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This book uses a multi-dimensional conceptual framework to
demonstrate how neoliberal forces have been manifested through
changes to K–12 public education finance policy in British
Columbia, Canada between 2001 and 2015. The text offers in-depth
critical policy analysis to illustrate how the public education
system has been impacted by the emergence of a hybrid model of
public-private funding. By examining the impacts of this
neoliberalized model, in which school districts must compete for
public funding and engage in for-profit activities, the book
highlights emerging financial inequalities; exacerbated inequities
for students; increased entrepreneurialism; closer alignment of
administrators’ subjectivities with a managerial approach to
educational leadership; and an illusion of local autonomy.
Ultimately, the text makes powerful contributions by calling
attention to detrimental processes of neoliberalization,
marketization, and privatization within public education, as well
as the managerialization of educational leadership. This text will
benefit researchers, academics, educators, and educational leaders
with an interest in the politics of education policy and finance,
school district leadership, international and comparative
education, and the sociology of education.
This book uses a multi-dimensional conceptual framework to
demonstrate how neoliberal forces have been manifested through
changes to K-12 public education finance policy in British
Columbia, Canada between 2001 and 2015. The text offers in-depth
critical policy analysis to illustrate how the public education
system has been impacted by the emergence of a hybrid model of
public-private funding. By examining the impacts of this
neoliberalized model, in which school districts must compete for
public funding and engage in for-profit activities, the book
highlights emerging financial inequalities; exacerbated inequities
for students; increased entrepreneurialism; closer alignment of
administrators' subjectivities with a managerial approach to
educational leadership; and an illusion of local autonomy.
Ultimately, the text makes powerful contributions by calling
attention to detrimental processes of neoliberalization,
marketization, and privatization within public education, as well
as the managerialization of educational leadership. This text will
benefit researchers, academics, educators, and educational leaders
with an interest in the politics of education policy and finance,
school district leadership, international and comparative
education, and the sociology of education.
Central to human relationships is trust. Human relationships are
affected by conflict as much as trust is. To restore human
relationships following conflicts, in particular intrastate,
communal and ethno-religious conflicts, is to rebuild trust. This
book tries to explore the role of trust in conflict transformation
by analyzing the Baku Bae Peace Movement in Indonesia-a successful
initiative to reconcile and transform the relationships between
Christians and Muslims in an ethno-religious conflict on the island
of Maluku. The book also aims to understand how trust can be
integrated into the framework of conflict transformation. The
analysis shows that trust is an essential component of conflict
transformation, and building trust is not only a foundation but
also a component of conflict intervention. Moreover, trust is
essential for both the short-term and long-term goals of conflict
transformation.
Master's Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Pedagogy -
Miscellaneous Topics, grade: A, Simon Fraser University, language:
English, abstract: In a democratic country, in particular a country
in the process of being democratized, high levels of civic
engagement from the public are seen as necessary factors to sustain
the principles and livelihood of democracy. In the meantime,
education, especially higher education, plays a very significant
role in promoting citizenship and civic activism. This study tries
to identify the levels of civic engagement among students at the
Royal University of Phnom Penh and to investigate whether higher
education has any significant part in fostering civic engagement
among the students. To this end, 200 senior students at the Royal
University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's oldest and largest public
university, were surveyed. In the questionnaire, three main
categories of civic engagement were used: (a) civic activities, (b)
electoral activities and (c) activities for political voice.
Results indicate that the students were engaged in only a few
activities, but not many others. However, based on the results, the
students showed high perceptions about civic activities and high
attentiveness to politics and government. What is interesting,
however, is that (higher) education and family-two fundamental
social institutions-seem to have no significant roles to play in
building civically engaged citizens. The findings appear to reflect
the current socio-political developments in Cambodia. The study
concludes that Cambodia's historical context and current social,
economic and political situations provide a strong basis for the
results of the study.
Master's Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Politics -
International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies,
Security, grade: B, University for Peace, language: English,
abstract: This paper sets out to understand the role of trust in
conflict transformation and to find out whether and how trust can
be built in the framework of conflict transformation. A
bibliographic research using case study design, this is a
qualitative analysis of the Baku Bae Peace Movement in the Maluku
Island in Indonesia by employing Lederach's Pyramid Model of
Peacebuilding and Allport's Contact Hypothesis as
theoretical/conceptual frameworks. The results based on the
analysis indicate that trust plays a significant role in both the
short- and long-term goals of conflict transformation. In the short
term, trust plays a role in re-bridging the communication and
dialogue between the conflict parties, contributing to the
lessening and ending of violence and paving the way for a
negotiation toward peace and reconciliation. In the long run, trust
fosters mutual understanding, cooperation, tolerance, acceptance
and respect, which are the basis for a collaborative effort toward
constructive social change to achieve a desired future-the ultimate
goal of conflict transformation. The analysis also shows that trust
can be built in the conflict transformation framework by
integrating different approaches deemed to promote trust, such as
the framework of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, the
conflict resolution skills trainings, the interactive
problem-solving workshops, the establishment of neutral zones, and
the educational and youth programs, into the framework as a
foundation and a component of the conflict intervention. The study,
however, concludes that although trust plays a key role in conflict
transformation, it is only a component. Therefore, a comprehensive
understanding of a conflict prior to any intervention is essential
for identifying and prioritizing key components in
There is growing international evidence that the effectiveness of
health services stems primarily from the extent to which the
incentives facing providers and consumers are aligned with ""better
health"" objectives. Efficiency in health service provision
requires that providers and consumers have incentives to use
healthcare resources in ways that generate the maximum health
gains. Equity in at least one sense requires that consumers
requiring the same care are treated equally, irrespective of their
ability to pay. Efficiency in the use of health services requires
that consumers are knowledgeable about the services on offer and
which are most appropriate to their needs. The papers in this
volume are selected from an international conference organised by
the CDRI, Cambodia, that tried to deal with some of these issues.
With participation of international and local experts, it aimed at
collecting major experiences and innovative solutions from inside
and outside the country to improve health sector performance, with
particular focus on institutions, motivations and incentives.
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