Policy Brief November 2010 UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education GLOBAL TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO REFORM EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES CONTENTS: Introduction The forces driving publication and use of open educational resources From open educational resources to open educational practices Impacts on educational systems Recommendations INTRODUCTION Open educa onal resources (OER) have become a major focus of discussion and ac on within
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1. Trends in lodging industry in general 1.1. Sustainability In recent years‚ environment friendly‚ “going green” has affected many hotels in the way they are designed‚ built or refurbished and operated. The market of environmentally concerned consumers is growing and it is important to cater to their needs. (Kapiki‚ 2012) In addition‚ going green is seen as means of giving back to the community and environment as well as reducing operational cost. For example‚ 59% of respondents from a survey
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American University in Dubai School of Business Administration The Effect of Organizational Culture and Leadership Style on Organizational Performance MGMT 601 - MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADING PEOPLE Dr. Evangellos Dedoussis June 17th‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction: In management and organizational studies and leadership style and organizational culture are considered to be the most important concepts and key resources of strength for
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Learning and Behaviour B232 This essay will be identifying and examining the factors that gender differences have in influencing children’s learning of behaviour. Children learn what it means to be a boy or girl at a very early age. Identifying gender and its roles in early childhood is a vital moment in the human development. In many societies‚ families set different standards and expectations of what their children are to do in life. One factor that plays an important role in gender identity
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Emerging trends in Human Resources Management Robert c. myrtle‚ dpa Director‚ executive master of leadership Professor of public administration‚ and Professor of gerontology Emerging Trends in Human Resources Management (HRM) Session Outcomes: • Discover the global trends affecting human resources management‚ • Describe the impact these trends are having on organizations and the management of human resources‚ • Develop an appreciation of the changing role of human resources management
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Studies in C ontinuing Education‚ V ol. 23‚ N o. 1‚ 2001 Challenges in Human Resource Development Practitioner Preparation ROBYN JOHNSTON University of Technology‚ Sydney This article describes some of the challenges that confront designers of programs which prepare or upskill Human Resource Development (HRD) practitioners. It surfaces varying perspectives of human resource development and some of the issues that confront organisations in the post-industrial economy which have implications
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Corrections Trend Evolution Roshanda Washington CJA/394 July 10‚ 2013 Tamra Washington Correction Trends Evolution Prisons are at a higher demand in this economy. As our world expands there are more crimes that are on rise and more individuals who are being sloppy and being caught for the crimes that they are committing. With more people being captured that leaves less space to house these criminals. We face more problems now than we did in the earlier years‚ now individuals are committing
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1.0 Industry Profile 1.1 General Introduction Insurance in India can be traced back to the Vedas. For instance‚ yogakshema‚ the name of Life Insurance Corporation of India’s corporate headquarters‚ is derived from the Rig Veda. The term suggests that a form of “community insurance” was prevalent around 1000 BC and practiced by the Aryans. Burial societies of the kind found in ancient Rome were formed in the Buddhist period to help families build houses‚ protect widows and children. Bombay Mutual
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Urbanization Trends Urbanization can be defined as the shift from a rural to an urban society‚ and involves an increase in the number of people in urban areas during a particular year. Urbanization is the outcome of social‚ economic and political developments that lead to urban concentration and growth of large cities‚ changes in land use and transformation from rural to metropolitan pattern of organization and government. Natural population increase and migration are significant factors
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1. Conducting Business during the 21st century has many dimensions. To what extent are national forces being superseded by global trends‚ especially in terms of multilateral institutions such as the European Union and various economic agreements in the Western Hemisphere and Asia? When a company considers investing internationally‚ what circumstances should influence how much priority is given to global concepts and/or national differences when evaluating the four alternatives for strategic choice
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