Mathēmatōn stoicheia hoc est: Elementale cosmographicvm quo totius astronomiae et geographiae rudimenta, certissimis breuissimisque docentur apodixibus / [Martin Borrhaus] [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910482652603321
• Autore: Borrhaus Martin <1499-1564.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Strasbourg, : Cratonem Mylivm, 1539
• Descrizione fisica: Online resource (74, [6] p. , (8vo))
• Altri autori (Persone): GasserAchilles Pirmin <1505-1577.>
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Latino
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in The Wellcome Library, London.

The role of social work in poverty reduction, and realization of millennium development goals in Kenya / / by Gidraph G. Wairire [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797740803321
• Autore: Wairire Gidraph G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Nairobi, [Kenya] : , : University of Nairobi Press : , : Austrian Development Cooperation : , : Appear, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 9966-792-57-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9866
• Soggetti: Social service - Kenya; Social work education - Kenya; Kenya Economic conditions; kenya Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Historical Dimensions of Social Work in Kenya; 1.2 The PROSOWO Project; 2. Study Methodology and Approaches for Information Gathering; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Research Design; 2.3 Study Sites and Rationale for Site Selection; 2.4 Rationale for Selection of Target Groups; 2.5 Description of Tools Used for Primary Data Collection; 2.5.1 Questionnaires; 2.5.2 Focused group discussions, and key informant interview schedules; 2.6 Description of Secondary Sources of Data2.7 Quality Assurance in Data Management; 2.7.1 Quality assurance; 2.7.2 Quantitative data analysis; 2.7.3 Qualitative data analysis; 2.7.4 Research clearance and other ethical issues; 2.7.5 Study limitations; 3. Poverty and Social Development in the Context of Millennium Development Goals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Defining Poverty; 3.2.1 Social workers' definition of poverty; 3.3.2 Manifestations of poverty in Kenya; 3.3 Programmes for Poverty Reduction in Kenya; 3.4 Major Actors in Poverty Reduction; 3.5 Social Work and Social Development; 3.6 Programme Linkages to the MDGs3.6.1 Social work practice and MDGs; 3.6.2 Programmes to realize MDGs; 4. Dynamics of Social Work Practice in Kenya; 4.1 Status of Social Work Practice; 4.2 Social Demographic Profile of Social Work Practitioners; 4.2.1 Distribution of social work practitioners by sex; 4.2.2 Distribution of social work practitioners by age; 4.2.3 Distribution of social work practitioners by level of education; 4.2.4 Applied social work approaches; 4.2.5 Applied social work methods; 4.3 Roles of Social Work in Poverty Reduction and Social Development; 4.4 Professional Social Work and Realization of Millennium Development Goals4.5 Challenges Facing the Social Work Profession; 4.6 Professional Identity of Social Workers in Kenya; 4.7 Repositioning the Place of Social Workers as Agents of Change; 5. Reflections on Social Work Education and Training; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Policy and Legal Environment for Social Work Education and Practice; 5.3 Social Work Training Curriculum in Different Institutions; 5.4 Perceptions of Social Work Practitioners About the Adequacy of Social Work Training; 5.5 Perceptions of Educators About the Social Work Curriculum5.6 Experiences and Perceptions of Students about the Social Work Curriculum; 5.7 Field Practice Education as Part of the SocialWork Curriculum; 5.7 Field Practice Education as Part of the Social Work Curriculum; 5.8 Indigenization of Social Work Education and Training; 5.9 Areas for Improvement in the Social Work Education and Training; 6. Challenges and Issues Confronting Social Work Clients; 6.1 Problems Confronting Social Work Clients; 6.2 Desirable Social Changes in Society: Areas of Intervention for Social Workers; 6.3 Experience of Social Work by Clients