Managing university records and documents in the world of governance, audit and risk: Case studies from South Africa and Malawi

There are enormous benefits for any organisation from practising sound records management. In the context of a public university, the importance of good records management includes: facilitating the achievement the university���s mandate; enhancing efficiency of the university; maintaining a reliable institutional memory; promoting trust; responding to an audit culture; enhancing university competitiveness; supporting the university���s fiduciary duty; demonstrating transparency and accountability; and fighting corruption. Records scholars and commentators posit that effective recordkeeping is an essential underpinning of good governance. Although there is a portrayal of positive correlation, recordkeeping struggles to get the same attention as that given to the governance. Evidence abounds of cases of neglect of recordkeeping in universities and other institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The apparent absence of sound recordkeeping provided a rationale for revisiting some universities in South Africa and Malawi in order to critically explore the place of recordkeeping in an organisation���s strategy in order to develop an alternative framework for managing records and documents in an era where good governance is a global agenda. The research is a collective case study in which multiple cases are used to critically explore the relationship between recordkeeping and governance. As qualitative research that belongs in the interpretive tradition of enquiry, it is not meant to suggest prescriptive solutions to general recordkeeping problems but rather to provide an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that arise in managing records and documents in the world of governance, audit and risk. That is: what goes on in the workplace; what are the problems; and what alternative approaches might address any existing problem situations. Research findings show that some institutions are making good use of their governance structures and other drivers for recordkeeping to put in place sound recordkeeping systems. Key governance structures and other drivers for recordkeeping identified include: laws and regulations; governing bodies; audit; risk; technology; reforms; and workplace culture. Other institutions are not managing their records and documents well despite efforts to improve their governance systems. They lack recordkeeping capacity. Areas that determine recordkeeping capacity include: availability of records management policy; capacity for digital records; availability of a records management unit; senior management support; level of education and training of records management staff; and systems and procedures for storage, retrieval and dispositions of records. Although this research reveals that the overall recordkeeping in the selected countries has slightly improved compared with the situation other researchers found a decade ago, it remains unsatisfactory and disjointed from governance. The study therefore proposes governance recordkeeping as an approach to managing records and documents in the world of governance, audit and risk. The governance recordkeeping viewpoint considers recordkeeping as a governance function that should be treated in the same manner as other governance functions such as audit and risk management. Additionally, recordkeeping and governance should be considered as symbiotic elements of a strategy. A strategy that neglects recordkeeping may not fulfil the organisation���s objectives effectively.

Contributo das ilustra����es para a constru����o das representa����es de g��nero na crian��a do 1�� ciclo

Relat��rio de Est��gio apresentado �� Escola Superior de Educa����o do Instituto Polit��cnico de Castelo Branco para cumprimento dos requisitos necess��rios �� obten����o do grau de Mestre em Educa����o Pr��-Escolar e Ensino do 1�� Ciclo do Ensino B��sico.

An��lisis de las percepciones y pr��cticas de un grupo de profesores del Colegio Manuel J. Calle en la formaci��n de destrezas de comprensi��n y producci��n de textos argumentativos de sus estudiantes

La presente investigaci��n consiste en un estudio de caso cualitativo en el que se analizan las percepciones y pr��cticas de un grupo de docentes que tienen a su cargo la formaci��n de sus estudiantes en la destreza de argumentar. Partiendo de un estudio de campo, se profundiza en la manera como los docentes llevaron a la pr��ctica la ense��anza de la argumentaci��n en las asignaturas de Lengua y Literatura 10 y Desarrollo del Pensamiento Filos��fico. Se recoge el punto de vista de los docentes acerca de su trabajo, sus pr��cticas concretas y las condiciones en las que lo realizan. Condiciones determinadas por los cambios introducidos en el sistema educativo ecuatoriano en los ��ltimos a��os. Todo esto con el fin de comprender mejor su realidad y los problemas que enfrentan: falta de capacitaci��n, lineamientos poco claros, dificultad para conseguir resultados con los estudiantes debido a niveles deficientes de lecto/escritura, falta de h��bitos de estudio y apat��a.

A pol��tica de inclus��o e o percurso de forma����o profissional do estudante com defici��ncia no Instituto Federal de Educa����o : um estudo de caso do Campus Planaltina

Disserta����o apresentada para obten����o do grau de mestre no ��mbito do Mestrado em Educa����o Social e Interven����o Comunit��ria da Escola Superior de Educa����o do Instituto Polit��cnico de Santar��m.

A pol��tica de inclus��o e o percurso de forma����o profissional do estudante com defici��ncia no Instituto Federal de Educa����o : um estudo de caso do Campus Planaltina

Disserta����o apresentada para obten����o do grau de mestre no ��mbito do Mestrado em Educa����o Social e Interven����o Comunit��ria da Escola Superior de Educa����o do Instituto Polit��cnico de Santar��m.

Intervista camminata e altri metodi qualitativi per monitorare l'efficacia dei progetti di Educazione Avventura con adolescenti a rischio

INTRODUZIONE - La presente ricerca �� incentrata sul monitoraggio dell���efficacia dei progetti di Educazione Avventura con adolescenti difficili, in particolare del progetto ���Lunghi cammini educativi���. A partire da un���analisi della letteratura sull���educazione esperienziale nature-based e in particolare sull���Adventure Education con adolescenti difficili, �� stata progettata una rilevazione empirica attraverso cui sperimentare un metodo di monitoraggio finalizzato a cogliere la dimensione processuale (che nella ricerca nell���ambito resta spesso inesplorata, poich�� sono maggiormente diffusi i metodi di monitoraggio cosiddetti ���black-box���), utilizzando un sistema integrato di diverse tecniche di rilevazione. Le due principali domande che hanno guidato la ricerca sono state: 1.Quali processi educativi significativi si innescano e possono essere osservati durante l���esperienza? 2.Il metodo dell���intervista camminata, integrato ad altri metodi, �� utile per individuare e monitorare questi processi? METODO - Collocandosi all���interno di un framework metodologico qualitativo (influenzato da riflessioni post-qualitative, paradigma delle mobilit�� e sguardo fenomenologico), la ricerca prende la forma di uno studio di caso singolo con due unit�� di analisi, e prevede la triangolazione di diversi metodi di raccolta dei dati: analisi documentale; osservazione partecipante nei cammini e nelle riunioni di ��quipe; interviste (prima, durante, dopo il cammino) con differenti tecniche: camminata, ���image-elicited���, tradizionale, online. RISULTATI - L���analisi tematica abduttiva delle interviste e delle osservazioni conferma quanto gi�� evidenziato dalla letteratura circa la centralit�� della dilatazione del campo d���esperienza e del lavoro su alcune life skills (in particolare, competenze personali e growth mindset). Emergono anche alcuni key findings inattesi: il notevole ���peso��� dello stile educativo dell���accompagnatore; la ���scoperta��� del ruolo della quotidianit�� all���interno dell���esperienza straordinaria; la necessit�� di consapevolezza riguardo al potenziale educativo dell���ambiente (naturale e/o antropizzato), per una maggiore intenzionalit�� nelle scelte strategiche di cammino. L���intervista camminata, nonostante alcuni limiti, si conferma come metodo effettivamente utile a cogliere la dimensione processuale, e coerente con il contesto indagato.

Paralisia cerebral : atividades ludicas e processos desenvolvimentais em ambiente hospitalar

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educa����o F��sica

Concep����es de crian��a e de inf��ncia de t��cnicos de interven����o precoce em uma associa����o no sul do Brasil

Disserta����o de 2�� Ciclo conducente ao grau de Mestre em Ci��ncias da Educa����o, especializa����o em Interven����o Precoce.

O contributo do Value For Money na an��lise da atividade do transporte n��o urgente de doentes

Mestrado em Auditoria

O impacto do patroc��nio na atitude e inten����o de compra dos consumidores: estudo do caso do patroc��nio do Festival NOS Alive

Disserta����o apresentada �� Escola Superior de Comunica����o Social como parte dos requisitos para obten����o de grau de mestre em Publicidade e Marketing.

Marketing educacional: perce����es e promo����o da imagem de uma escola privada

A presente investiga����o incide sobre as perce����es que alunos, pais, professores e p��blico em geral t��m sobre uma escola privada quanto �� sua imagem e qualidade do servi��o prestado. Tra��ando fronteiras, marcando dist��ncias ou assinalando caminhos comuns, pretende-se articular conceitos e ferramentas intr��nsecas �� ��rea do marketing com a esfera do ��mbito educacional. A pesquisa centrou-se num estudo de caso, tendo-se optado por uma an��lise dentro do paradigma qualitativo-interpretativo.

Challenges of converting nonprofit in for-profit-reasons decision making and key success factores of a conversion

Due to external constraints (opposed by the market and legal system) and internal changes nonprofit organizations have been converting to for-profit entities combining commercial revenue and social value creation. To create an understanding of the conversion process considering its challenges, the reasons, the decision-making process and key success factors of a conversion are examined. Therefore, a two-step research procedure is used combining literature research and a multiple case study approach based on expert interviews with known companies. The outcome is a helpful guideline (including a decision matrix) for social entrepreneurs that might face a conversion.

To determine if the ���NIMBY��� phenomenon explains the slow progress of wind farm development or do institutional factors need to be taken in to consideration?

The threats posed by climate change are placing governments under increasing pressure to meet electricity demand from low carbon sources. Wind energy has been has been identified as one of the main technologies to help in meeting these demands. The public in general favour wind energy yet proposed targets for generation capacity lag behind proposed goals. The N IM B Y phenomenon has been suggested as one of the reasons why we are behind our wind generation capacity targets. It is a common mistake to take general support for granted and expect the public to support developments when confronted with them in their local area. In many cases it is not unheard of that governing bodies whether social, political, regulatory, environmental, or cultural can overrule general public support and halt developments. Motives to halt developments will vary depending on the institutional body involved. The problem with the term N IM B Y is that it is too basic a term to describe the broad spectrum of complex motives that various institutions including the public may have against a development. This research focuses on a case study where the developer had major problems with the local county council and its wind energy policies when he was erecting a wind turbine despite having gained planning permission. A survey questionnaire was also used as part o f the research to seek the perception a rural community had on wind energy. The research findings and results are discussed with respect to the literature review highlighting a general public support for wind energy and the influence institutional bodies have over the progress of developments.