Search results for "Policy planning"

Return Migration Process in Policy and Practice

2019

AbstractThis chapter focuses on return migration processes in Latvia, integrating analysis of return migration policy and the experiences of return migrants. The analysis considers the extent to which return policy activities correspond to the needs and expectations of the target group, and addresses the role of this policy in the process of making the decision to return. The data used for the analysis are policy planning documents, The Emigrant Communities of Latvia survey and in-depth interviews. The main empirical evidence of the return experiences of migrants in the chapter comes from 18 in-depth interviews with Latvian returnees from various age and social status groups, who left Latvi…

Improving Online Interaction Among Blended Distance Learners at Makerere University

2017

This article reports on a study done to improve interaction among distance learners offering the blended Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme at Makerere University. The study attempts to answer the question: How can a Learning Management System be used to improve learner interaction on the blended B.Ed. programme at Makerere University? The study adopted the Affordance eLearning Design Framework. This study was done among 54 students studying a Policy Planning and Implementation course on the B.Ed. programme. The study employed qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis. These included semi-structured interviews and observation of the interaction logs within the groups and o…

EU Cohesion Policy (Open Access)

2016

The Role Of Public Participation And Environmnetal Activism In Environmental Governance In Latvia

2015

The paper discusses engagement of non-governmental organisations and activist groups in environmental governance in Latvia. The research is based on desk research, a number of case studies and action research. Author attempts to analyse to what extent environmental NGOs and groups of activists have contributed to environmental governance and what role public participation plays in that. Author concludes that identification of problematic issues and policy planning are those stages where public participation and activism in environmental governance plays most crucial role. Contrary to common public believe about informal groups and environmental activism only attempting to oppose any propose…

La percepción social de la inmigración en el Área Metropolitana de València tras más de una década de políticas de integración / / / \ \ \ The social…

2020

Resumen: Este artículo pretende perfilar, a través de una metodología empírica basada en encuestas, el rendimiento en términos de percepción social de la inmigración, de las políticas de integración en el Área Metropolitana de València. A tal fin, en primer lugar, se han descrito las líneas estratégicas de la planificación de las políticas de integración; a continuación se ha detallado la evolución de la población extranjera durante las dos últimas décadas en este ámbito territorial; y, por último, se analizan los datos obtenidos de las encuestas realizadas con tal objetivo. Los resultados de la investigación muestran que el área metropolitana tiene un patrón de respuesta similar, en términ…