UWG added 33 new positions for the 2017 fiscal year to support various departments across campus. The new hires include Dr. Yves-Rose Porcena as the senior diversity officer, Annemarie Eades as the new vice president of Information Technology, and Jessica Belcher as associate director of the Advising Center at UWG Newnan. Several new positions were also created in food services, the library, and purchasing. An annual economic impact study found that UWG has a regional economic impact of $518 million, an increase from the previous year.
Across the globe, human ingenuity is transforming all dimensions of education. More learners are learning differently and exploring emerging fields. Educators and institutions are rethinking their approaches to adjust to learners’ evolving behaviors, enhance the art of teaching and redefine the educational path. This special edition of articles reprinted from Compass magazine brings together stories that are shaping these boundaries.
The world of higher education is changing quickly and dramatically. An Economist Intelligence Unit research program explores the changes shaping the higher-education market and identify the steps that institutions are taking to flourish and remain relevant in the 21st century.
Influence of Socio Economic Factors on Access and Retention of Learners in Pu...ijtsrd
Since the introduction of FPE, the concern by the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders in education has been education access and retention. This study sought to investigate the influence of socio economic factors on access and retention of learners in public primary schools in Turkana West Sub County. The study was guided by Classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunity and Social Darwinism. Exploratory research design was adopted in this study. The study targeted 36 head teachers, 201 teachers, 13221 parents and 22028 pupils from public primary schools in Turkana west Sub County bringing the total population to 35486 people. Stratified sampling was used to select 393 pupils while purposive sampling was used to select 12 teachers, 12 parents and 12 head teachers from the sampled schools. The research instruments used for data collection consisted of questionnaires and interview schedules. The instruments were validated. Piloting of the instruments was conducted in two primary schools in the neighboring sub county Loima sub county each of the instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of above 0.7 using the split half technique. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from pupils while interview schedules were used to collect qualitative data from teachers, parents and head teachers. Data collected was cleaned, coded and then entered into SPSS version 22.0 for analysis. Quantitative data was analysed using frequencies and percentages while qualitative data was presented in prose in accordance to the study objectives. The study adhered to all ethical considerations in research to ensure that the results are not jeopardized. The study found that socio economic factors have a significant positive influence on access and retention of learners in public primary schools in Turkana West Sub County. Ngitira Joseph | Tecla Kirwa | Peter Akwee "Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Access and Retention of Learners in Public Primary Schools in Turkana West Sub-County" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-7 , December 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52582.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/52582/influence-of-socioeconomic-factors-on-access-and-retention-of-learners-in-public-primary-schools-in-turkana-west-subcounty/ngitira-joseph
RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community.
It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Singapore IB students make up half of world's perfect scorers globally, while students who sat for last year’s O level examinations set a new record, with 85.2 per cent of the cohort attaining five or more passes.
• The Singapore Institute of Technology has launched two new degree programmes in speech and language therapy, and digital communications and integrated media, while SUTD has launched a new undergraduate degree in design and AI.
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat will unveil the annual Budget in Parliament on 18 Feb 2020.
Across the globe, human ingenuity is transforming all dimensions of education. More learners are learning differently and exploring emerging fields. Educators and institutions are rethinking their approaches to adjust to learners’ evolving behaviors, enhance the art of teaching and redefine the educational path. This special edition of articles reprinted from Compass magazine brings together stories that are shaping these boundaries.
The world of higher education is changing quickly and dramatically. An Economist Intelligence Unit research program explores the changes shaping the higher-education market and identify the steps that institutions are taking to flourish and remain relevant in the 21st century.
Influence of Socio Economic Factors on Access and Retention of Learners in Pu...ijtsrd
Since the introduction of FPE, the concern by the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders in education has been education access and retention. This study sought to investigate the influence of socio economic factors on access and retention of learners in public primary schools in Turkana West Sub County. The study was guided by Classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunity and Social Darwinism. Exploratory research design was adopted in this study. The study targeted 36 head teachers, 201 teachers, 13221 parents and 22028 pupils from public primary schools in Turkana west Sub County bringing the total population to 35486 people. Stratified sampling was used to select 393 pupils while purposive sampling was used to select 12 teachers, 12 parents and 12 head teachers from the sampled schools. The research instruments used for data collection consisted of questionnaires and interview schedules. The instruments were validated. Piloting of the instruments was conducted in two primary schools in the neighboring sub county Loima sub county each of the instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of above 0.7 using the split half technique. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from pupils while interview schedules were used to collect qualitative data from teachers, parents and head teachers. Data collected was cleaned, coded and then entered into SPSS version 22.0 for analysis. Quantitative data was analysed using frequencies and percentages while qualitative data was presented in prose in accordance to the study objectives. The study adhered to all ethical considerations in research to ensure that the results are not jeopardized. The study found that socio economic factors have a significant positive influence on access and retention of learners in public primary schools in Turkana West Sub County. Ngitira Joseph | Tecla Kirwa | Peter Akwee "Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Access and Retention of Learners in Public Primary Schools in Turkana West Sub-County" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-7 , December 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52582.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/52582/influence-of-socioeconomic-factors-on-access-and-retention-of-learners-in-public-primary-schools-in-turkana-west-subcounty/ngitira-joseph
RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community.
It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Singapore IB students make up half of world's perfect scorers globally, while students who sat for last year’s O level examinations set a new record, with 85.2 per cent of the cohort attaining five or more passes.
• The Singapore Institute of Technology has launched two new degree programmes in speech and language therapy, and digital communications and integrated media, while SUTD has launched a new undergraduate degree in design and AI.
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat will unveil the annual Budget in Parliament on 18 Feb 2020.
UWG UWG Adds 33 New Positions for Fiscal Year 2017
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NEW FACES
by Jordan Head
The University of West Georgia continues to make strides in faculty and staff growth with 33 new positions for the 2017
fiscal year. Funding for each position was generated from new institutional finances. The new positions will support the
Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Advising Center, Career Services, the College of Science and Mathematics, eCore,
Dine West, Information Technology, Library, Purchasing, Softball-Women, University Police and UREC Administration
(E&G). In just three years, UWG has funded 80 positions.
New hires for the 33 positions include Dr. Yves-
Rose Porcena, senior diversity officer; Annemarie
Eades, vice president of Information Technology;
Jessica Belcher, associate director of the Advising
Center for UWG Newnan; Daniel Fincham,
manager of retail operations for Dine West; and
several other positions in food services, library
and purchasing.
“I hope to carry out action steps that focus
specifically on fostering greater diversity, equity,
inclusion, and engagement at every level of
university life,” said Porcena. “I want to see UWG’s diversity efforts be intentionally integrated into the core aspects of
our university. The end result should be that when one goes West, regardless of their role, one engages with diversity.”
"I was attracted to UWG for a variety of reasons, to include positive indicators where growth and engagement are
concerned," said Eades. "I decided to join UWG to take advantage of the opportunity to lead the effort required to
address the challenges and opportunities associated with maximizing the value of IT services.
Several positions were created to support food services through the UWG’s Dine West program. In an effort to manage
its own food service program and achieve a high level of excellence among students and faculty for the 2016-2017
academic year. With this change, the university accepted all on-campus food service duties.
An annual study released by the University of System of Georgia revealed that the university has a regional economic
impact of $518 million. Reaching the eighth year of consecutive growth, this number beats the previous year’s $463
million. According to the USG report, the impact will directly contribute to jobs, higher incomes and greater production
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