Social Cognitive Theory. How can gender mainstreaming be facilitated and gender inequality curbed?

Scientific Study , 2017 , 60 Pages

Psychology - Social Psychology

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the practical aspects of social psychological knowledge and be part of its applications in the field and organizational settings. From a variety of principles that guide social behavior and its individual responses, the paper is focusing on the social cognitive theoretical applications that effectively address the role of behavior, cognition, and environmental factors to the structuration of psychological well-being and competent performances of individuals in their day to day activities. The characteristics of psycho-social problems in the field and organizational settings have their own unique characteristics. Depending on different precipitating factors that contribute to vulnerabilities in such areas, the intervention approaches may need adjustments to work with the rules and regulations of field and organizational contexts. So it is not only the demands of social-psychological support that shapes the situation in practicing with existing problems but also the interest of the student in practice, the willingness of the host institutions, the availability of potential clients that are also being attached to the success of the practical approaches of any given theory. The major target for this practicum is the Women and youth directorate of the House of Federation secretariat from which the social-psychological problems can be potentially diagnosed in terms of theoretical foundations and related applications. More on this, the specific applications of the practicum also touch individual targets in the organization that has directly affected by the incompetence and psycho-social inefficacy.

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Acronyms & Abbreviations

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Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Area
1.3 The Objectives of the practicum
1.3.1 General objective
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1.4 Targets
1.5 Significance of the practicum
1.6 Methodology
1.6.1 Population
1.6.2 Sample
1.6.3 Method
1.6.4 Instruments
1.6.4.1 Scoring of Instruments
1.7 Operational Definitions of Concepts

Chapter Two
Theoretical Framework and Its Linkage to the Practicum
2.1 Fundamentals of Social Cognitive Theory
2.1.1 Basic principles of social cognitive Theory
2.2 Social Cognitive theory and Gender as a construct/p> 2.3 Gender Incompetence, perceived self-efficacy and women’s career development
2.4 Sources of self- efficacy
2.5 Facilitating Gender mainstreaming in an organization and The Issue of Gender Equity

Chapter Three
Observation, Problem Identification and Intervention Process of the Practicum
3.1 Women and Youth Directorate as a Target for Intervention20
3.2 Women Employees as a Target for Intervention
3.2.1 Generalized Perceived Self -Efficacy Level of the Target Group
3.2.2 Problem solving Self- Efficacy Level of the Target Group
3.3 Verbal/Social Persuasion as an Intervention Tool
3.4 Expected Outcomes of the Intervention
3.5 Observed Outcomes of the Interventions
3. 6 Ethical considerations in the practicum
3.7 Limitations of the Intervention process

Chapter Four
Discussion and Conclusion
4.1 Discussion
4.2 Conclusion

• College: Addis Ababa University (School of Psychology)
• Course: Field Attachment in Organizational and Community Settings
• Author: Yakob Tilahun (Author)
• Publication Year: 2017
• Pages: 60
• Catalog Number: V471415
• ISBN (eBook): 9783668976092
• ISBN (Book): 9783668976108
• Language: English
• Tags: Yakob Tilahun, Gender mainstreaming, Gender equality, Gender equity, Ethiopias House of Federation, Addis ababa, Gender Incompetance, Addis Ababa University, Social Cognitive Theory, Yakob, Yakob Tilahun Yimer, Ethiopia, Women and Youth Directorate of the House of Federation Secretariat of the FDRE, Social learning theory, psychology in Ethiopia