...meets by 90 minutes to 2 hours. The facilitator uses or moderator uses group dynamics principles to focus or guide the group in an exchange of ideas, feelings, and experiences on a specific topic. The data gathered after the discussion can be used in evaluating particular issues. FGD data can be used to evaluating particular issues. The researchers chose Focus Group Discussion as a medium of the research as the face to face involvement of qualified participants may be of help to gather data on how scholarships are implemented by other learning institutions. FGD will give the researcher ideas on how to analyze the research problem. The discussion may be of help to explore the meanings of survey findings that cannot be explained statistically. Construct Validity Construct Validity is an assessment of how well ideas theories are translated into actual programs or measures. The researchers aim to gather opinion from AGSB Students on how features of SYLFF and Star Scholars can be adopted by AGSB. Construct Validity can be achieved by formulating questions that can be used in gathering information from the respondents through FGD. The following questions will be asked to the participants for the FGD: 1. The researcher would like to propose a scholarship program which adopts some of the features of Star Scholars of De La Salle University and Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) of Ateneo De Manila University. In your opinion, how capable is AGSB to offer...
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...Centre for Economic Studies and Policies (CESP) School of Social Sciences and Policy (M.A. Economics Programme) Summer Internship Report by Shaily J. Osta Enrollment No: 1201212004 Session: 2012-14 Central University of Bihar Camp Office: BIT Campus, P.O. B.V. College Patna 800 014, Phone/Fax: 0612-2226538 Summer Internship Report Submitted by Shaily J. Osta Enrollment No: 1201212004 Session: 2012-14 Submitted to Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Ms. Shaily J. Osta, student of Central University of Bihar, enrolment no. CUB 1201212004 worked as intern in the study entitled ‘Evaluation of MGNREGA DIWAS in Bihar’ assigned to Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna by Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar. She also worked to prepare report on ‘Inequality in Bihar’. This internship work has been done under my supervision and she significantly contributed in the aforementioned project. ______________________ (Dr. Debabrata Samanta) Place: Date: DECLARATION BY STUDENT I, Shaily J. Osta, hereby declare that this project report entitled “Economic inequality of Bihar, Evaluation of MGNREGA DIWAS in Bihar” has been prepared by me as an intern under the internship programme of Central University of Bihar during the summer internship at Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna...
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...To this end, Survey research being one of the types of quantitative approach will be used. Survey research is the systematic gathering of information from respondents for the purpose of understanding and/or predicting some aspects of the behavior of the population of interest. With respect to the type of survey, In-person interviews will be adopted. An in-person interview consists of an interviewer asking the respondent questions in a face-to-face situation. The interview may take place at the respondent's home or...
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...not have been possible for us to complete the study. I would also like to thank the people of Bakhri for their cooperation and support, without which the study would not have been possible. Abhishek Rajan (34056) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this study I have tried to capture the impact of MNREGA and its contribution in providing sustainable livelihood and sustainable asset creation using the natural resource base of rural areas based on people’s perceptions. During my study i have tried to understand how MNREGA has touched the life of rural people and its impact at the local level on natural resources and providing resilience and adaptation to the climate changes in Bakhri village of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.I conducted several FGDs’ among various stakeholders to understand the people’s opinion and used Fuzzy...
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...and examine significantly the features of relationship marketing installed at Tesco. 2. To investigate the impact of customer relationship marketing on customer retention at Tesco. 3. To explore the concept in marketing especially in retention and acquisition of customers. 4. To investigate the major elements of the relationship marketing which eventually affect the process of customer acquisition and retention. 1.2 Research Questions Research questions are very crucial for conducting a study on a particular field. The research questions which have been selected for this thesis are: 1. What exactly customer relationship marketing really do in the acquisition and retention of customers Tesco? 2. What are the influential aspects of relationship marketing that have an effect on the retention and acquisition of the customers for Tesco? 1.3 Background and rationale of the research Satisfying customer is one of the greatest challenges of the business organization which has been widely endorsed. Now customer satisfaction has become one of the fundamental and very much important elements of business. In the last thirty years a number of reports and research work have been observed in the area of customer...
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...July 2012 IJPSS Volume 2, Issue 7 ISSN: 2249-5894 _________________________________________________________ Feelings of Beggars on Begging Life and their Survival Livelihoods in Urban Areas of Central Tanzania Baltazar M.L. Namwata* Maseke R. Mgabo , PROVIDENT DIMOSO* __________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT This paper is a result of the study conducted with the objective of examining street beggars and begging life in Dodoma and Singida Municipalities in Central Tanzania. The current paper examined the feelings of street beggars on begging life and their survival livelihoods in urban areas of central Tanzania. This study employed a cross-sectional research design. The population of the study consisted of street beggars and non-street beggars, municipal officials, councilors, business people and community members. This was done for triangulating and enriching data that were collected from street beggars. The study found that most of sampled beggars felt very bad towards begging life and saw begging activity as an immoral conduct. Street beggars obtained their basic necessities from different sources. Furthermore, it was found that begging flourishes because community tends to be generous to beggars. The study recommends that awareness programmes need to be conducted for the poor so as to help them realize how shameful begging is. Step towards banning, or discourage begging should be welcome. Families where beggars ...
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...------------------------------------------------- Introduction A nonprofit organization or not-for-profit organization (often called an NPO), is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends. These organizations play important roles in society by placing public service above profits. It can operate both in the public & private sectors and includes-museums, libraries, charitable& religious organizations, colleges, universities government agencies, political parties, labor union etc. Unnayan Shamannay denotes coordination of developmental activities, not in the narrow sense, but in the wider context of all the aspects of a living society and human race - reckoning with all the quantifiable and qualitative actions a society carries out. The members of Unnayan Shamannay have been striving to invigorate and further strengthen private sector initiatives for socioeconomic and cultural development of Bangladesh through a concerted grassroots approach.It is an innovative non-profit research organization of resourceful professionals working in the arena of research and development. It is engaged in quantitative and qualitative research work, training, communication and advocacy, cultural learning and developmental activities. The organization was incorporated in July 1994 under the Companies Act, 1913 (section 26) with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh...
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...Research Methods –STA630 VU Research Methods (STA630) Contents Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION, DEFINITION & VALUE OF RESEARCH ........................ 14 What is Research?................................................................................................................... 14 What is the value of Research? ............................................................................................... 14 Research helps in developing methodologies ......................................................................... 15 We are surrounded by research............................................................................................... 16 Lesson 2: SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF RESEARCH & ITS SPECIAL FEATURES ...... 17 Important Characteristics of Scientific Method ...................................................................... 17 1. Empirical......................................................................................................................... 17 2. Verifiable ........................................................................................................................ 18 3. Cumulative ..................................................................................................................... 18 4. Deterministic.................................................................................................................. 18 5. Ethical and Ideological Neutrality ............................................................
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...THE RELATIONSHIP OF OPEN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DIVISION OF QUEZON A Dissertation Proposal Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate School Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course RSH 710 - Seminar in Dissertation Writing 2 By Mark Anthony R. Malonzo May 2015 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The global education agendum is EDUCATION FOR ALL. In the Philippines, it has been a struggle from the time when formal education was first introduced. The 3 major concerns always revolve around the three issues of ACCESS, QUALITY AND EQUITY. Asking how these three are addressed by the Government is a never-ending endeavor for all the education service-providers and stakeholders. One of the major socio-economic and political milestones in the history of Philippine Educational System is the advent of ASEAN Integration 2015. As brought about by this Economic Integration, the enhancements that the educational system in the country has been undergoing, primarily aim to refine quality, improve access and maintain equity in education. Still, the major concerns that the education sector faces is the low participation rate and increasing dropout rate specifically in the secondary level of education. The data also support that there is 46,404 ES and 12,878 HS ratio...
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...the Study 21 4.0 Chapter 4: Discussion of the Findings 22 4.1 Causes of Domestic Violence 22 4.2 Consequences of domestic violence 25 5.0 Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations 29 5.1 Conclusion 29 5.2 Recommendations 31 Chapter 6: References 32 Appendices 34 6.1 Appendix One (Questionnaire and Interview Guide) 34 Chapter One (Introduction) 1.1 Background Information Since the beginning of the 20th century when the international community came up with the law guiding human rights, various nations have also enacted specific bills to provide equal rights to their citizens. However, there are certain aspects which are common to all human rights across the globe. That is; they are inalienable, indivisible and inherent in every human being. Unfortunately, the well pronounced human rights as...
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...Addressing the Reproductive Health Needs a n d R i g h t s o f Yo u n g P e o p l e s i n c e I C P D – T h e C o n t r i b u t i o n o f U N F PA a n d I P P F Bangladesh Country Evaluation Report DFID Department for International Development Addressing the Reproductive Health Needs and Rights of Young People since ICPD: The contribution of UNFPA and IPPF Bangladesh Country Evaluation Report September 2003 Written by: Alanagh Raikes Malabika Sarker Hashima-e-Nasreen For: UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG UNFPA and IPPF Evaluation: Bangladesh Country Report CONTENTS Acronyms................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... ii Acknowledgements ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... iv Analytical Summary ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 1 Key Findings and Recommendations................................ ................................ ..................... 8 Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 12 Section 1: The Country Specific Context ................................ ................................ .............. 14 Section 2: The Country Programmes’ Strategic Priorities ................................ .................
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...MAINSTREAMING Disaster Risk Reduction IN SCHOOLS’ CURRICULUA (ANALYTICAL INSTRuMENT FOR POLICY ADVOCACY) By, AmjAd NAzeer Indus ConsortIum (IC) (December 2012, IslamabaD, Pakistan) 0 “Things like DRR need to be there in the textbooks. Aspired to interpret, we ourselves will learn further and teach children better. Children will in turn explain things to their younger brothers and sisters, even to their parents and to those who cannot read or write. The new learning has a capacity to inform, who should do what during, before or after a disaster.” Ali Akbar, A primary school teacher in Chack Tumb Bhel, U.C Khoski, Badin. “Disaster Reduction Begins at School” (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2006-8) 1 CONTENTS 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………..……3 2. Growing Frequency of Natural Disasters: A Major Concern……..….…………7 3. Relevant UN Conventions and Other International Commitments….…………7 4. Impact of Natural Disasters on Children and Schools.……………………….....9 5. Education and Psychosocial Impact on Children………………………………10 6. Connecting Education, Safe Schooling and DRR……………………………...10 7. Significance of Mainstreaming DRR in Curriculum and Children’s Potential Role....…………………………………...……………………………………….…12 8. Approaches to Integrate DRR with Sindh and Punjab’s Textbooks….…..…..14 8.1. Infusion or Permeation Approach…………….…………………………………16 8.1.1. Holistic Review of Sindhi, Urdu And English Textbooks….……………..…17 8.1.1.1. Sindhi and Asaan...
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...Business Research Methods Market Research to Evaluate Consumer Preferences for Various Features in Mobile Phones A report submitted to Prof. Anand Kumar Jaiswal Submitted by Group C08 Anshul Gupta Dr. PrashantDeshmukh Kunal Gupta Rohan Nag ShashwatSiddhant SwetaBindiTherlapu INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD Contents Background to the problem ......................................................................................................... 3 Research Matrix .......................................................................................................................... 4 Decision Problem .................................................................................................................... 4 Research Problem .................................................................................................................... 4 Information Needs ...................................................................................................................... 4 1. Secondary Research .......................................................................................................... 4 Primary Research:........................................................................................................................ 4 Variable Specification .................................................................................................................. 5 Literature Survey: Uncovering the latest trends in the Mobile...
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...UNIVERSITY COUNSELING & CAREER OFFICE Research Digest Volume 1 │ Issue 1 │ April 2011 An Annual Publication of UCCO THE IMPACT OF THE ACADEMIC COMPETENCE EMPOWERMENT (ACE) PROGRAM ON THE ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS MERRIE CAROLYNE M. MATIAS, M.A., RGC ADARNA M. CIPRIANO, M.A., RGC, CCOP Guidance Counselor Institute of Arts and Sciences Guidance Counselor Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management Freshmen year in college is a period of adjustment. While it offers opportunities that go well beyond the acquisition of an academic degree, it also brings pitfalls. A student’s first year of college, for instance, is critical not only for how much students learn but also for laying the foundation on which their subsequent academic success and persistence rest. Being cognizant to the complexities that a college life may bring, the University Counseling and Career Office of the Far Eastern University, in coordination with the various departments of the institutes, facilitates the implementation of the Academic Competence and Empowerment Program (ACE) to address the needs of its growing number of student-clients. It is composed of six (6) modules designed to assist freshman students in their adjustment to college life. The program aims to help the students acquire the necessary skills and competence that would enable freshmen to meet the demands of student life at the University. The Academic Competence and Empowerment...
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...and until recently the incidence and distribution of street children at both national and regional levels was not known. Their reality in terms of their working, living and health conditions, as well as the degree of hazardousness faced by the street children was also not known. Gathering data on the above issues is very important for planning interventions that would help to know the real situation of street children in Bangladesh. Thus the BBS and the ILO decided to conduct a Base Line Survey of Street Children with the main objective of the survey being to attempt to quantify the number of the street children population at the national level in Bangladesh. This data-collection exercise would generate benchmark data covering different aspects of the realities of Street Children in Bangladesh. BBS and ILO entrusted the FREPD with the responsibility of conducting this important survey. The FREPD thanks the BBS and ILO for selecting FREPD for the conduct of the survey. I am greatful to A.K.M. Musa; the D.G. of BBS for his generous support. The study team thanks Mrs. Sanjukta Mukherjee of ILO and Mr. Zobdul Huq of BBS for conceptualizing the study and for providing technical support at all stages of the survey, including survey design, developing...
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