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The Role of Personality Traits
HUMAN CAPITAL AND EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS by Savelieva Zoia A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in Economic Analysis Kyiv School of Economics 2020 Thesis Supervisor: Professor Kupets Olga Approved by ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Date ___________________________ Kyiv School of Economics Abstract HUMAN CAPITAL AND EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS by Savelieva Zoia Thesis Supervisor: Professor Kupets Olga Over a long period of time IQ and educational levels were treated to be the main determinants of employment success. The aim of this study is to show that personality traits (patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) do play an important role in employment status, occupation position, and economic sector choice. Using cross-section data from the STEP survey of the urban working-age population in Ukraine we found out that emotional stability and openness to experience play a key role in explaining probability to be employed, occupy a managerial position, or being employed in a certain industry. Family background factors were shown to be a significant mediator of the relationship between personality traits and employment characteristics. The obtained results might be used for further policy decisions in pre-school, primary, secondary, and higher education as well as in workplace -
5–6 December 2019
CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FORUM Kyiv | NSС Оlimpiyskyi 5–6 December 2019 The 8th Civil Society Development Forum is organized by the Initiative Center to Support Action and Develop Public Initiative ‘Ednannia’ and has been made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity; by the support of the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine project “Civil Society for Enhanced Democracy and Human Rights in Ukraine”, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; by the financial support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation provided through its “School for Community Foundations” Program; by funding of charitable organization “100% life”; by funding of “Zagoriy Foundation – Family Foundation of Big Stories”; by financial support of the Government of Canada provided within the project “Women of Ukraine: Heard, Capable, Resilient”; by financial support of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine. UA: PBC is the main media partner of the Forum. Bookstore “Є” (Ye) is the special book partner of the Forum. WELCOME TO THE CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FORUM — THE LARGEST NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR LEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE SPHERE OF STRENGTHENING OF CHARITABLE AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN UKRAINE! The topic of the 2019 Forum is “REACHING THE POINT OF SUSTAINABILITY”. The purpose of the Forum is to strengthen the capacity of civil society to develop sustainable self-reliance practices in the sector. Ukrainian civil society, at least in some dimensions, now has reached the “point of no return”. Therefore the Forum is the best place to reflect are we ready to move to a new level of sustainability of our initiatives? Are we ready to face bravely the dangers of disorganization, dependence, humiliation? Are we aware that the road ahead of us requires the full capacity on our behalf to be able to cope with ourselves? We suggest to look at self-reliance of the sector as both its №1 aim and challenge. -
30 Anti-Discrimination Educational Program
Journal «ScienceRise: Pedagogical Education» №3(36)2020 UDC 316.4’19+305:37.06 DOI: 10.15587/2519-4984.2020.200425 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AGAINST LABOR MIGRATION: CASE OF RURAL SCHOOL V. Kakadіy, O. Marushchenko, O. Masalіtіna У статті окреслено причини трудової міграції сільського працездатного населення до міста та її нас- лідки як персонально для людей, так і для села як громади. Проаналізовано зв’язок між міграцією і шкі- льною освітою. Вивчено один із шляхів попередження міграції – створення недискримінаційного середо- вища школи. На прикладі Огіївського навчально-виховного комплексу визначено роль сучасного педагога, який навчається протягом життя, зокрема в процесі створення недискримінаційного простору закладу освіти як простору рівних можливостей. На прикладі діяльності антидискримінаційного центру Огіївсь- кого навчально-виховного комплексу визначено конкретні напрями і шляхи надання інформаційно- методичної та практичної підтримки з проведення антидискримінаційної експертизи шкільних підручни- ків, гендерного аналізу уроків, зміни візуального простору на гендерночутливий, проведення уроків та вихо- вних заходів без транслювання гендерних стереотипів, проведення гендерного аудиту закладу освіти. Показано як участь у дослідно-експериментальній роботі регіонального рівня «Науково-методичні за- сади впровадження гендерних підходів в систему роботи закладів освіти на 2014 – 2018 роки» сприяла розкриттю творчого потенціалу учасників і учасниць, розвитку їх критичного мислення, рефлексійних здібностей та готовності -
BEIJING +25 YEARS on PARALLEL REPORT UKRAINE 2014-2019 Steering Committee
BEIJING +25 YEARS ON PARALLEL REPORT UKRAINE 2014-2019 Steering Committee Steering committee of the National Parallel Report on the Implementation by Ukraine of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Dr. Lyudmyla Porokhnyak-Hanovska, president of the National Council of Women of Ukraine Maryna Rudenko, coordinator, Women’s Information Consultative Center Dr. Martha Kichorowska Kebalo, main representative for WFUWO to UN/ECOSOC Dr. Marfa Skoryk, director, Kyiv Institute of Gender Studies Olena Davlikanova, project coordinator, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Office in Ukraine Translated from Ukrainian to English by Maria Dmytriyeva, FB community Feminism UA. Contents List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 2 Preface ............................................................................................................................. 4 Section One. PRIORITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND SETBACKS ............................................... 5 Section Two. PROGRESS ACROSS THE 12 CRITICAL AREAS OF CONCERN .............................................. 13 Inclusive development, shared prosperity and decent work, paragraphs 5-8 ....................... 13 Poverty eradication, social protection and social services, paragraphs 8-11 ......................... 21 Freedom from violence, stigma and stereotypes, paragraphs 12-18 ................................... 36 Participation, accountability and gender-responsive institutions, paragraphs 18-24 -
USAID/Ukraine Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions
PHOTO CREDIT: SACCI TEAM PROGRESS REPORT SUPPORT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS (SACCI) PROJECT IN UKRAINE January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Management Systems International, Inc., a Tetra Tech Company, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. This document was prepared by Management Systems International, a Tetra Tech company, for the “Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions” (SACCI) Project, USAID Contract AID-121-C-17- 00003. CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 1 CONTEXT UPDATE 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS 12 Crosscutting Activities 12 OBJECTIVE 1: KEY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS EMPOWERED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION 14 ER 1.1: Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Legal and Policy Framework Developed and Adopted 14 ER 1.2: Government Capacity to Develop and Implement Anti-Corruption Policies, Tools, and Mechanisms Strengthened 14 OBJECTIVE 2: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS INCREASED 19 ER 2.1: Government Outreach on Anti-Corruption Reforms and Successes Improved 19 ER 2.2: Engagement of Citizens in the Fight against Corruption Increased 21 OBJECTIVE 3: PUBLIC TOLERANCE OF CORRUPT PRACTICES REDUCED 22 ER 3.1: Public Understanding of Corruption and Its Costs Increased 22 ER 3.2: Youth Increasingly Reject Corruption as a Social Norm 24 PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS 26 PERFORMANCE MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING 26 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 26 PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES 26 PROGRESS ON LINKS TO HOST GOVERNMENT 27 LESSONS LEARNED 27 PROGRESS ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT 27 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 28 SUB-AWARD DETAILS 28 ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES 28 ATTACHMENTS 31 ANNEX 1. -
SUPPORT to ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS (SACCI) PROJECT in UKRAINE October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
ED CAMP UKRAINE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT SUPPORT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS (SACCI) PROJECT IN UKRAINE October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019 This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Management Systems International Inc., A Tetra Tech Company, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. This document was prepared by Management Systems International, A Tetra Tech Company, for the “Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions” (SACCI) Project, USAID Contract AID-121-C-17- 00003. CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ 1 CONTEXT UPDATE ...................................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 5 KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 5 QUANTITATIVE HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................................... 9 ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................................................. -
USAID/Ukraine Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions
ANTI-CORRUPTION SCHOOL FOR CIVIC ACTIVISTS QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT SUPPORT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS (SACCI) PROJECT IN UKRAINE April 1 – June 30, 2019 This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Management Systems International, Inc., A Tetra Tech Company, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. This document was prepared by Management Systems International, A Tetra Tech Company, for the “Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions” (SACCI) Project, USAID Contract AID-121-C-17- 00003. CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ II CONTEXT UPDATE ...................................................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 2 KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS............................................................................................................ 5 CROSSCUTTING ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................................. 5 OBJECTIVE 1: KEY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS EMPOWERED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION ..................... 7 -
Chapter Ii. Educators' Professional Development In
CHAPTER II. EDUCATORS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE UDC 37.015.311:808.53 DOI 10.36074/d-oblippo.monograph-2021.04 Sheredeka Galyna PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer of German Philology Department, State Higher Educational Establishment «Donbass State Pedagogical University» Horlivka Institute of Foreign Languages,Ukraine ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-1428 Pischel Olga Sonnenberg-Kreis Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit e.V., Projektmanager,Germany Fasolia Nataliia Vice-principal of Public school No 26 of Vinnytsya City Council, Ukraine “DEBATE” INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (On the results of participation in the German-Ukrainian Project “Youth Debates”) Abstract. This article focuses on the implementation of interactive technologies, namely “Debate”, into the modern educational process. It is one of the actual themes and important necessities of the present situation. It determines the proposed study relevance because it is important to teach students to have an active life position, to be able to argue, to defend their point of view. The main objective of the study is to summarize and generalize the practical experience of application debate technologies in Ukrainian and German educational practice, based on the results of participation in the German-Ukrainian Project “Youth Debates” and how to use debates at school while teaching different subjects. To achieve the objective some problems have been solved such as: -
Beijing + 25 Years On: Parallel Report. Ukraine 2014-2019
BEIJING +25 YEARS ON PARALLEL REPORT UKRAINE 2014-2019 Steering Committee Steering committee of the National Parallel Report on the Implementation by Ukraine of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Dr. Lyudmyla Porokhnyak, president of the National Council of Women of Ukraine Maryna Rudenko, coordinator, Women’s Information Consultative Center Dr. Martha Kichorowska Kebalo, main representative for WFUWO to UN/ECOSOC Dr. Marfa Skoryk, director, Kyiv Institute of Gender Studies Olena Davlikanova, project coordinator, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Office in Ukraine Translated from Ukrainian to English by Maria Dmytriyeva, FB community Feminism UA. Beijing + 25 Years On: Parallel Report. Ukraine 2014-2019. Edited by M. Kichorowska Kebalo, M. Skoryk, O.Davlikanova. Kyiv, 2019. 80 p. Contents List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 2 Preface ............................................................................................................................. 4 Section One. PRIORITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND SETBACKS ............................................... 5 Section Two. PROGRESS ACROSS THE 12 CRITICAL AREAS OF CONCERN .............................................. 13 Inclusive development, shared prosperity and decent work, paragraphs 5-8 ....................... 13 Poverty eradication, social protection and social services, paragraphs 8-11 ......................... 21 Freedom from violence, stigma and stereotypes, paragraphs 12-18 -
Annual Report 2020 Zero Unmet Need for Family Planning
Maria Moseychuk, participant of the TalentA Project/Valentyn Kuzan UNFPA UKRAINE AnnuaL REPORT 2020 ZERO unmet need for family planning ZERO maternal mortality ZERO tolerance to MOVING TOWARDS THREE ZEROS: TOWARDS MOVING gender-based violence 2 CONTENTS 4 Foreword 7 Sustainable development goals 8 Key data and annual outcomes 18 Youth Empowerment Programme 36 Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment Programme 50 Programme on combating and preventing gender-based violence 64 Sexual and reproductive health 70 Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic 80 Partnerships 94 Communications and campaigns 110 Financial results 111 Donors and partners 113 Studies and publications 116 Acknowledgements 3 FOREWORD Saying that 2020 was a year like no other Besides COVID-19 and its harm too many would be an understatement. The World – spheres of life, we also have successes to and Ukraine – was unexpectedly hit by the celebrate: In 2020 Ukraine made several COVID-19 pandemic in a way that was important steps in combating GBV and in completely unprecedented, testing the limits building a comprehensive response system. of our capacity to cope with uncertainty, both The President of Ukraine signed a Decree that individually and collectively. At the moment calls for the immediate implementation of of writing these words, we are still immersed measures to ensure the protection of victims in the response to the Pandemic, but with of violence and for strengthening prevention Vaccination becoming available to more programmes. We took the partnership with and more countries we can now hope for the Ministry of Interior to a higher level, a solution to it.