share common characteristics‚ or have mutual relations. Development relates to realizing potential‚ growth or expansion of something or making something more effective. Community development is the tool by which “people empower themselves by increasing their ability to control their own lives in order to create a more fulfilling existence through mutual efforts to resolve shared problems” ( Maser‚ 1997 ) In the early years development initiatives were driven by a “top to bottom” approach. Projects
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Human development is the process of increasing people’s choices by expanding their human capabilities‚ functioning and opportunities‚ and at the same time‚ raising the level of their achieved well-being in a sustainable manner. Human development therefore focuses on people and the satisfaction of their basic needs. Human Development Index The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is regularly publishing their global Human Development Reports (HDRs) since 1990 to measure the country’s in human
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Human Development Index (HDI) The first Human Development Report introduced a new way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income into a composite human development index‚ the HDI. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country
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Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Michelle Braig BSHS/325 March 18‚ 2013 Joyce Mink There are three foundations of human development. The foundations are the biological development‚ psychological development‚ and social development. The concept of human diversity and cultural competences demonstrates how different people can be. General systems theory and social order are connected in some way. . There are several incidents or situations that can affect a person
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The Bioecological Model of Human Development SOC 312: Child‚ Family‚ & Society Instructor: Stephanie Heald September 9‚ 2012 The Bioecological Model of Human Development There are four systems that are used to describe the development of children: microsystem‚ the mesosystem‚ the exosystem‚ and the macrosystem. These systems occur between birth and adolescence. These systems each contain norms‚ roles‚ and rules that shape development in children. These systems determine which relationships
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Human development index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed‚ a developing or an underdeveloped country‚ and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and Indian economist Amartya
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Human Learning and Development The study of growth through learning and development can help us to know a child more systematically and thereby allowing us to be better mentors. As teachers‚ we are able to observe the student at various cross sectional stages of life that enables us to develop methods to assist them in understanding the world‚ as well as giving us the means to reach into their mind. Knowing more about growth through learning and development will help you to generate questions
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My ambition is to become a Architect. Architecture (Latin architectura‚ after the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder‚ carpenter‚ mason") is both the process and the product of planning‚ designing‚ and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works‚ in the material form of buildings‚ are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements
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of HRD or Human Resource Development encompasses several aspects of enabling and empowering human resources in organization. Whereas earlier HRD was denoted as managing people in organizations with emphasis on payroll‚ training and other functions that were designed to keep employees happy‚ the current line of management thought focuses on empowering and enabling them to become employees capable of fulfilling their aspirations and actualizing their potential. This shift in the way human resources
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Summary of Human Development Psychosexual Psychosocial Cognitive Moral Author Sigmund Freud Erik Erikson Jean Piaget Lawrence Kohlberg Stages 0 to 2 yrs. Old (Oral Stage) - this stage the libido is centered in a baby’s mouth. It gets much satisfaction from putting all sorts of things in its mouth to satisfy the libido‚ and thus its id demands. Freud said oral stimulation could lead to an oral fixation in later life. Trust vs. Mistrust - Erikson called this stage of development trust versus
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