Ability not Disability in Employment

Prof. Marga ZivitereAssistant Prof. Aija Laura Zivitere

Information Systems Management Institute

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AnDE Products and Target Groups

• What we can do?– Course Materials for Students of Business Administration

• Undergraduates• Graduates (MBA)

– Handbook for Employers• How to reach target groups?

– The partner meeting as a Conference (January 2004)• Feedback

– B. A. students • 2004-2005

– 7 at the undergraduate level– 4 at M.B.A.

• since 2006 approximately 5 students each year– Employers

• The E.S.F. project

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AnDE and Post-AnDE IMain sources• Universities, departments of Economics/Social Sciences

– London School of Economics – Cambridge University– University of Leeds– University of Pau, France – University of Pavia, Italy– Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

• Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany• European organisations, world organisations, governmental

organisations – European Centre, Vienna– European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment and

Social Affairs– World Health Organization, Geneva – International Labour Organisation, Geneva

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AnDE and Post-AnDE IIMain Authors• Nobel Laureates in Economics

– Prof. Amartya Sen– Prof. Joseph Stiglitz

• Prof. Martha Nussbaum – Two Lectures (2003)

• Lecture I: Capabilities and Disabilities: Justice for Mentally Disabled Citizens

• Lecture II: Beyond National Boundaries: Capabilities and Global Justice

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AnDE and Post-AnDE according to Dublin Descriptors I

1st cycle Bachelor

2nd cycle Master

3rd cycle Doctorate

•Knowledge and understanding •Applying knowledge and understanding •Making judgements •Communication •Learning skills

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Joint Quality Initiative: Differentiating between cycles

Source: www.jointquality.org/content/descriptors/CompletesetDublinDescriptors.doc

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AnDE and Post-AnDE according to Dublin Descriptors II

• Undergraduate Modules (42 credits)

• Postgraduate Modules (40 credits)

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Disability and EmploymentM.B.A. Course I

Topics1. The life cycle: stages and events (income trajectories over the life

cycle) 2. People with and without disabilities (abilities, capabilities,

disabilities)3. Equality and participation4. Ability or inability to work? (work disability) Society: Social

norms, culture and beliefs5. Achieving equal employment opportunities for people with

disabilities through legislation6. The labour market and people with disabilities (Active labour

market programmes for people with disabilities)7. Employment, unemployment and non-employment

(employability of people with disabilities)8. Disability, labour and development

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Disability and EmploymentM.B.A. Course II

Core Economic Disciplines (Modules)

Relevant topics of the AnDE Module

Welfare EconomicsFinance 1) The Life Cycle: stages and events

Income trajectories over the Life Cycle

Philosophy Of EconomyWelfare Economics

Welfare EconomicsHuman Resources and HD (2) People with and without disabilities

(abilities, capabilities, disabilities)

(3) Equality and participation

Sociology Of EconomyWelfare Economics (4) Ability or inability to work?

Social norms, culture and beliefs

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Disability and EmploymentM.B.A. Course III

Core Economic Disciplines (Modules)

Relevant topics of the AnDE Module

Law and Economy Welfare Economics (5) Achieving equal employment opportunities

for people with disabilities through legislation

Economics:Macroeconomics

Economics:Microeconomics (6) The labour market and people with

disabilities

(7) Employment, unemployment and non-employment (employability of people with disabilities)

Welfare EconomicsDevelopment Economics (8) Disability, employment and

development