Category: Human Development

  • Global Social Progress and Human Development

    Defined as the attempt at improving the rates of social investment from all denizens of the world population (Guiding social investment, 2015), global social progress is an essential concept that helps locate the mistakes that have been made in the past I terms of economic and political solutions, assess the effects that the recent R&D…

  • Human Development Theories: The Science of Learning and Development

    There are many theories on how human development through different stages of life affects an individuals life and mental health. From the moment the first human development theory occurred, society took multiple attempts to define the exact stages of progression in human development, enhancing the previous ideas. This essay will define the current trends in…

  • Human Development in Zimbabwe

    Table of Contents Introduction Definition of Development Measure of Human Development Zimbabwe HDI could be too narrow for the mess at Zimbabwe Conclusion References Introduction The report covers human development, its meaning and measures within the context of Zimbabwe. The primary aim of the report is to promote thought and analysis on the meaning of…

  • Research Designs in Human Development Studies

    Naturalistic observation is a type of observational research technique that includes perceiving subjects in the natural environmentthis qualitative research emphasizes amassing, assessing, and describing non-numerical information. It includes observing a subjects behavior as it happens in a natural setting, without any attempts of interference by a researcher (Thakur, 2021). For example, a scientist who studies…

  • A Unified Theory of Human Development

    There is a plethora of studies, both new and archaic, that explore the most efficient models of education. There are structures contained within development research that share similarities, allowing scientists to attempt to congregate the existing information into a single framework (Liben, 2008). However, this notion has a questionable purpose in real-world applications. In this…

  • Global Poverty and Human Development

    Poverty rates across the globe continue to be a major issue that could impair the progress of humanity as a whole. Absolute poverty means that people in this situation do not have even the basic necessities to survive, and most of these people are concentrated in low-income countries. Some progress has been made to reduce…

  • Analysis of Human Development Theories

    Table of Contents Introduction Classical Conditioning by Ivan Pavlov Hierarchy of Needs Theory by Abraham Maslow Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura Conclusion Reference Introduction Developmental psychology focuses on how our thoughts and behaviors change from birth to old age. The biological, environmental, cultural factors of human growth, among others, are investigated in developmental psychology.…

  • Theories of Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead about Human Development

    Table of Contents Introduction Key Agents of Socialization Feral Children Difference Between Theories Conclusion References Cooley and Mead Theories: Introduction Socialization is the process of acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for an individual to become a member of a community. When children are born, they start undergoing primary socialization taught by people who bring them…

  • Sustainable Human Development

    According World on Environment and Development (1987), sustainable development is development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Beckerman (1994) asserted that sustainability is interdisciplinary in nature and can be explored from three broad aspects namely: economic, social and environment sustainability. This paper…

  • Human Development and the Security and Safety Index

    There has been a surge in interest in assessing human development and the elements that influence it. This area has attracted the interest of many academics and practitioners. Some academics had previously claimed that if human development is stagnant, it is a sign of impending doom, and it is impossible for a country to develop.…