2013 SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY WEEK 1. Background The South African National Library Week is a library event that is celebrated annually in the country and it takes place during the month of March. This is when libraries raise more awareness about the importance of libraries. The celebration will take place from the 16th to the 23rd March 2013. Libraries throughout the province will also be promoting library week in their respective communities. The theme for 2013 South African Library Week is
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Global Environmental Degradation – Problems and Solutions Miss. Parit Sunanda Ram[1] sunanda.parit@rediffmail.com Mobile: 9960058012 Abstract Environmental degradation is one of the ‘10 Threats’ identified by the High Level Threat Panel1 of the United Nations. Degradation of the environment refers to deterioration of the environmental condition by the depletion
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Title: Long-Term Higher Education Development Plan (1996-2005) Institution: Commission on Higher Education Descriptors: Higher education; Educational objectives. Full text: GOAL 2 - RELEVANCE AND RESPONSIVENESS Generation and diffusion of knowledge in the broad range of disciplines relevant and responsive to the dynamically changing domestic and international environment. Objectives 1. Encourage HEIs to improve or enrich higher education curricula and undertake
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Governance via the Hegelian Dialectic of Problem Reaction Solution By: Frank M. Connell‚ Jr. The Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security have absolutely nothing to do with terrorists‚ Muslims or Islamic terrorists. Both were both conceived well in advance of 9-11. These draconian pieces of legislation were implemented for the sole purpose of waging war on the American people so that the privileged elite can implement their plan to destroy the US Constitution‚ the US currency‚ US sovereignty
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available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-354X.htm IJEM 21‚1 Balanced scorecards in managing higher education institutions: an Indian perspective Venkatesh Umashankar and Kirti Dutta Institute for International Management and Technology‚ Haryana‚ India Abstract Purpose – The paper aims to look at the balanced scorecard (BSC) concept and discuss in what way it should be applied to higher education programs/institutions in the Indian context. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on
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Discourses in higher education and their implications for student experience. What are the ways in which discourses emerge in higher education and what are their implications for a student experience? Discourses in higher education are apparent in almost every interaction a student has with any aspect of the higher learning institution including but not limited to staff and policies and procedures (including assessment procedures). The notion of subjectivity‚ or the subject position of
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When I graduated from Whittier Education Campus at thirteen‚ it was a major day in my family. Since‚ my parents hadn’t finished high school‚ hence they were excited to witness another daughter start high school and the road to higher education. My promotion of higher education showed how willing I am to pursue a college education‚ demonstrating maturity and responsibility. First‚ my family set high standards once I entered high school. They wanted me to become a poised‚ proud‚ and well-rounded student
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Diversity an Issue in Higher Education Introduction/Purpose Viewing diversity as a peripheral activity is a phenomenon that concerns higher education leaders in the United States. However‚ diversifying student population‚ faculty and actual support for diversification has been slow. Consequently‚ as an education consultant for the New York University (NYU)‚ this transition must be fostered by implementing programs aimed specifically at increasing the university diverse population. Thus‚ I would encourage
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Roderick Chisholm’s Solution to “The Problem of the Criterion” In this paper‚ I will argue that Roderick Chisholm fails to give an adequate solution to the problem of the criterion. According to Chisholm‚ the problem of the criterion is the ancient problem of “the wheel” or “vicious circle” (Chisholm‚ 77). Chisholm explains the problem of the criterion by stating that in order to know whether things are as they seem to be‚ we must have a procedure for recognizing things that are true from things
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0954-478X.htm TQM 18‚5 The development of an employee satisfaction model for higher education Shun-Hsing Chen Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Chung-Yuan University‚ Chung-Li‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China and Department of Industrial Engineering and Management‚ Chin-Min Institute of Technology‚ Chung-Li‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China 484 Ching-Chow Yang and Jiun-Yan Shiau Department of Industrial
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