Dissertations / Theses: 'Capacity building strategies'

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Cranston, Kayla A. Cranston. "Building & Measuring Psychological Capacity for Biodiversity Conservation." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1472034188.

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DuPraw, Marcelle Elise. "Illuminating Capacity-Building Strategies for Landscape-Scale Collaborative Forest Management Through Constructivist Grounded Theory." NSUWorks, 2014. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dcar_etd/6.

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This dissertation uses the constructivist grounded theory methods of Charmaz (2011) to explore: 1) the unique characteristics of landscape-scale collaboration; 2) implications for collaborative capacity-building strategies; and 3) the relationship between conflict, landscape-scale collaboration, and conflict resolution. The study was conducted through the US Forest Service's Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP). In the 1980s and 1990s, national forest management conflicts brought the forest industry to a standstill, with many jobs lost. In addition, historic fire suppression practices have made our national forests highly vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire. Many have strong opinions about what should be done and how. The proposed substantive theory suggests landscape-scale collaboration can serve as a conflict prevention, problem solving, or conflict resolution venue and offer opportunities for remarkable efficiencies in forest restoration as well as profoundly restorative transformation in ecological, social, economic, personal, and spiritual dimensions. It identifies unique characteristics of collaboration at this scale; suggests that realizing benefits depends on collaborative capacities at the collaborator, constituent organization, collaborative stakeholder group, and sponsoring organization levels, and on mastering nine challenges; and suggests eight implications for collaborative capacity building strategies. The study contributes to forest restoration, reduced loss of life and livelihood, and economic recovery by contributing to CFLRP effectiveness. It contributes to the field of conflict resolution by: illuminating the collaboration / conflict resolution relationship; a particular application of collaboration; related sources of conflict; and conflict resolution strategies. It advances new directions of study for conflict resolution scholars--i.e., how to help agencies and groups strengthen their collaborative capacities.

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Jamar, Jacye. "District Support: Strategies for Building Capacity in Elementary Principals in a Rapid Growth District." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862745/.

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The purpose of this descriptive case study was to examine the role of the central office staff and the strategies used to support capacity building in elementary principals in a rapid growth district. By synthesizing research and models from education reform scholars, the conceptual framework of professional capital, intrinsic motivation, the educational change process, and professional learning communities was generated to advance the understanding of utilizing PLCs as a foundation for central office to initiate and sustain continuous improvement in a rapid growth district. The Professional Learning Community Assessment - District Support developed by Olivier, Huffman, and Cowan was administered to 126 participants within the curriculum and instruction department and three elementary schools to collect data to analyze the five dimensions of PLCs within the school district. Eleven interviews were conducted with members of the curriculum and instruction department and elementary principals. According to the eleven interviewees, and PLCA-DS, six themes emerged to support the role of capacity building in elementary principals using the PLC model as a framework. The PLC infrastructure, supportive central office, collaborative culture, continuous improvement, differentiated opportunities to learn, and data use were the six themes generated by the participants to support continuous improvement in elementary principals. Each of the five PLC dimensions were visible throughout the themes as the findings illustrated six key practices currently in motion within the rapid growth school district used to build capacity in elementary principals.

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Neumann, Natalie. "Capacity Building in Urban Mongolia: Evaluating Optimal Strategies to Improve Pediatric Medical Training From Abroad." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17295882.

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This paper, a needs assessment, represents the first-order objective of larger project to enhance post-graduate education and patient outcomes at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (NCMCH). Its analysis reviews Mongolia’s political, economic, and historical context, and outlines the state of healthcare nationally and at NCMCH in particular. Subsequently the paper evaluates the relevance, impact, feasibility, and utility of international health electives and programs of telemedicine both at large and in the Mongolian context. Ultimately, semi-structured interviews, observational study, and a comprehensive, comparative literature review will demonstrate that a bilateral exchange program, ideally at the fellowship level, is the best way of improving identified hospital and health-system weaknesses.

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Larrimore, Elizabeth Fogarty. "The use of capacity building strategies in non-profit speech and hearing centers a national study /." Click here to access dissertation, 2007. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/spring2007/elizabeth_f_larrimore/larrimore_elizabeth_f_200701_edd.pdf.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Georgia Southern University, 2007.
"A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education." Under the direction of Walter S. Polka. ETD. Electronic version approved: May 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-180)

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Simons, Abigail. "A systematic review of literature reporting on the strategies/interventions addressing research capacity building in new academics." University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4184.

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Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)
It is often assumed that postgraduate students and neophyte academics have the capacity to conduct research independently. Thus, upon qualification, it is expected of postgraduate students and academics to conduct research independently, publish their findings, meet publication targets and to supervise student research towards completion. However, the transition from postgraduate student or clinician to academia is considered very challenging as they are often not prepared for the multiple changes they will embark on upon entry into the Higher Education sector. As a result, various programmes and frameworks have been introduced to assist new academics in enhancing their research capacity. Such strategies included but were not limited to, writing retreats, peer monitoring, and dedicated time. However, these interventions reported on in literature are from primary sources and fail to comment on either the methodological rigour or the quality of the studies investigating these interventions. Thus there exists a gap in the literature for filtered information that has been systematically evaluated for methodological rigour and coherence. The present study aimed to establish an empirical base (filtered evidence) of literature reporting on strategies or interventions aimed at addressing research productivity in new academics. The study incorporated a systematic review methodology to identify appropriate literature for inclusion, evaluate literature for methodological quality and provide a meta-synthesis of the findings of included studies. The review considered studies, reporting on strategies or interventions with new academics during the period of 2000-2013. The review was conducted along three levels. Firstly, identification of potential titles, whereby keywords were combined and a comprehensive search of databases available at the University of the Western Cape library was initiated. Published research was also retrieved through mining the reference list of all included reports and articles. Secondly, a pair of reviewers worked together by screening the abstracts which were retrieved based on the titles identified, and thirdly, the abstracts that were successfully screened moved forward to full text reading. These studies were evaluated for methodological quality using the critical appraisal tool. Eligibility for inclusion was determined by a threshold score of 61%. As a result, the title search yielded a search result of 755, from these only 63 titles were selected for possible inclusion. The abstract screening resulted in the exclusion of 35 articles and 28 were included. After the critical appraisal, 15 articles were excluded. The findings of the present study revealed that there is good quality research on research capacity building for neophyte academics, as assessed on methodological rigour and coherence. Seven articles attained the threshold score (61% and above) for inclusion in the final summation and meta-synthesis. Evidence suggested that there are various interventions which have been implemented successfully to enhance research capacity building. The meta-synthesis revealed four core approaches to developing research capacity, namely mentoring approaches, theoretical formulations, research/evidence-based investigation as well as a multidimensional and integrated approaches. These approaches were aimed at bridging that gap between research and teaching and developing competent researchers. The core feature that emerged from these approaches was that successful or effective strategies have to include numerous components such as individual characteristics (motivation), effective leaders and institutional characteristics (rewards, incentives and resources). It was found that these components were integrated and often reciprocally influencing. Ethics clearance was obtained from the relevant committees at UWC. Furthermore, plagiarism and collaboration was taken into account as this study forms part of a larger project.

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Chowawa, Rosemary Shanice. "An evaluation of the implementation of capacity building strategies in the provision of health services in the central region of Malawi." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007122.

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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of implementing capacity building strategies on the provision of health services in the central region of Malawi. The study intended to determine why a lack of quality services is still prevailing in the health services in the central region despite implementing capacity building strategies aimed at improving the delivery of health services. In addition to this, to come up with recommendations to improve the implementation of the existing capacity building strategies so that the implementation results in the intended impact, that is efficient and effective provision of health services in the central region of Malawi. The studies reviewed what various scholars have written on capacity building in order to ground capacity building in Public Administration and provide the study with a conceptual, theoretical and legislative framework. This enabled the researcher to describe the nature and place of capacity building in Public Administration. It was evident from the review that the implementation of capacity building strategies is a systematic process which requires that chief officials follow all the steps in order to effectively and efficiently implement the capacity building strategies so that the intended impact is achieved. In this regard, capacity building is a management function which requires that chief officials play an enabling role by providing the necessary resources (both human and financial) and policies that support the implementation of capacity building strategies. The study used both quantitative and qualitative research methods whereby thirty-five respondents composed of political office-bearers and chief officials from Lilongwe, Dedza, Mchinji and Dowa districts and Ministry of Health Headquarters in the central region of Malawi were given self-administered questionnaires to complete. Face-to-face interviews and document analysis were also used as research methods. The intention was to determine the problems that are being experienced in the implementation of the existing capacity building strategies and find out if the strategies are resulting in the intended impact. The study findings confirmed that there are indeed problems being experienced in the implementation of the existing capacity building strategies, namely: inadequate human and financial resources, corruption, political interference, lack of consultation with stakeholders and lack of political will to make sure that the implementation of the capacity building strategies is effectively and efficiently done. It was also revealed that the implementation of the existing capacity building strategies is impacting negatively on the provision of health services in the central region of Malawi, hence indicating a need to change in approach. The study concludes that in order for the capacity building strategies to achieve the intended impact there is a need to broaden the scope of the legal framework on health capacity building strategies in Malawi, enforce the use of performance standards and improve the operational framework to gain efficiencies and effectiveness from current investments in capacity building.

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Leon, de la Barra Sophia. "Building research capacity for indigenous health : a case study of the National Health and Medical Research Council : the evolution and impact of policy and capacity building strategies for indigenous health research over a decade from 1996 to 2006." University of Sydney, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3538.

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Master of Philosophy
As Australia’s leading agency for funding health research (expending over $400 million in 2006), the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has a major responsibility to improve the evidence base for health policy and practice. There is an urgent need for better evidence to guide policy and programs that improve the health of Indigenous peoples. In 2002, NHMRC endorsed a series of landmark policy changes to acknowledge its ongoing role and responsibilities in Indigenous health research—adopting a strategic Road Map for research, improving Indigenous representation across NHMRC Council and Principal Committees, and committing 5% of its annual budget to Indigenous health research. This thesis examines how these policies evolved, the extent to which they have been implemented, and their impact on agency expenditure in relation to People Support. Additionally, this thesis describes the impact of NHMRC policies in reshaping research practices among Indigenous populations.

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Finneran, Clara A. "Building the leadership capacity of women in K-12 education| Successful strategies that create the next generation of women school and district leaders." Thesis, University of Southern California, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10235549.

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Increased demands, retirement rates, and attrition rates have caused a growing instability in the quantity and quality of education leaders, thereby mandating leadership capacity-building efforts. While women are nearly 75% of the teaching force, they are markedly absent from the education leadership picture, especially at the secondary principal and superintendent level. Few studies related to women in education leadership have assessed specific practices that have been attempted to increase the numbers of women education leaders. The purpose of this study is to examine how a district in southern California works to build the next generation of women school and district leaders. Specifically, it investigates the strategies employed by the district, explores perceptions of district stakeholders, especially women, regarding the influence of the leadership capacity-building strategies, and identifies factors that facilitate and inhibit these strategies. Transformational leadership and social role theory serve as the theoretical framework for the study. A combination of interviews, observations, and document analysis are utilized in the qualitative case study methodology.

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Amaglo, John Kwaku. "Strategies for Sustainability of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Ghana." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6963.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 92% of all Ghana firms, providing 60% of citizens' employment and contributing about 70% of Ghana's income from gross domestic products. Within the first 5 years of operation, 40% of new businesses fail. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies used by Ghanaian SME manufacturing leaders in the fruit industry to sustain business for longer than 5 years of operation. The conceptual framework for this study was open systems theory and complexity theory. The population for this study was 5 Ghanaian SME manufacturing business leaders in the fruit industry who maintained their businesses longer than 5 years of operation. The data sources were semistructured face-to-face interviews, interview notes, and the organizations' manuals for standard operations. Data collected were transcribed, member checked, analytically coded, and analyzed using Yin's 5-stage method of qualitative data analysis. Four themes emerged: training and capacity building, the need for good equipment and good packaging, the availability of working capital, and the need for target marketing. The implications of this study for positive social change include lowering high unemployment, alleviating poverty, supporting community development, and enhancing economic growth in the country.

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Hjort, Mattias. "Power and Ownership : A critical analysis of the Bretton Woods Institutions' Country Owned Poverty Reduction Strategies." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11380.

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Previously, studies in the intersection of power and development have predominantly concentrated on power as domination; how powerful actors can force recipient countries into embracing specific policies due to economical asymmetries. Yet, with the introduction of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) approach to development employed by the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWI), conditions on certain policies have decreased and it is said that the approach allows for country ownership as development strategies are written by the countries themselves. As a critical response, the conception of power is broadened here through the separate employment of governmentality theory and neo-Gramscian International Relations theory. They share among them a theoretical premise which allows for an understanding of power that extends beyond domination to the realm of discursive practices which, it is argued, allows for influence despite the notions of ownership and without power as domination.

The object of this thesis is to suggest how the discourses of the PRSP regime can influence subjects whom they addressed. The two theories have different assumptions here. More specifically, the neo-Gramscian theory argue that discursive practice may render ideological issues as common sense why they can come to be embraced by subjects, whereas the governmentality theory assume that discourses can, perhaps without conscious recognition, reshape the very identities of subjects. The theories differences are retained and bracketed when a discourse analysis of the PRSP regime is conducted which concludes that the BWIs require that suitable skills are embraced by subjects appropriate for a good governed market economy. These skills are located to basic capacities in calculating, accounting and social capital accumulation. Thereafter a practical example of discursive practice in a capacity building mission is reviewed to explicate how these skills are actualized through training modules enabling influence towards preferred standards of the BWIs without power as domination. The two theories are brought in for a discussion on how these discursive practices may be understood according to their respective premises, but also to discuss the usefulness of these theories for studies of this kind.

It is argued, among other conclusions, that the neo-Gramscian understanding of power as operating on the conscious level can fruitfully be coupled with the proposition of governmentality that powers also work on an unconscious level for understanding practises of capacity building. As concerning the weaknesses of the theories it is put forth that the neo- Gramscian theory suffers from an assumption of class identity presented as a “brute fact” before the realm of the political, whereas the governmentality theory suffers from an exclusive focus on discourse and leaves behind how different actor constellations may seek to appropriate discourses. To remedy these weaknesses, the thesis concludes with an argument that a combination of these theories can provide a lucrative foundation for further studies.

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Franzen, Samuel R. P. "Barriers and enablers to locally-led clinical trial conduct in low and middle income countries : strategies for developing locally sustainable health research capacity." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f539fa94-08db-498c-8148-23cc8d0fe34c.

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Many Low and Middle Income Countries (LAMICs) still lack sufficient health research capacity to build a local evidence-base with which to inform policy and improve population health. Recognising this, The 2013 World Health Report called for all nations to be producers of health research. To achieve this, new strategies that can develop sustainable locally-led capacity are required. Among the health research capacities needed, ability to conduct clinical trials is important. However, there is no evidence-informed guidance on the best ways to develop locally-led trial capacity. This thesis aims to fill this gap. Three cases-studies using qualitative methods to explore the barriers and enablers to locally-led trial conduct were conducted in Ethiopia, Cameroon and Sri Lanka. Current and potential local trial researchers and health research system stakeholders were recruited. A synthesis of the health research capacity development literature was conducted to compare the case-studies’ findings with wider published perspectives. These data permit an examination of the key issues facing the development of locally-led trial capacity in LAMICs. Barriers and enablers to locally-led trial conduct were found at macro, institutional and individual levels. Although different country research systems, and institutions and individuals within them, were variably successful at conducting trials, the key issues and mechanisms influencing successful trial undertaking were largely similar. Agreement among the case-studies and with the diverse literature suggests that many of the findings will be transferable to other LAMICs, and are also of relevance to other health research methods. A conceptual framework explaining the antecedents and consequences of locally-led trial undertaking in LAMICS is presented. This identifies the following factors as important for supporting locally-led trial undertaking: awareness and appreciation for health research and clinical trials; motivation to conduct clinical trials; availability of human resources with trial knowledge and technical skills; research leadership capabilities; ability to form collaborations, effective teams and acquire resources; trial management dedicated to sustainable capacity development and producing useful research; and system-wide prioritisation of health research. The theories of change presented within this framework are used to develop practical recommendations for development of locally-led trial capacity in LAMICs. These recommendations have four inter-related goals: fostering pro-research cultures in stakeholder institutions; developing trial leaders and staff; providing a facilitative operational environment for trials; and ensuring trial research has an impact. However, to create the will to enact change, advocacy from research champions and conducting trials in a way that benefits local institutions and population health is needed.

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Monashane, Safara Carling. "Water supply and sanitation service delivery problems as Praktiseer, Limpopo Province / Monashane S.C." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7315.

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Municipalities are faced with the major task of providing water services to their local residents. Dissatisfaction regarding water services in South Africa has been manifested in protests staged by communities. However, service delivery is still reflecting a backlog. This study aims to describe the current situation and challenges facing Greater Tubatse Local Municipality and the roles of the major players regarding water services. The study indicated that the residents of Praktiseer have no sustainable potable water. The critical part of this inquiry is to establish whether the local municipality has strategies in place to deal with the identified problems. Access to clean water and sanitation is essential to health. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa mandates the local governments to ensure the provision of water services to their communities in a sustainable manner. This study also defined the roles of the local municipality within the context of the existing legislative framework.
Thesis (M. Development and Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

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Keymer, Michael Andrew 1976. "Design strategies for new and renovation construction that increase the capacity of buildings to accommodate change." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9146.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315).
An analytical framework is developed for examining the critical characteristics of design strategies for new and renovation construction that increase the capacity of buildings to accommodate change, and for selecting appropriate design strategies for particular projects. Unlike previous building studies, this research explicitly takes into account the interactions within and between building systems and subsystems that affect the capacity of the building to accommodate change. A sample of 37 unique design strategies is identified through interviews with construction industry professionals and a review of recent literature. All design strategies and data are empirically derived and have been used in one or more buildings throughout the world. The achievements of design strategies are compared to the needs of users, to identify strategies that successfully fulfill the building user's needs over time. These achievements and needs are consistently characterized in matrix form, accounting for types of changes expected, enhanced, or enabled, building systems affected, and timeframe of expected changes. Benefits of each design strategy are evaluated over the full life of a building. Strategies with common means of increasing systems' capacities to accommodate change are compared and contrasted. Several strategies are recommended for particular building types, and for three individual case study buildings. Application of the analytical framework provides new insight into the nature of changes needed in different types of facilities, and the variety and applicability of means to achieve those changes. A building designer or facility manager could use this framework to properly select one or more design strategies that would satisfy the needs set forth by an owner for a particular project.
by Michael Andrew Keymer.
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Duarte, Márcia Gomes. "Capacidade de gestão no sistema estadual de vigilância sanitária da Bahia: enfoque do planejamento estratégico e instrumentos de gestão." Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2007. http://www.adm.ufba.br/sites/default/files/publicacao/arquivo/marcia_gomes_duarte.pdf.

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Estudo sobre a “Capacidade de Gestão no Sistema Estadual de Vigilância Sanitária da Bahia: Enfoque do Planejamento Estratégico e Instrumentos de Gestão” tendo por objetivos: a) avaliar como a capacidade de planejamento dos gestores municipais contribui para que os municípios cumpram as metas pactuadas na área de Vigilância Sanitária; b) analisar os Planos de Saúde (2002-2005) e os Planos de Vigilância Sanitária (2006), dos municípios em gestão plena e/ou com adesão ao TAM, como instrumento de gestão municipal; c) avaliar a contribuição do planejamento, das ações de Vigilância Sanitária, para a ampliação da capacidade de gestão; d) avaliar a capacidade dos municípios em cumprir as metas pactuadas na Programação Pactuada Integrada (PPI) e no Termo de Ajuste e Metas (TAM) no ano de 2006. Tem como marco referencial o método de planejamento proposto por Carlos Matus, o “Planejamento Estratégico Situacional (PES)”, que é um método direcionado para o setor público, no qual os atores são os partidos políticos, governantes, dirigentes de organizações públicas, empresariais e sindicais. È um estudo de natureza descritiva, do tipo qualitativo no qual, os municípios em Gestão Plena do Sistema Municipal ou que aderiram ao Termo de Ajuste e Metas até dezembro de 2006 se constituem no campo de investigação. Os sujeitos do estudo foram os secretários municipais de saúde e os coordenadores municipais de VISA. No que se refere às técnicas de análise, como fontes primárias foram utilizadas entrevistas semi-estruturada e questionários e secundária a análise documental dos relatórios de supervisão da DIVISA, Planos Municipais de Saúde e Planos Municipais de Vigilância Sanitária. O método de análise de dados foi análise de conteúdo, utilizando como subcategoria a análise estrutural. A partir dos dados produzidos foram identificadas cinco categorias de análise: a realidade; a imagem-objeto; a situação-objetivo; a estratégia de ação e o gerenciamento da execução. O estudo apresentou a dicotomia entre o discurso marxista de planejamento proposto pelos coordenadores federal e estadual do sistema de VISA e o modelo de organização que se alinha com o modelo burocrático proposto por Weber. No que se refere ao processo de trabalho o modelo tende a se amoldar ao proposto por Taylor. Os resultados demonstraram que os sujeitos, na sua maioria, não detêm conhecimento sobre o processo de planejamento em saúde, bem como da importância do planejamento para a capacidade de gestão e conseqüentemente para o alcance dos objetivos organizacionais e das metas pactuadas. Como principais resultados foram identificados que os municípios alvo deste estudo, na sua maioria, apresentam uma baixa capacidade de gestão; demonstram uma incipiente capacidade de planejamento; insignificante participação da vigilância sanitária municipal na elaboração dos Planos Municipais de Saúde; os Planos de VISA não assumem as ações de Média Complexidade pactuadas por meio do TAM; os instrumentos de gestão e programação não são utilizados na elaboração dos Planos Municipais de Saúde e nos Planos de VISA e no discurso o planejamento é ascendente, mas na prática o planejamento é descendente. Para transformar essa realidade, este estudo propõe o fortalecimento do sistema municipal de VISA por meio: do apoio e do assessoramento aos gestores municipais para que estes assumam as competências e responsabilidades originadas do processo de pactuação; da inclusão das ações de VISA de baixa e média complexidade no Plano Municipal de Saúde e no Plano de VISA; da capacitação dos gestores municipais e os profissionais de VISA na área de: políticas públicas de saúde, gestão e planejamento.
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Al-Dahir, Ali, and Hye-Jeong Kang and Nicholas Bisley. "A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Community Development in the Developing World." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5929.

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There is an overall consensus that the poor governance and corruption plaguing many developing nations are main inhibitors to progress. These inhibitors also lead to the overwhelming feelings of desperation, apathy, and determinism. International development assistance programs utilizing capacity building have been created to deal with sustainable development issues in the developing world. Often these programs are fragmented and address results, not the causes, of problems. This study assesses how existing community development approaches could be aided through a strategic sustainable development perspective. A majority of the research involved creation of a holistic innovative community development approach, which encourages transformational change and effective leadership, and comparison of that to an existing community development approach. Strengths and limitations were observed through this comparison and generic recommendations were created to support current approaches. The study found that existing development assistance strategies are effective at building capacity and helping communities, but encompassing a more holistic perspective could align planning and decision-making with socio-ecological sustainability and thereby support mid- and long-term progress.

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Prosecká, Romana. "Návrh na rozšíření firmy – výstavba balírny." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225052.

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The topic of the thesis is Proposal of Business Expansion - Building-up of Packaging Unit. The proposal is based on the analysis of the current production capacity and production equipment, and on the analysis of money management and ascertained shortcomings. On the basis of the carried out analysis a proposal for building-up of a new production unit and a recommendation on purchase of new machine equipment has been made. A calculation of investment costs is a part of the proposal.

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Cabeza-Erikson, Isabel, Kimberly Edwards, and Theo Van Brabant. "Development of leadership capacities as a strategic factor for sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5686.

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Building capacities of sustainability change agents is primordial to increase the effectiveness and to accelerate the process towards a sustainable society. This research investigates the current challenges and practices of sustainability change agents and analyses current research in the field of leadership development. A Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development is described as a means to overcome and address the complex challenges that society faces today. Furthermore the development of leadership capacities of sustainability change agents is suggested as a strategic factor for the process of sustainable development. A literature study highlights the new dimension to leadership development and defines its characteristics. Interviews and focus groups with sustainability practitioners and students are analysed. From this analysis a set of methods and approaches to professional and personal development is derived. The research points to the need of developing leadership capacities, of sustaining them and of having the ability to be self-aware. It is mentioned that the development of these capacities will depend on the supporting environment, the methods employed and on the candidate itself in order to achieve best results.

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Daly, Marwa El. "Challenges and potentials of channeling local philanthropy towards development and aocial justice and the role of waqf (Islamic and Arab-civic endowments) in building community foundations." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät III, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16511.

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Diese Arbeit bietet eine solide theoretische Grundlage zu Philanthropie und religiös motivierten Spendenaktivitäten und deren Einfluss auf Wohltätigkeitstrends, Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und einer auf dem Gedanken der sozialen Gerechtigkeit beruhenden Philanthropie. Untersucht werden dafür die Strukturen religiös motivierte Spenden, für die in der islamischen Tradition die Begriffe „zakat“, „Waqf“ oder im Plural auch „awqaf-“ oder „Sadaqa“ verwendet werden, der christliche Begriff dafür lautet „tithes“ oder „ushour“. Aufbauend auf diesem theoretischen Rahmenwerk analysiert die qualitative und quantitative Feldstudie auf nationaler Ebene, wie die ägyptische Öffentlichkeit Philanthropie, soziale Gerechtigkeit, Menschenrechte, Spenden, Freiwilligenarbeit und andere Konzepte des zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements wahrnimmt. Um eine umfassende und repräsentative Datengrundlage zu erhalten, wurden 2000 Haushalte, 200 zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen erfasst, sowie Spender, Empfänger, religiöse Wohltäter und andere Akteure interviewt. Die so gewonnen Erkenntnisse lassen aussagekräftige Aufschlüsse über philanthropische Trends zu. Erstmals wird so auch eine finanzielle Einschätzung und Bewertung der Aktivitäten im lokalen Wohltätigkeitsbereich möglich, die sich auf mehr als eine Billion US-Dollar beziffern lassen. Die Erhebung weist nach, dass gemessen an den Pro-Kopf-Aufwendungen die privaten Spendenaktivitäten weitaus wichtiger sind als auswärtige wirtschaftliche Hilfe für Ägypten. Das wiederum lässt Rückschlüsse zu, welche Bedeutung lokale Wohltätigkeit erlangen kann, wenn sie richtig gesteuert wird und nicht wie bislang oft im Teufelskreis von ad-hoc-Spenden oder Hilfen von Privatperson an Privatperson gefangen ist. Die Studie stellt außerdem eine Verbindung her zwischen lokalen Wohltätigkeits-Mechanismen, die meist auf religiösen und kulturellen Werten beruhen, und modernen Strukturen, wie etwa Gemeinde-Stiftungen oder Gemeinde-„waqf“, innerhalb derer die Spenden eine nachhaltige Veränderung bewirken können. Daher bietet diese Arbeit also eine umfassende wissenschaftliche Grundlage, die nicht nur ein besseres Verständnis, sondern auch den nachhaltiger Aus- und Aufbau lokaler Wohltätigkeitsstrukturen in Ägypten ermöglicht. Zentral ist dabei vor allem die Rolle lokaler, individueller Spenden, die beispielsweise für Stiftungen auf der Gemeindeebene eingesetzt, wesentlich zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen könnten – und das nicht nur in Ägypten, sondern in der gesamten arabischen Region. Als konkretes Ergebnis dieser Arbeit, wurde ein innovatives Modell entwickelt, dass neben den wissenschaftlichen Daten das Konzept der „waqf“ berücksichtigt. Der Wissenschaftlerin und einem engagierten Vorstand ist es auf dieser Grundlage gelungen, die Waqfeyat al Maadi Community Foundation (WMCF) zu gründen, die nicht nur ein Modell für eine Bürgerstiftung ist, sondern auch das tradierte Konzept der „waqf“ als praktikable und verbürgte Wohlstätigkeitsstruktur sinnvoll weiterentwickelt.
This work provides a solid theoretical base on philanthropy, religious giving (Islamic zakat, ‘ushour, Waqf -plural: awqaf-, Sadaqa and Christian tithes or ‘ushour), and their implications on giving trends, development work, social justice philanthropy. The field study (quantitative and qualitative) that supports the theoretical framework reflects at a national level the Egyptian public’s perceptions on philanthropy, social justice, human rights, giving and volunteering and other concepts that determine the peoples’ civic engagement. The statistics cover 2000 households, 200 Civil Society Organizations distributed all over Egypt and interviews donors, recipients, religious people and other stakeholders. The numbers reflect philanthropic trends and for the first time provide a monetary estimate of local philanthropy of over USD 1 Billion annually. The survey proves that the per capita share of philanthropy outweighs the per capita share of foreign economic assistance to Egypt, which implies the significance of local giving if properly channeled, and not as it is actually consumed in the vicious circle of ad-hoc, person to person charity. In addition, the study relates local giving mechanisms derived from religion and culture to modern actual structures, like community foundations or community waqf that could bring about sustainable change in the communities. In sum, the work provides a comprehensive scientific base to help understand- and build on local philanthropy in Egypt. It explores the role that local individual giving could play in achieving sustainable development and building a new wave of community foundations not only in Egypt but in the Arab region at large. As a tangible result of this thesis, an innovative model that revives the concept of waqf and builds on the study’s results was created by the researcher and a dedicated board of trustees who succeeded in establishing Waqfeyat al Maadi Community Foundation (WMCF) that not only introduces the community foundation model to Egypt, but revives and modernizes the waqf as a practical authentic philanthropic structure.

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Engels, Jeffrey Edward. "Aid project exit strategies: building strong sustainable institutions." 2010. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/8502.

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Foreign aid project exit strategies that contribute to sustainable development have been rarely considered throughout the history of development studies and practice. The philosophical underpinnings of early development were based on economic theories. Over the years initiatives have manifested themselves by investments through international aid projects. As aid projects are donor-driven, most exit strategy planning involves closing down a project without turning it over to another organization to continue implementation. This means that aid benefits end with whatever impact the project has made, leaving ill-equipped local ministries or under-resourced NGOs to meet local development needs and fill the gap of terminated services. The project cycle—a popular development tool used by multinational and bilateral organizations alike—provides a framework to induce development, but makes no accommodation for an exit strategy that perpetuates development. This is a missed opportunity that reveals a flaw in the project cycle. This flaw can be corrected by revising the project cycle implementation stage to include building the capacity of people to perform the functions the project was designed for, as well as a local implementing entity through which they can work. Once accomplished, a sponsor can transfer project activities and resources to the local implementing entity though a phase-over process to extend development post-project for ongoing impact.
The aim of this thesis is to promote a greater understanding of exit strategies and analyze an aspect of project management essential to all foreign aid projects since every project must eventually end its interventions upon completion of its goals or within prescribed financial and time constraints. What are the conditions necessary to complete a foreign aid project phase-over to a local institution successfully? How can in-country local project staff contribute to institution-building before, during, and after a phase-over? What are the appropriate ways to measure the success of a phase-over?
This thesis examines the concept of exit strategy within the context of a case study of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Assistance Project (USDA-MAP) in Armenia (1995-2005) and the innovative phase-over approach it used to establish the Center for Agribusiness & Rural Development (CARD). To do this, the writings of Levinger & McLeod (2002), Gardner et al. (2005), and Esman (1972) are drawn upon to analyze this case. The actions taken by the USDA illustrate how an emphasis on internal local project staff, over external technical interventions, furthers development. The USDA’s exit strategy incorporated collective participation, empowered local stakeholders, promoted development ownership through localization, and built individual and institutional capacity. The resulting organization that was created is evidence of a successful phase-over and an innovative institution. This phase-over model offers a paradigm that embraces and promotes social/human assets within aid projects for sustainable development, and in so doing has ramifications for policy makers, project designers, and development practitioners to rethink conventional development practices.

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Mashele, Murray Elleck. "Strategies to build the governance capacity of school governing bodies in previously disadvantaged communities." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3552.

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In this study, a literature review and qualitative research design are used in an attempt to establish the obstacles to the effective governance of schools in previously disadvantaged communities. From the research, it emerges that the SGBs govern their schools intuitively. This is because they lack knowledge of how schools should be governed. Various strategies to build the governance capacity of these SGBs are formulated in this study to assist them to govern their schools effectively. Effective governance is an important instrument that can restore order, protect the rights of both learners and educators, prevent discipline problems amongst learners and establish the provision of quality education in these communities.
Teacher Education
M.Ed. (Education Management)

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Yang, Show-En, and 楊受恩. "A Study of the Capacity Building Process of Metacognitive Problem-solving Strategies Employed by Senior Vocational High School Students with Learning Disabilities and the Influences of the Process on Their Learning Achievements and Learning Attitude." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11665482364761845957.

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This study explores the construction process of mathematical solving capability with meta-cognitive strategy employed by learning disabled students in senior vocational high schools as well as the influences on the mathematical problem solving capability and the attitudes of mathematics learning after the construction. This is a case study in which two sophomores from a senior vocational high school with learning disabilities are investigated. In the study, the researcher takes F. K. Lester''s "cognitive- meta-cognitive framework" as the problem-solving framework, and conducts the problem-solving training activities of meta-cognitive strategy application technique based on the "cooperative reflectional teaching" model adapted from the "reflection co-teaching" proposal (Liu, 1993). In the teaching-training activities, the “thinking aloud” method is employed, interviews about teaching process are arranged, and notes of teaching activities are kept, with all of the above being integrated to assess the investigated students’ level of fulfillment in terms of independent thinking and meta-cognitive problem-solving strategy application. The total operating process consists of 45 teaching-learning periods, each of which lasts for 50 minutes. Concerning the qualitative data, they are analyzed according to the notes of teaching activities, interview records, and records of “thinking aloud” method application to justify students’ capability of meta-cognitive problem-solving strategy application. As to the quantitative data, they are presented according to the results of "Mathematics Achievement Test" (Yang, 2010, unpublished) and "Mathematics Learning Scale" (Lin, 2001) applied to the investigated students as well as their classmates, based on which the “one sample t-test” is conducted to analyze the influences of meta-cognitive problem-solving strategy application capability on the mathematical problem-solving capability and the attitudes of mathematics learning of senior vocational high school students with learning disabilities. Based on the findings from the current study, some specific proposals are made for future teaching and research.

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Dorasamy, Rajendren Sabapathy. "A study of capacity building strategies of heads of department, curriculum co-ordinators and level 1 educators in the economic and management sciences learning area in 5 primary schools in the eThekwini region of KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1278.

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The dire need for capacitating Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) educators in subject-specific knowledge occurred to me whilst conducting workshops for EMS educators within the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Educators often complained that they neglected EMS as a Learning Area as they lacked the requisite subject~specific knowledge. This, they claimed was exacerbated by the paucity of EMS educator and learner support materials. This prompted me to undertake a case study of the current capacity building strategies of heads of department, curriculum co-ordinators and level 1 educators in (EMS) Learning Area. The case study was restricted to a cluster of 5 pnmary schools in the Ethekwini Region of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Education. Schools were chosen on the basis of convenience, cost, proximity to each other and previous professional involvement with the schools. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and observation at workshops. Findings suggest that there existed a lack of fundamental knowledge in the EMS learning area and further that current development strategies did not necessarily meet the needs of educators. Stemming from the research findings, the study recommends that continuous professional development of educators must be seen as an evolving set of activities that should respond to the specific contextual needs of educators at different stages in their lifelong development as professionals.
Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2005.

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Mothapo, Mamochite George. "Principals' experiences when providing management and strategic leadership at technical vocational education and training colleges in South Africa." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25799.

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In this qualitative study, the research objective was to present a theoretical framework for the phenomenon of discovering principals’ experiences when providing management and strategic leadership at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in South Africa. Furthermore, the college Senior Management Team (SMT) members were also part of the study as they support and contribute towards to the functioning of TVET colleges. According to Hoy and Miskel (2013), an open social-systems model of schools provides an overarching and useful conceptual framework that organizes and relates this theory and research for educational administrators. At the heart of our social-systems model are four critical elements of school life—structure, motivation, culture, and politics (Hoy &Miskel 2013). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with participants, while the observation of how principals provided strategic management and leadership was done on a daily basis. The researcher was deputy principal corporate services at a TVET College therefore the contact with other TVET colleges and the DHET was used as a better way to conduct observation. It against the above background that the main themes were developed from the participants’ responses in the bureaucratic, political, and cultural sub-dimensions of the social system. In terms of the incorporation of the sub-dimensions of a social system, it was found that college SMTs should actively model and promote effective management and strategic leadership. This study focused on the strategic leadership and management initiatives, legislations and regulations aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of day-to-day operations of TVET colleges in South Africa. The study explored in depth the management and strategic leadership roles and responsibilities of the TVET college principals. A comparative study of South Africa’s public TVET college as well as the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia was also conducted. Furthermore, there is a need to contribute to the organizational culture and climate, job performance, employee morale and engagement, and staff retention. These may be achieved by capacitating college principals and their SMTs with relevant short courses. It is recommended that the role of the DHET and college council must shift from enforcing bureaucratic compliance to collective capacity building within the TVET colleges. This can be achieved by establishing processes and procedures that are supported by sound monitoring and reporting systems. Finally, recommendations made from this study are expected to empower principals and other middle managers and administrators to assist them to achieve the strategic objectives and to relate with all stakeholder that exists within the TVET sector.
Educational Management and Leadership
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De, Coning Christo Bierman. "Development perspective on policy management." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17953.

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Momentous choices and opportunities have opened up in South Africa since a settlement was successfully negotiated and a new political and constitutional dispensation was created. Events such as the constitutional negotiations and the establishment of reconstruction and development initiatives have placed a renewed emphasis on development management, process facilitation and the development of policy. This study provides an overview of the broad field of policy studies and specifically focuses on policy process models. In particular, this study centres on the further development of the generic process model and provides an overview of the application thereof to the operational environment. From this, simulation exercises and case study material have been developed as policy learning methodologies. Institutional arrangements for policy processes and the institutionalisation of policy and related support capacities at intergovernmental and organisational level receive particular attention. The study demonstrates the application of the generic process model by applying the framework to a case study based on the provincial demarcation exercise. This study concludes that policy management, as a cross-cutting, lateral methodology, in conjunction with similar methodologies, such as strategic planning, research methodology and project management, should be regarded as a critical tool, by the academic community and development practitioners alike, for improving the decision-making capacity of government, the private sector and civil society.
D.Litt. et Phil. (Development Administration)

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