Statement of the Problem Clause Samples

Statement of the Problem. Interpersonal relationships are a fundamental aspect of patient care. It is even more important to establish a nurse-patient relationship when caring for client on long-term care in nursing homes or residential home care. It is assumed that after a period of time nurses gain some unique and useful experiences of how to create and sustain nurse-patient relationships. The statement of the problem will therefore be: “What are the experiences of the nurses in attaining interpersonal relations with the elderly in residential home care and nursing homes?”

Statement of the Problem. A teacher is not just another employee in an institution who is supposed to follow orders and directives. On the contrary, a teacher is supposed to be a “reflective, self- determining, lifelong learning practitioner with high-professional autonomy” (Surgrue, 2011 as cited in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Höstfält, 2013, p.58). Teachers nowadays are constantly struggling with the dilemma of whether to act as professional teachers, which implies being in charge of many crucial decisions taken in and outside the classroom, or to do what is required of them: follow the school guidelines and standard state curriculum (▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Höstfält, 2013). Apart from such extrinsic reasons as low salaries and lack of fringe benefits, teachers also leave schools for such intrinsic reasons as need for personal growth, desire for philosophy of education and lack of respect and recognition for their efforts (▇▇▇▇▇, 1996 as cited in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2006). In Kazakhstan, not much is known about whether these intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect teachers’ motivation and job satisfaction. Thus, my study aimed to explore any existing links between teacher autonomy or lack thereof and teachers’ job satisfaction and motivation.

Statement of the Problem. All these favorable learning conditions in a stimulating creative environment made student selection processes very competitive. According to OECD (2015), in spite of the difficulties in the data analyses of the schools for gifted children, the outright growth in the overall number of applicants as well as accepted students to specialized educational organizations has steadily increased in Kazakhstan. For instance, there were 15 schools for gifted children by the end of the 90s, and now there are 131 schools functioning in various regions of Kazakhstan. The same upward trend can be observed at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools where the number of students competing for one place has dramatically increased since the schools’ establishment. To illustrate, in 2011 this indicator accounted for 2.1 people, whereas, in 2014, it more than doubled to 5.8. This year, in 2018, the figure has shown 7.2 people applying per available seat (NIS, 2018). These figures undoubtedly demonstrate the increase in the quantity of students interested in these programs. Although currently acting gifted education policies stress the equality norms in school admission criteria, issues of equity and access to these programs are still considered to be an area of much uncertainty. However, as part and parcel of inclusive education, ensuring equity in all forms of education is accentuated in the documents of international importance such as “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Act” (1948), “The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right” (1966), and the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals (2017). The OECD (2012) review also indicates that equity in educational contexts can resolve social and economic inequalities neglecting to give students an opportunity to take full benefit of learning regardless their origins and backgrounds. As pointed out by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (2012), educational equity is an indispensable factor in forging gifted education programs forward. The neglect of equity of access may trigger issues of underrepresentation, whilst carelessness of equitable participation and proper service delivery may cause “disparities of available educational opportunities for identified gifted students based on race/ethnicity, economic disadvantage, or geography/locale” (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2015, p. 100). The OECD Review on Kazakhstani schools (2015) also raised the question of accessibility of gifted education programs to disadvantaged students since they have les...

Statement of the Problem. Local authorities face pressure to improve service delivery, lower costs, become more accountable, customer focused and responsive to stakeholders’ needs. The problems in local authorities affect all people regardless of their social economic status. Performance contracting was introduced to enhance performance in local authorities to address decline in service delivery. Introduction of PC was to address declining performance in the public sector in general (▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2006). It is unclear whether service delivery has improved as a result of PC in local authorities to a level that satisfy customers. According to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (2008) previous attempts to deal with the problem included privatization and restructuring which did not work. Therefore, it is essential to establish whether PC has improved performance of local authorities. Local authorities have implemented PC and some perform better in terms of ranking as indicated, in 2008/2009 PC results. For instance, Town Council of Kangundo was ranked number one among local authorities, County Council of Bungoma number five, Municipal Council of Eldoret number twenty six, Municipal Council of Thika number eighty seven and Muncipal Council of Kisumu was number one hundred and sixty three (GoK, 2010). From the evaluation results Municipal council of Thika and Kisumu were ranked low compared to the other three. There is a challenge of linking the ranking of local authorities in the end of year evaluation and the output to the citizens. This was evidenced in the 2006/2007 performance contracting results (GOK, 2007) where four local authorities were rated very good but citizens complained of lack of improvement in service delivery (Ndubai, 2008). There is no clear association between performance contract scores and public/citizens opinions. The public has raised dissatisfaction on the announced results as they do not related to the performance or service delivery on the ground as perceived and received. The dissatisfaction with the results was also raised by Ministries. Due to the complaints the 2007 results were never released to the public (GoK, 2010). The study established whether PC has improved performance because of the mismatch that exists between ranking and actual service delivery in the local authorities. There is poor reflection of service delivery priorities in relation to performance rating and ranking. There has not been any systematic performance evaluation of the tool to establish improvement of pe...

Statement of the Problem. ‌ Some researchers claim that increasing productivity in labor markets is related to education, but not always measuring the well-being of population depends on market (Hill & King, 1995). For instance, if mother students enhance their education, it will affect productivity at home. An educated mother can influence her family’s health, help to reduce child mortality as well as invest in the capital of their kids. Moreover, when we hear about mother students we have to perceive it not only from the economic perspective but also from the family and social perspectives. There are significant benefits of educating mother students (▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2011; Attewell & ▇▇▇▇▇ 2007). An attempt to obtain a higher education in an institution for a mother student is a unique challenge. Returning to school after many years have passed make their life complex. For instance, when mother students receive access to a graduate education, they encounter many obstacles involving marriage, job and raising dependents. According to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (2010), a low level of self-confidence because of lack of time for preparation, lack of social and family support and high level of demand in multiple roles serve to make degree completion for some mother students very challenging. Likewise, mother students are often defined as over the age of 25 (▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, 1998). During that time, most of the school subjects are forgotten and the habit of sitting in the classroom is unusual. Moreover, when a mother student has many responsibilities, they are vulnerable and tend to leave schools.

Statement of the Problem. In general, research reveals that positive workplace relationships with supervisors contribute for a better performance of an employer and one’s career advancement (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2016; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, 2016). Particularly for young women, the study from Taiwan revealed an unfair treatment at workplace towards females: “Sometimes employers just did not trust the abilities of these workers because they were ‘‘young’’ and ‘‘female’’ ” (Lien, 2005, p.219). In Denmark, young female academics drop out of their career pursuits due to age and gender bias, which results in 8-16 percentages of gender imbalances in employment (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2017). However, supervisors interpret gender inequality at workplaces as a problem related to women, not to policies of an organization (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2017). While it seems that positive workplace relationships with supervisors bring multiple benefits for employees, young females report age and gender bias in workplace relationships that affect their career pursuits. The statistics show that women faculty under the age of 30 are a majority group, which constitutes 71% of all female faculty in Kazakhstan (Gadpaille, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2018). However, research on females from Kazakhstan is scarce, and no studies are conducted from the perspectives of young female faculty members. The problem addressed by the study is the lack of understanding of the experiences of young female faculty members.

Statement of the Problem. Ship-based surveys will produce the most reliable estimates of dolphin abundance, but they are costly. An in-kind offer of a research vessel and a tuna vessel has been made by the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna, which would substantially reduce the cost. As can be seen in Tables 10-13 of MOP-37-02, the AIDCP surplus represents between 10% and 31% of the total survey cost, depending on whether in-kind vessels can be obtained and which dolphin stocks are surveyed (see MOP-37-02 for details and caveats). An al- ternative to applying the AIDCP funds to the total survey cost might be to fund only the cost of the trial survey (see Table 1), with the balance of the total survey cost to be obtained from other sources.

Statement of the Problem. In concise terminology, describe the evidence-based program or practice related to gang prevention and/or intervention that will address your county’s high-risk or gang-involved youth, including the overall purpose of the program. One or more of the strategies in the Comprehensive Gang Model must be included in the programming description.

Statement of the Problem. The current and ongoing coronavirus pandemic poses serious challenges to the nation's educational system, with most public primary and secondary schools either remaining closed for in-person instruction or having a modified hybrid schedule. The current learning environment has been a significant challenge for everyone, but especially for younger children, children with special needs and for parents who must work outside of the home. We acknowledge and understand the ongoing pressures on school systems to return to in-class learning in the safest manner possible. It is the goal of Resource Path Team to collaborate with and supportAPS incorporation of RT-PCR Sentinel Surveillance testing in its Infection Control Plan facilitating a safe and durable return to full-time, in-class learning.