Public and Private Schools How management and funding relate to tHeir Socio-economic Profile Pr ogr am m e f or Int er nat ional St udent A s s es s m ent Public and Private Schools How management and funding relate to tHeir socio-economic profile This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries
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Causes of Student Weakness in English A foreign language can be quiet difficult to master especially for learners who are living in their mother country. However‚ students are expected to have a certain knowledge in English language so as to be able to continue their studies and communicate easily in their personal and professional life. Unfortunately‚ most of today’s students don’t seem to reach the level required due to some reasons that I intend to discuss in this paper. One of the most
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region of an economy‚ spread to the rest of financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy‚ in a manner similar to the transmission of a medical disease. Financial contagion happens at both the international level and the domestic level Eurozone An economic and monetary union (EMU) of 17 European Union (EU) member states that have adopted the euro (€) as their common currency and sole legal tender Greek Public Debt Crisis 1.0 Introduction Since late 2009 Greece has
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Lanka is not a country that’s usually mentioned when discussing investments abroad‚ but the fact is‚ there are several countries that have seen the true potential of Sri Lanka as an Investment‚ have seized the opportunity‚ and are now reaping the benefits. There are significant American‚ British‚ German and Scandinavian Investments in Sri Lanka‚ as well as some Investments form Korea‚ Australia and Singapore. Some of the weaknesses and risks related to a Sri Lankan investment today are related to
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The tertiary sector of the economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors‚ the others being the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing) and the primary sector (agriculture‚ fishing‚ and extraction such as mining). The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy‚ i.e. activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity‚ performance‚ potential‚ and sustainability‚ what is termed affective
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India’s Education Sector: Moving Toward a Digital Future The typical Indian classroom was once characterized by students sitting through hour-long teacher monologues. Now‚ technology is making life easier for both students and educators. Schools are increasingly adopting digital teaching solutions to engage with a generation of pupils well-versed with the likes of PlayStations and iPads‚ and trying to make the classroom environment more inclusive and participatory. Take Smartclass from Educomp
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Engineering is a diverse industry with a number of segments. A company from this sector can be a power equipment manufacturer (like transformers and boilers)‚ execution specialist or a niche player (like providing environment friendly solutions). It can be an electrical‚ non-electrical machinery and static equipment manufacturer too. | | Order book size determines the performance of the company in the short to medium-term. In order to bag big contracts‚ companies need to have a big balance
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‘Mobile phones are more of a nuisance than a benefit.’ Discuss The mobile phone is a device which has revolutionized the world of technology. In fact the mobile phone started with the keypad buttons and has now attained the ‘touch screen’ system. Nowadays three persons out of five possess a mobile phone. It is a tool which is used everyday and is sometimes essential for someone depending on the type of job‚ one does. For instance‚ businessmen use their mobile phones much for transactions or for
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was young‚ I thought police officers were super heroes. From the television I watched‚ police officers were always catching criminals. However‚ as I grew older‚ I saw police officers do everything but catching criminals. As I was reading Police Discretion and Boredom: What Officers Do When There Is Nothing To Do by Scott W. Phillips‚ I came to understand that‚ as the author theorized‚ an officer’s discretionary decision making can minimize the boredom that may be associated with down time. The group
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UNIT 1 The travel and tourism industry Introduction T he travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. This unit will give you an introduction to the industry‚ providing a sound basis for further study. You will find out about the nature of the industry‚ its size and scale‚ and you will be introduced to the types of organisations that form its structure. In addition you will investigate the development of the industry and the factors
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