Theories of Development: An Assessment
In: Signs: journal of women in culture and society, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 1-8
ISSN: 1545-6943
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In: Signs: journal of women in culture and society, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 1-8
ISSN: 1545-6943
In: Studies in Indian politics, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 1-7
ISSN: 2321-7472
The party political domain of India is replete with a large number of parties representing the tapestry of the Indian society. Many of them are based in specific regions and states, built around social and linguistic identities. While this enhanced the representative character of the parties, it also contributed to varied patterns of political competition and unstable governments. The two major national parties—the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party—becoming ready and willing to form coalitions heralded an era of coalition governments both at the centre and states, enabling parties to increase their power and their pay-offs. Parties across the political spectrum have tended to converge on macroeconomic policy, but continue to diverge on social policies and larger issues that confront India, such as nation building and secularism. Chronic lack of internal democracy coupled with the rise of political corruption and clientelist practices are matters of serious concern. A broader view of governance, resisting temptations to concentrate power and pursue personal enrichment would enable parties to deliver policies for a better, more just society.
In: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities: JARID, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 91-96
ISSN: 1468-3148
Background Social skills training is increasingly used to help adolescents with intellectual disabilities to adapt to life after school.Methods This paper describes a training course for a group of students in their final year at school. Teacher and student self‐evaluation measures were used to assess the course.Results The teacher's scores showed that the students had improved significantly; however, the students saw themselves as significantly less skilled after training.Conclusions The present authors conclude that the two measures assess different aspects of the training and that both should be used in its assessment. Self‐assessment appears to have limitations as a measure of progress, but may be used to monitor the students' responses to training, and the extent to which they require individual support and attention during it.
In: SAGE reference
In our age of globalization and multiculturalism, it has never been more important for Americans to understand and appreciate foreign cultures and how people live, love, and learn in areas of the world unfamiliar to most U.S. students and the general public. The four volumes in our cultural sociology reference encyclopedia take a step forward in this endeavor by presenting concise information on those regions likely to be most "foreign" to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions. It is hoped entries
In: SAGE reference
In our age of globalization and multiculturalism, it has never been more important for Americans to understand and appreciate foreign cultures and how people live, love, and learn in areas of the world unfamiliar to most U.S. students and the general public. The four volumes in our cultural sociology reference encyclopedia take a step forward in this endeavor by presenting concise information on those regions likely to be most "foreign" to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions. It is hoped entries.
In: Asian survey: a bimonthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, Band 52, Heft 2, S. 239-439
ISSN: 0004-4687
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