The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) involves a package of management practices for rice cultivation that was developed by a French Jesuit priest in Madagascar. Although the technical and economic efficacy of the package is heavily... more
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) involves a package of management practices for rice cultivation that was developed by a French Jesuit priest in Madagascar. Although the technical and economic efficacy of the package is heavily contested among rice scientists, the package has spread rapidly across the globe, at least in the sense that many rice farmers now identify them with the term ‘SRI’. Understanding the spreading process of SRI may yield important lessons for agricultural research and extension establishments which often have difficulty to spread their ideas and technologies. This paper seeks to throw some light on the spreading process of SRI within the context of Andhra Pradesh, India. Inspired by innovation theoretical considerations, we do not orient ourselves to the spread at the farmer level, but rather to the way in which SRI was adopted by higher level organisations and institutions. This paper suggests that the formation of a heterogeneous ‘support network’ which transcends the conventional agricultural networks is likely to have played a significant role in the spreading of SRI. As part of this network, an important newspaper has reported disproportionally about SRI and represented it in a highly favourable manner. This simultaneously mirrors support for SRI among higher level actors in the agricultural innovation system, and is likely to have contributed to further awareness and opinion formation at this level.
Purpose: This paper is a summary of the research and policy that underpins a national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services. It provides an overview and definition of the concepts of recovery and lived experience. It... more
Purpose: This paper is a summary of the research and policy that underpins a national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services. It provides an overview and definition of the concepts of recovery and lived experience. It outlines the policy context for a move to recovery-oriented approaches and cites relevant research. It briefly describes the practice domains and key capabilities necessary for recovery-oriented practice and service delivery. Objectives: The ultimate goal is to improve outcomes and quality of life for people experiencing mental health issues. It will influence the design and development of innovative service models and systems of care by helping mental health professionals in a range of settings-hospitals, community mental health services and other public, private and non-government health and human service settings to align their practice with recovery principles. Results: The lived experience and insights of people with mental health issues and their families are at the heart of this framework. Bringing lived experience together with the expertise, knowledge and skills of mental health practitioners offers opportunities to challenge traditional notions of professional power and expertise. Conclusions: Existing professional standards and competency frameworks at a national and state level can become more effective. The mental health service system comprises services and programs in which the primary function is to provide promotion, prevention, early intervention, medical and psychological treatments, recovery support for people who experience mental health issues or mental illness, and/or their families, carers and support networks.
This paper aims to present a study about the importance of Education as a public policy for the integral development of children and adolescents in street situation. As theoretical foundation, the authors used constructs from the National... more
This paper aims to present a study about the importance of Education as a public policy for the integral development of children and adolescents in street situation. As theoretical foundation, the authors used constructs from the National Policy of Special Education in the perspective of Inclusive Education, the Statute of the Child and Adolescent emphasizing the importance of family and social networks as a way to protect children and adolescents who left school and live under the precarious situation of street. In this sense, the National Policy of Special Education in the perspective of Inclusive Education has just pointed to the issues that pass by the inclusion of these children and adolescents to put them back to school. To do this, it is necessary to implement policies designed to the care of children and adolescents victimized by the living on the streets.
Exploration of the migration history of the community of Cabanaconde, in Peru’s southern highlands, and the impact of transnational migration on the fiesta system calls attention to the role of the fiesta in strengthening migrants’ ties... more
Exploration of the migration history of the community of Cabanaconde, in Peru’s southern highlands, and the impact of transnational migration on the fiesta system calls attention to the role of the fiesta in strengthening migrants’ ties to the networks they draw on to migrate and adapt to their new settings in the United States. It also suggests that the transnationalization of the fiesta contributes to an emerging division of villagers into those who have access to migrant networks and those who do not. By serving as a public showcase for Cabaneños’ positions in migrant networks, the fiesta not only intensifies economic and social divisions within the community but also underpins the exclusiveness of those networks and reminds them and their fellow villagers of their new social status as both transnational villagers and global cosmopolitans.
