African Americans in Iowa, 2013

Produced by the State Data Center of Iowa for the Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans. It is an annual snapshot of the demographic profile of the African American population in Iowa.

African Americans in Iowa, 2014

Produced by the State Data Center of Iowa for the Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans. It is an annual snapshot of the demographic profile of the African American population in Iowa.

Cultura i poder col·lectiu

Per assolir la resposta col·lectiva més encertada ens cal entendre les motivacions i els estats mentals dels altres

Innovation in a Non-Formal Adult Education Organisation – Multi-Case Study in Four Adult Education Centres

More than ever, education organisations are experiencing the need to develop new services and processes to satisfy expanding and changing customer needs and to adapt to the environmental changes and continually tightening economic situation. Innovation has been found in many studies to have a crucial role in the success of an organisation, both in the private and public sectors, in formal education and in manufacturing and services alike. However, studies concerning innovation in non-formal adult education organisations, such as adult education centres (AECs) in Finland, are still lacking. This study investigates innovation in the non-formal adult education organisation context from the perspective of organisational culture types and social networks. The objective is to determine the significant characteristics of an innovative non-formal adult education organisation. The analysis is based on data from interviews with the principals and fulltime staff of four case AECs. Before the case study, a pre-study phase is accomplished in order to obtain a preliminary understanding of innovation at AECs. The research found strong support for the need of innovation in AECs. Innovation is basically needed to accomplish the AEC system’s primary mission mentioned in the ACT on Liberal Adult Education. In addition, innovation is regarded vital to institutes and may prevent their decline. It helps the institutes to be more attractive, to enter new market, to increase customer satisfaction and to be on the cutting edge. Innovation is also seen as a solution to the shortage of resources. Innovative AECs search actively for additional resources for development work through project funding and subsidies, cooperation networks and creating a conversational and joyful atmosphere in the institute. The findings also suggest that the culture type that supports innovation at AECs is multidimensional, with an emphasis on the clan and adhocratic culture types and such values as: dynamism, future orientation, acquiring new resources, mistake tolerance, openness, flexibility, customer orientation, a risk-taking attitude, and community spirit. Active and creative internal and external cooperation also promote innovation at AECs. This study also suggests that the behaviour of a principal is crucial. The way he or she shows appreciation the staff, encouragement and support to the staff and his or her approachability and concrete participation in innovation activities have a strong effect on innovation attitudes and activities in AECs.

Cultural diversity and toleration

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Desafios e oportunidades na inserção de uma empresa financeira pública nas redes sociais

Este trabalho tem por objetivo compreender como foi a inserção de uma empresa pública do setor financeiro nas redes sociais virtuais, mais especificamente, no Facebook, buscando entender os motivadores do processo, os desafios enfrentados, as oportunidades encontradas e as possibilidades de melhoria na interação virtual. O estudo se voltou para a percepção dos funcionários que atuaram na implantação, acompanhamento e manutenção da página da referida empresa – aqui chamada de Asmaluan - naquela plataforma virtual. A coleta de dados, através de entrevistas em profundidade tratadas sob a análise de conteúdo, identificou regras e procedimentos específicos para a atuação dos funcionários ligadas à cultura organizacional da empresa, sendo percebidos entraves típicos de uma empresa burocrática, em consonância com a literatura de cultura organizacional e cultura no serviço público brasileiro . Apesar destas dificuldades, principalmente ao entender a implantação, planejamento e execução das atividades postas ou “impostas” pelas redes sociais, foi demonstrada, na visão da empresa em adição à bibliografia estudada, a relevância em estar presente em um novo cenário de inovações tecnológicas trazidas pela internet, pelo impacto sobre a forma de interagir entre clientes e organizações.

Entre a potência e o ato: atitudes políticas e percepções de mobilização em Natal e Porto Alegre

The recent democratic process in Brazil made it as element for its consolidation the idea of participation. It requires a state model that included on its agenda democratic society participation in decision-making process, and a society that has as a principle based participatory civic consciousness. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the level of political participation in two Brazilian state capitals , Natal and Porto Alegre. Data were obtained through quantitative data from the application of 384 questionnaires in both capitals. We chose some variables that will form the basis for our study; Duties of a good citizen, a good citizen rights, Confidence, Index of socialization, exposure to media, degree of interest in politics; Mobilization; Associations. Already qualitative research sought to address the political, cultural and institutional of the two municipalities

Tax performance and reform in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Includes bibliography

O contexto educativo e cultural da pobreza no ensino público municipal em São Bernardo do Campo

Pós-graduação em Artes - IA

Report of the Grenada national yachting consultation

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean embarked on a project "Development of a Subregional Marine-based Tourism Strategy" in 2001. The project, co-funded by the Government of the Netherlands, is aimed at the development of sustainable yachting tourism in the Eastern Caribbean and focuses on the island arc from the British Virgin Islands in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south. The project includes the conduct of national studies in the British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. In all countries the national studies were preceded by consultations with the private and public sector and, following completion of the national reports, the findings were similarly discussed through a private and public sector consultation. On 26 March 2003, as part of the project's activities, a national consultation on yachting in Grenada was convened by the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Culture, Social Security, Gender and Family Affairs in collaboration with the Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada (MAYAG); and ECLAC. One of the objectives of the consultation was to review the report "Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique: The Yachting Sector" that was prepared by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters of the Caribbean and co-sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands. A second objective included the provision of a forum for a private sector-government discussion on yachting and the pleasure boat industry and its contribution to Grenada. The final objective was the identification of ways and means to increase the contribution of yachting as a viable component of the tourism industry in Grenada.

Guardiãs do saber: a memória das normalistas de Franca nas décadas de 60 e 80 do século XX

Pós-graduação em História - FCHS

Investigando crenças e motivação: suas relações e implicações na aprendizagem de LE (francês) de alunos da terceira idade

Pós-graduação em Estudos Linguísticos - IBILCE