3.0 The Social and Cultural factors that influence a sanitation project Sanitation can best be defined as the way of collecting and disposing of excreta and community liquid waste in a germ-free way so as not to risk the health of persons or the community as a whole (WEDC‚ 1998). Sanitation systems properly designed‚ may not necessarily be appropriate for a group of people when relevant factors like social and cultural practices affecting sanitation and hygiene are not taken into account. Lack of
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF A WORKING STUDENTS Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction / Background of the Study Student jobs have become a sort of trend among students around the world‚ who want to work while they are studying. In short‚ the term that suits this trend is ’Earn and Learn’ policy. Other reason why student jobs are popular among students is they help to cope up with the constant increase in tuition fees‚ and a way to afford further educations
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phenomenon because it is subject to both external social forces and internal changes of the participants (for example‚ students‚ faculty) policies and practices (for example‚ grading policies) and other factors (Birnbaum‚ 1977)Ecoamists view grades as a reward for academic performance‚ which is assumed to be related to individual academic ability as well as the quantity and effort the student puts forth in educational activites (Becker‚ 1965; Hanushek 1979)Psychologist suggest that motivation‚ self-effacy
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proficiency is the ability to speak‚ read and/or write in English. In Philippine education system‚ high school students with ages ranging from 12 to 17 are expected to have already basic knowledge of English and the four communication skills which will enable them to function satisfactorily in certain English communication situations. The basic goal of high school English is to enhance the students’ knowledge and skills so that they can function effectively in any situation which requires the use of
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stated that "scientific evidence is certainly not clear on the exact role that soft drinks play in terms of children’s oral disease"‚ directly contradicting their previous statements such as "consumption of sugars in any beverage can be a significant factor…that contributes to the initiation and
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A socio cultural environment is a sum of practices‚ customs‚ attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors that occur within population. It is influenced by cultural norms‚ demographic information and religious information. International organizations often do an inspection of a socio cultural environment before entering target market‚ because it helps the company to modify products and services appropriately. There are a lot of details that are important to understand‚ in order to do business in Venezuela and
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FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF CTC-II QUIRINO STATE UNIVERSITY‚ CABARROGUIS CAMPUS Background of the study All students graduating from College must be able to communicate. This includes the Computer Information System majors. They should be able to read‚ write‚ speak‚ and comprehend in order to communicate technical issues to their peers‚ supervisors and end users. In fact employers are increasing demanding this of their entry level employees. Software programming skills
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Psychology in the Schools‚ Vol. 47(4)‚ 2010 Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) C 2010 Wiley Periodicals‚ Inc. DOI: 10.1002/pits.20473 THE EXPERIENCE OF BULLYING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CHRISTINA ATHANASIADES AND VASSILIKI DELIYANNI-KOUIMTZIS School of Psychology‚ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The present study was designed to qualitatively investigate secondary students’ interpretations and experiences of bullying (and victimization) in
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Chapter 14 Programming and Languages Multiple Choice 1. A(n) __________ is a list of instructions detailing the steps needed to perform a task. a) program b) punch card c) agenda d) plan Answer: A Difficulty level: Medium Page: 388 Response: A program is a list of instructions for the computer to follow to accomplish the task of processing data into information. 2. The actual coding of a program is done by a(n) a)
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1. Background Academic performance is the priority to students as well as the teachers in any school system. Some of the socio-cultural factors which affect the students achievement are parents’ educational status (M. Khata‚et al. 2011). Parent educational status is used as an indicator of Socio Economic Status (SES) to reflect the potential for social and economic resources such as household incomes that are available to students because it tends to remain the same over time ( Sirin 2005). Moreover
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