of the Differences between Classrooms Using a Meaning-Centered Approach and a Code-Centered Approach in the First Year Implementation of the California English-Language Arts Framework
… one, three and six; and (d) in the first year implementation of the California English-Language Arts Framework. This study focused on three interrelated dimensions of organizational change which are linked to student performance: curriculum materials, teacher behaviors, and organizational …
-
Centering Primary Health Care (PHC) Nurses' experiences in their practice of policy implementation - TB diagnostic policy reform in the Western Cape, South Africa
This project focused on the recent global reforms in TB diagnostic policy and the implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF (GeneXpert) diagnostic technology into the health system, as a case to assess the extent to which software issues - particularly the human qualities of the system – mediates policy …
-
Mothers' childcare and labour supply choices: an empirical, comparative analysis between Brazil and United Kingdom
… this thesis presents and discusses the effects a reform on Brazil's primary education system possibly had on mothers' labour market outcomes. This reform advanced children's compulsory enrolment in primary education schools from the age of 7 to 6. Because of the imperfect compliance of the reform …
Page 1 of 2