…ment: proposals for NGO funding policy Hannon, Cliona NGO/State relations and the role of popular education NGOs in El Salvador Mukankusi, Caritas Sustainable agricultural development in Rwanda: challenges of participatory research and action Twebaze, Marion Kyomuhendo Communicating development: the impact of health promotion on social change 1997 Casey, Marian Health care provision in a conflict area: policy and practice in South Sudan Higgins,…
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Do Some Things Never Change? An Analysis of Colonial Discourses of Trusteeship in International Short-term Volunteering
…dentification of needs, and proposed methods of development) are identified from a review of literature relating to development, volunteering, discourse analysis and discourses of trusteeship. I use content analysis as the research method and Critical Discourse Analysis as the research approach. The data is analysed, in light of the literature review, as to their similarities or differences to colonial and development discourses of trusteeship….
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Through a different lens: The potential impact of development education on a short-term volunteer
…ent education could have on a short-term volunteer. It also recommends ways in which a short-term volunteer sending organisation could adopt a development education programme into their organisational approach. In order to research the potential impact of development education I use two Irish short-term volunteer sending organisations in a comparative analysis. The current attitudes of both the short-term volunteers and the organisations towards…
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For Whose Benefit? Host Community Perceptions of the Role of Short-term International Volunteers in Development. A Case Study of BREADS (Bangalore Rural Education and Development Society) Karnataka, India.
…values and lifestyle, which will promote international solidarity and raise awareness of global ‘development’ issues. Most, if not all, of the literature is coming from western countries which highlights a gap in existing research into short-term international volunteering: the voice of the host community. This research aims to hear that voice. What do host communities think about short-term volunteers working in their projects? Who benefits…
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‘The Search for a Farang’ – Gender Based Violence and Women’s Involvement in Tourism-Related Prostitution in Pattaya, Thailand
…that influence their involvement in this form of prostitution. It examines the social and cultural influences and the influences that previous personal relationships play in that decision. It looks at the themes emerging in terms of poverty and gender, and gender-based violence in particular. It also looks at the women’s perceptions of foreign (Farang) men as compared to Thai men and why they are willing to take the enormous risk of involvement…
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The Long-Term Effects of Immersion Experiences on Development Activism in Ireland – A Case Study of the Belvedere College Calcutta Exchange Programme
…om profound, influencing career choices, to almost never thinking about the experience again. Critical reflection and sustained social participation are areas particularly discussed in the analysis. The conclusions to this research draw attention to the structural and global aspects of development education objectives which require further exploration on the part of programmer coordinators and development education practitioners. Graham Woodcock…
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Children’s Rights Policy and the Protection of Children in Nigeria: A Case Study of Children who are being accused of witchcraft in the Eket District of Akwa Ibom State
…y place in which to live, safe drinking water, affordable services available to everyone, and being treated with dignity and respect; can we then say that, following the findings as illustrated in the primary and secondary research in the topic given above, Akwa Ibom State government is far from meeting its responsibility towards its citizens, when a good number of children are seen to be accused of witchcraft, stigmatized and abandoned in the…
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Perceptions of the Role of NGOs in Promoting Development Education in Secondary Schools in Ireland
…164). DE practitioners, DE officers and senior management figures in Trócaire, Concern Worldwide and Self Help Africa, teachers and students who had experience of engaging with NGOs for DE purposes were the subjects of the research. The purpose of the research was to achieve an across-the-board view of the main issues and problems with the current arrangement of NGOs “delivering” DE in schools. The study will serve as a useful resource for all…
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Immersion in Development Studies as a Source of Transformative Learning: A Narrative Analysis of the Transformative Learning Experiences of the Students of Kimmage Development Studies Centre
…development practitioners as they are given greater opportunities to cultivate and deepen their critical awareness of self and of others; a process that may greatly enable their personal and professional development. This research was inspired by my own experiences during my Masters in Development Studies at Kimmage DSC. Having experienced transformative learning myself, I wished to understand more about the learning journeys of other students….
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Endogenous Development and its role in Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of CIPE’s Greenhouse Project in the Bolivian Andes
…through the reduction of existing vulnerabilities is also examined. The research is qualitative in its design and as such respondents’ voices strongly resonate in the presentation of findings. This qualitative approach to research is guided by an ethnographic style and underpinned by a critical perspective. The research’s design aims to prioritise local indigenous people’s opinions and knowledge so they can be added to the broader theoretical…
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Community Management of potable water projects – Challenges for Sustainability: A case study of hand-dug wells in Shuwa and Potiskum Districts in North East Nigeria.
…nability of each well. The study was conducted in two districts in North East Nigeria – Shuwa in Adamawa State and Potiskum in Yobe State. Four hand-dug wells selected from the two districts, were used as a case study. The research was conducted using qualitative research methodology. The methods for collecting data were: secondary data review, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), key informant interviews and personal observation. The findings…
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