Staggering facts support this call for concern. Recent (2014) data from the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) reveal that every hour, 24 babies are delivered by teenage mothers. According to the 2014 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study, around 14 percent of Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant for the first time or are already mothers—more than twice the rate recorded in 2002. Among six major economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippines has
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A STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING HIGH EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AMONG THE JANITORS AT ABC COMPANY Chamalie Ahangama Withanage B.Sc (Hons) Facilities Management University of Moratuwa a.w.chamalie@gmail.com Sri lanka Institute of Personnel Management Acknowledge ments Acknowledgements This research is accomplished to be indebted much dedication and admiration of many people who have contributed in numerous ways. I express my gratitude to each and every individual for their encouragement
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when the data were last collected in May 1991 and from the 12.5 percent tallied in 1985. The increase in flexible work schedules was widespread across demographic groups, occupations, and industries, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (1998, June 1)”. Flexible work arrangements originally derive from flex time that plainly means sliding time. Whereas a traditional work arrangement requires employees to work a standard nine to five work day
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Depression in Pregnancy and the Effects of SSRI’s Depression is a condition that is very common and is talked about more openly today than it once was. It is especially common in child bearing age and women are more likely to be affected. Depression is also very prevalent in pregnancy and the postpartum period. It has been reported that as many as 10% of women experience more than just the “blues” during pregnancy and in the postpartum period (Fleschler and Peskin, 2008). According to Mosby’s
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BAY AREA SOCIAL SERVICES CONSORTIUM Understanding Poverty From Multiple Social Science Perspectives A Learning Resource for Staff Development In Social Service Agencies Michael J. Austin, PhD, Editor BASSC Staff Director Mack Professor of Nonprofit Management School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley 510-642-7066 mjaustin@berkeley.edu August 2006 1 Table of Contents Introduction – Michael J. Austin, Guest Editor Part I Multiple Social Science Perspectives
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design on ABC Unified School District Cal-SAFE Teen Parent Program at Tracy High school. The program supports the academic success of pregnant and parenting teens, increases the availability of support services for enrolled students, and provides child care and developmental services to their children. The purpose of the comprehensive evaluation is to assess recent and longer-term impacts of the program on its participants. The evaluation requires a multi-phase approach that involved a
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1.1 INTRODUCTION HIV and AIDS pandemic in the African continent has had a short but devastating history. Sub-Saharan Africa is more profoundly affected by HIV as compared to any other part of the world. Approximately 23 million people are said to be living with the deadly virus in the region which translates to about two thirds of the universal total. In 2010 alone, around 2 million people contracted the disease while 1.2 million died in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the onset of the pandemic
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A GROUP PROJECT REPORT ON “A STUDY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN HAZIRA BELT” AT HAZIRA , BHATPOR, SUVALI AND MORA SUBMITTED TO : DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (DRMISSS) VNSGU, SURAT SUBMITTED BY: SANDIP.B.GOHIL (ROLL NO 40) INDRAJIT.D.MAHIDA (ROLL NO 61) JIGNESH .B.CHAUHAN (ROLL NO 21) TUSHAR .V.JAYPAL ( ROLL NO 46) MHRD (1ST SEMESTER) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We gohil sandip, mahida indrajit, jaypal
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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
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and Relational Returns Variations in Transactional and Relational Expectations A Pay Model Compensation Objectives Four Policies Pay Techniques Book Plan Caveat Emptor—Be an Informed Consumer 1. Does the Research Measure Anything Useful? 2. Does the Study Separate Correlation from Causation? 3. Are There Alternative Explanations? Your Turn: Glamorous Internships? or House Elves? A friend of ours writes that she is in one of the touring companies of the musical Cats. In the company are two performers
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