Enhancing Higher Education Opportunities for Educationally Disadvantaged Secondary Students: a cross-sectoral partnership Deborah Tranter Senior Project Officer: Equity University of South Australia Abstract: For many students from low socio-economic backgrounds‚ university is an alien and inaccessible notion‚ as far removed from them conceptually as it often is geographically. It is becoming increasingly difficult for students from the most disadvantaged regions of Australia to bridge the divide
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INDIA ’S GROWTH THROUGH ADVANCEMENT IN EDUCATION SECTOR Anjana dhingra* Dr.Abha mittal** *Research scholar‚sri Venkateshwara university‚gajraula **Supervisor‚ Maharaja agarsen college‚Delhi university. ABSTRACT Education in India today is nothing like it was in Pre-Independence and Post-Independence Era. Education System in India today went through a lot of changes before it emerged in its present form. Present education system in India is also guided by different objectives and
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These two advances made the world coined "flat" and set the stage for higher living standards. Countries such as Asia and Latin America have really harnessed these technology advances. They have been exporting their products and services on to the world wide market at alarming rates. Due to increased productivity in there economy there overall score card "GDP" gross domestic output per person has increased significantly. The higher the GDP‚ the better off the country and its people are theoretically
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hoped that his 1965 Voting Rights Act would alleviate some of the racial tensions‚ making it easier for blacks to vote. However‚ the main problems at this time were being faced by those in the North and could not be solved as easily‚ although politically there was equality‚ the situation in economic and social terms was much worse and this lead to rioting in such areas between 1965-1968. People in the North were more concerned with issues such as housing‚ employment and education. Johnson’s later
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Radhakrishnan committee report The Radhakrishnan Committee had lot to say about the University Education but it reviewed the secondary education in the country as well. It was this commission which remarked that "Secondary Education continues to be the weakest link in our educational machinery and needs urgent reform." It recommended: (i) A twelve year secondary course instead of ten years‚ (ii) That teachers’ lot be improved‚ (iii) Admission to the university be after intermediate examination
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The Payment of Bonus Act‚ 1965 The Payment of Bonus Act‚ 1965 (Act No. 21 of 1965) is an important law on the topic of wages and bonus. It has 40 sections and 4 schedules. Background * Article 43 of Constitution of India under the Directive Principles of State Policy expects ’Living Wages’ for all workers * Bonus helps in two manners: * Increases employee wages so that they are closer to ’living wages’ * Employee efforts are recognized and this encourages work more - earn
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Education is the process of easing learning ‚ or the procuring of knowledge ‚ variety of skills ‚ various values‚ different beliefs and habits. Education For All (EFA) is an international organisation led by UNESCO that is aiming to meet the learning requirements of all human beings. In this campaign ‚ regimes‚ development firm‚ civil society‚ non-government firms and the media are some of the partners working hard towards reaching these goals. The main aim of Education for All (EFA) is sustainable
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Mobile Learning in Higher Educational Institutions of Saudi Arabia Fathima Sakeena Narayanasamy College of Computer Science & Information Systems‚ Jazan University‚ Jazan Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jarina Begum Khan Mohamed College of Computer Science & Information Systems‚ Jazan University‚ Jazan Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT 2. BACKGROUND Mobile learning (m-learning) is a new learning approach‚ relatively new research concept‚ has become an emerging learning trend for education system with mobile
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Background 1.1 Development of Writing and Publishing in Tanzania 1.2 The Book Chain in Tanzania 1.3 Literacy‚ Readership and Reading Promotion 08 08 09 13 Chapter 2: Government Policies on Education‚ Books and Reading 2.1 Colonial Education and Language Policies 15 15 2.2 Education Policies 1962 – 1995 2.3 Structural/Organizational Framework 16 20 PART II: DECLARATION OF POLICY Preamble 21 21 Chapter 3: Rationale‚ Vision and Objectives 3.1 Rationale for a Book Policy
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There are many reasons or purposes behind pursuing higher education‚ but these may change depending on each individual student. However many distinct reasons there may be‚ the majority of them can be grouped into five broad categories. The first of these categories relates to money‚ the second is the transmission of culture and history‚ the third has to do with esteem or social class‚ fourth comes education for the benefit of democracy‚ and last is entertainment or personal enjoyment. Almost everybody
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