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Academic Freedom
2008-07-18 12:50:00 -By Nancy Salvato An article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education reflects the notion that academic freedom means being allowed to advocate a personal point of view in the classroom. Outspoken scholars fared much better than one would have expected in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Richard Berthold, at the University of New Mexico, incurred ...
By: Publius Forum
Data Don?t Matter? Academic Research and School Choice?Excerpt Part Deux
2008-07-12 12:38:00 An initial assessment of any study?s potential contribution to policy should begin with three questions: What is being studied? Why is it expected to work? How is program performance assessed (286)? Why do some expect that providing an exit option will improve education generally? ? Does choice somehow affect teaching, learning, ...
By: The G Bitch Spot
Hello Kitty Masterpiece: Academic art gone nuts
2008-06-24 06:27:00 Asia loves HelloKitty, that cute Japanese kitty without a mouth. There are even stores with Hello Kitty themes, and with a seven year old granddaughter and several grandneices, we see plenty of her wares: clocks, Pencil cases, notebooks, bags, clocks, and jewelry of all sorts… There is even a HelloKitty 747 plane that I spotted at the ...
Data Don?t Matter? Academic Research and School Choice?Excerpt
2008-06-21 07:29:00 In a perfect world, policy makers more interested in fashioning effective programs than in scoring partisan points could turn to academics to help cut through the rhetorical brawling. The original vision for the policy sciences of democracy, after all, was for social scientists to use their expertise to match treasured ...
By: The G Bitch Spot
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 for Academic Use (CD-ROM)
2008-06-08 04:06:00 Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 for Academic Use (CD-ROM)By MICROSOFT - ACADEMIC 1 utilised and new from $99.95 Customer Rating: First tagged “microsoft” by Missy T “Robin” Customer tags: publishing software, microsoft office, ...
Academic paper: Features of a good job - work preferences of Malawi?s nurse
2008-06-05 19:54:00 Source: id21 Features of a good job: work preferences of Malawi’s nurses Many developing countries suffer from critical shortages of trained health workers, but Malawi’s shortage is severe even by African standards. With fewer than 4000 doctors, nurses and midwives to serve the population of 12 million, the country’s ability to provide health services is compromised. Measures ...
Academic paper: How can people negotiate complex land rights in West Africa
2008-06-05 19:50:00 Source: id21 How can people negotiate complex land rights in West Africa? Land is an increasingly scarce resource in West Africa. As access to land becomes increasingly regulated, conflicts are becoming more common. Who wins and who loses in the struggle to gain access to land? http://www.id21.org/nr/n5ct1g2.-html
Academic paper: Securing land and infrastructure in Namibia
2008-06-05 19:45:00 Source: id21 Securing land and infrastructure in Namibia How can urban development be improved to meet the needs of poor people? Experience from Namibia shows how a strong people’s movement can address the needs of poor people without depending on property rights or state welfare http://www.id21.org/urban/u2dm1-g1.html
Academic paper: Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty i
2008-06-05 19:41:00 Source: id21 Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty in Zambia Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Private sector development is seen as increasingly necessary to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. But Zambia, along with many of its African neighbours, lacks growth-oriented companies. http://www.id21.org/society/s7c-cp2g1.html ...
Academic paper: Adult education and training in fishing communities in Sout
2008-06-05 19:38:00 Source: id21 Adult education and training in fishing communities in South Africa Fishing communities in South Africa’s Western Cape are being disadvantaged in respect of access to adult education, vocational education and training provision. Despite relative prosperity in the region, the level of educational provision remains highly uneven. These communities face geographical and socio-political exclusion and are ...
Academic paper: How market institutions shape urban food supply in Africa
2008-06-05 19:35:00 Source: id21 How market institutions shape urban food supply in Africa As the urban share of Africa’s population increases, it is crucial to understand how food supply in cities is shaped by market institutions. This topic has received little attention from policymakers and researchers, however, despite the implications it has for people’s livelihoods and poverty. http://www.id21.org/urban/u7gp1-g1.html ...
Academic paper: Joint tuberculosis/HIV services in Malawi - progress, chall
2008-06-05 19:24:00 Source: ELDIS Joint tuberculosis/HIV services in Malawi: progress, challenges and the way forward Authors: R. Chimzizi; A. Harries Publisher: Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007 This article in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization reviews the progress made on a three-year tuberculosis (TB)/HIV plan implemented in Malawi ...
Academic paper: China in Africa - lending, policy space and governance
2008-06-05 19:20:00 Source: ELDIS China in Africa: lending, policy space and governance Authors: Dahle Huse,M. ; Muyakwa,S. L. Produced by: Norwegian Council for Africa (200 China has had bad press regarding its involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Its lack of aid conditionality - particularly in the field of human rights and environmental issues; its apparent disregard for transparency in the ...
Academic paper: Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa
2008-06-05 19:16:00 Source: ELDIS Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa Authors: Eifert,B.; Miguel,E.; Posner,D.N. Produced by: Afrobarometer (2007) This paper investigates the political source of ethnic identification in Africa. Drawing on data from 22 surveys covering 33,000 respondents across 10 African countries, the paper shows that the strength of ethnic identities in Africa is shaped by political competition. The ...
Academic paper: Listening to teachers in Mozambique - the motivation and mo
2008-06-05 19:11:00 Source: ELDIS Listening to teachers in Mozambique: the motivation and morale of education workers in Mozambique Produced by: Voluntary Service Overseas (200 This report investigates the morale and motivation of education workers In Mozambique and identifies the factors that affect them. There is growing awareness in Mozambique of the need for a motivated public sector workforce ...
Academic paper: Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa
2008-06-05 19:05:00 Source: ELDIS Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa Authors: Chitiga,M.; Kandiero,T.; Ngwenya,P. Produced by: African Development Bank (200 This paper empirically investigates the impact of agricultural trade reform in South Africa. Using the United Nation’s Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM), the study performs two specific scenarios that capture the ...
Academic paper: South Africa and China - the agricultural and fisheries tra
2008-06-05 19:02:00 Source: ELDIS Authors: Sandrey,R.; Fundira,T. Produced by: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (200 A feature of world trade over the last ten years has been the dramatic growth of China’s trade with the world. This paper examines the agricultural component of Chinese trade with South Africa, which it aims to place in broader perspective of ...
Academic paper: Sustainability standards and coffee exports from Tanzania
2008-06-05 18:52:00 Source: ELDIS Sustainability standards and coffee exports from Tanzania Authors: Lazaro,E.,A.; Makindara,J.; Kilima,F.,T.,M. Produced by: Danish Institute for International Studies (200 One of the key trends characterising the agro-food trade in the last two decades has been the increasing complexity of public and private standards that are applied to imports into developed countries. This paper aims to ...
Academic paper: Private returns to education in Ghana - implications for in
2008-06-05 18:41:00 Source: ELDIS Private returns to education in Ghana: implications for investments in schooling and migration Authors: Sackey,H. A. Produced by: African Economic Research Consortium (200 This study examines private returns to schooling in Ghana over a seven-year period, and the implications for school investments and migration. Overall the study finds that improvement in school attendance over the seven ...
Academic paper: Accra 2008 - the bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agricul
2008-06-05 18:36:00 Source: ELDIS Accra 2008: the bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agriculture Authors: Cabral,L. Produced by: Overseas Development Institute [ES] (200 The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness will be reviewed at the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra in September 2008. The Paris Declaration establishes operating principles for donors and recipient governments to improve ...
Academic paper: Guidelines and mindlines - why do clinical staff over-diagn
2008-06-05 18:15:00 Source: ELDIS Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study Authors: C. I. R. Chandler; C. Jones; G. Boniface Publisher: Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2008 This paper published in the Malaria journal examines the reasons behind malaria over-diagnosis in Tanzania. Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread and costly both financially and in ...
Academic paper: A multilevel analysis of innovation in developing countries
2008-06-04 12:38:00 SUPPLEMENT AFRIQUE DE LA LISTE DE DIFFUSION DE L’UNIVERSITE PARIS DIDEROT - PARIS 7 A multilevel analysis of innovation in developing countries by M. Srholec [abstract] Innovation is a multilevel phenomenon. Not only characteristics of firms but also environment within which firms operate matter. Although this has been for long recognized in the literature, a quantitative test that explicitly concerns the hypothesis that ...
Academic Excellence Scholarships 2008
2008-06-03 18:02:00 De Montfort University (DMU) is committed to supporting talented graduates to enhance their careers and personal development through postgraduate study
Kerala Schools Re-opens after summer vacation for a new academic year
2008-06-03 08:16:00 About 400000 children are expected to join the first standard in the state this year.Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala VS Achuthanandan inaugurated the State-level admission to the festival in Malampuzha. The government is open to suggestions on the proposed new programme to be implemented in schools. After inagurating the function the minister has told that if there are problems with the new package, government is ready to deal with it.This year, as in the new program the government has changed textbooks for classes I, III and VII.Addressing the function, Education Minister MA Baby state said that this year the government will provide health cards to school children to ensure good health for them.
Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook ???????????
2008-06-02 21:44:00 Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook???????????Author:JAMES- HARTLEYFormat:PDF 2.3MBPublisher: Routledge Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2008-08-19 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415453224 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415453226 Academic Writing and Publishing will show academics (mainly in the social sciences) how to write and publish research articles. Its aim is to supply examples and brief discussions of recent work in all aspects of the area in short, sharp chapters. It should serve as a handbook for postgraduates and lecturers new to publishing. The book is written in a readable and lively personal style. The advice given is direct and based on up to date research that goes beyond that given in current textbooks. For example, the chapter on titles lists different kinds of titles and their purposes not discussed in other texts. The chapter on abstracts instructs the reader on writing structured abstracts from the start.
Academic paper: The economic impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, by T. Az
2008-06-02 20:21:00 The economic impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, by T. Azomahou [abstract] In this paper, a simple general equilibrium model à la Solow is developed to capture the impact of AIDS on economic growth. To this end, a benchmark model due to Cuddington and Hancock (1994) is extended in various directions. In particular, the sharply declining life expectancy patterns are clearly ...
Academic paper DRC: The timber trade and poverty alleviation - Upper Great
2008-05-31 10:59:00 Source: ELDIS The timber trade and poverty alleviation - Upper Great Lakes region Produced by: Department for International Development, UK (2007) This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and routes, the paper finds that ...
Academic paper: Economic Partnership Agreements -which way for Malawi?
2008-05-31 10:56:00 Source: ELDIS EPAs: which way for Malawi? Produced by: Malawi Economic Justice Network (2007) This paper reports on a stakeholder meeting that took place on the 4th December 2007 to discuss the issue of making trade work for poor people in Malawi. It is particularly concerned with the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and whether this ...
Academic paper: Tackling Malawi?s human resources crisis
2008-05-31 10:52:00 Source: ID21 Tackling Malawi’s human resources crisis The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 will only be possible if we can successfully strengthen the capacity of health systems in middle and low-income countries. http://www.id21.org/insights/in-sights-h12/art06.html
Sai Baba?s teachings and education in academic isolation
2008-05-31 01:20:00 Much is made by Sathya Sai Baba and his followers of those of his supporters who are ?scientists? and ?educationalists?, and not a few of them ? especially the Indians who predominate among them. However, what can one say of the standard of an educational system which exists in TOTAL isolation from the world ...
Jharkhand Academic Council Ranchi,Intermediate Examination Results 2008,jac
2008-05-30 19:03:00 Jharkhand Examination Results Intermediate Examination Results 2008 Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi Intermediate Examination Results 2008 Published on 31.05.2008 at 3 P.M Related links jharresults For more Results click here Admissions Education in India Informations in India >>> Click HereIITs IIMs NITs III-Ts Universities -; Distance Education
British academic union (UCU) overwhelmingly passes all three pro-Palestinia
2008-05-30 17:29:00 The final wording of the motions passed ... 25 - Composite: Palestine and the occupation University of Brighton - Eastbourne, University of Brighton - Grand Parade, University of East London Docklands, National Executive Committee Congress notes the: 1. continuation of illegal settlement,... Click on the headlines to read the full story!
Corel Ulead DVD MovieFactory v.6.0 - Complete Product - Academic - 1 User -
2008-05-30 07:15:00 DVD MovieFactory 6 is easy to use disc authoring and burning software that lets you do more with your digital media. Create DVDs with studio quality personalized menus. Use the new Edit Room to add polish to your videos, with titles, music and effects. Preserve your precious memories and share with family and friends.
"U.K. academic union moves to consider boycott of Israeli academia,"
2008-05-29 22:41:00 From the Israeli Press: Most interesting article on the academic boycott of Israeli institutions being reconsidered by members of the University and College Union in England (UCU) There are some interesting comments about defending academic freedom by the Israeli Ambassador to Britain given... Click on the headlines to read the full story!
Academic paper: Defending children?s rights: the legislative priorities of
2008-05-29 21:01:00 Source: ELDIS Defending children’s rights: the legislative priorities of Rwandan women parliamentarians Authors: Powley,E. Produced by: Hunt Alternatives Fund (200 This report argues that the inclusion of women in national legislatures has positive policy outcomes for children. The report states that global analyses and the Rwanda case in particular, has shown that legislators are more likely than ...
Academic paper: Children and vulnerability in Tanzania: a brief synthesis
2008-05-29 20:58:00 Source: ELDIS Children and vulnerability in Tanzania: a brief synthesis Authors: Leach,V. Produced by: Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania (2007) The intention of this paper is to highlight the key issues of children and vulnerability in Tanzania. The paper states that a national framework for social protection must be established to address these overwhelming facets of insecurity and vulnerability for ...
Academic paper: Between paternalism and hybrid partnership: the emerging UN
2008-05-29 20:51:00 Source: ELDIS Between paternalism and hybrid partnership: the emerging UN and Africa relationship in peace operations Authors: Murithi,T. Produced by: Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT) (2007) This paper analyses the extent to which a new hybrid partnership exists between the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN). It particularly focuses on the establishment of a ...
Academic paper: West African conflict early warning and early response syst
2008-05-29 20:49:00 Source:ELDIS West African conflict early warning and early response system: the role of civil society organisations Authors: Opoku,J. M. Produced by: Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (2007) This paper assesses the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in West African conflict early warning and early response systems. It also looks at the subject of conflict prevention in ...
Academic paper: Considerations on the concept of a regional commercial sate
2008-05-29 20:47:00 Source: ELDIS Considerations on the concept of a regional commercial satellite imagery interpretation centre in support of African peace operations Authors: Quick,G. Produced by: Institute for Security Studies, South Africa (200 This paper discusses key considerations on the concept of commercial satellite imagery use in providing support to peace operations. It looks at how these operations should ...
Creator of TV's `It's Academic' show dies at 95
(AP)
2008-05-28 21:49:00 AP - Television producer Sophie Altman, who created the long-running quiz show "It's Academic," pitting teams of high school students against each other, has died. She was 95.
Welsh academic tells world to act swiftly in disaster zones - ic Wales
2008-05-28 08:11:00 Welsh academic tells world to act swiftly in disaster zonesic Wales, United Kingdom - 39 minutes agoIt just seems to be a fact of life in the world,? he said. Avian flu remains a cause of great worry, despite the disease?s absence from the headlines. ...
Welsh academic tells world to act swiftly in disaster zones - ic Wales
2008-05-28 08:11:00 Welsh academic tells world to act swiftly in disaster zonesic Wales, United Kingdom - 40 minutes agoIt just seems to be a fact of life in the world,? he said. Avian flu remains a cause of great worry, despite the disease?s absence from the headlines. ...
Microsoft Shutting Down Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects
2008-05-26 12:09:00 According to the MSN Live Search Blog, the Live Search Books service from Microsoft is shutting down. (...)
The Merck Index Version 13 CD-ROM (Academic)
2008-05-22 14:09:00 DescriptionThe Merck Index Version 13 CD-ROM (Academic) It is actually 13th ediciton not the 13.4. By Publisher: WileyNumber Of Pages: Publication Date: 2001-06-30Sales Rank: 1255371ISBN / ASIN: 0471744018EAN: 9780471744016Binding: CD-ROMManufacturer: WileyStudio: WileyAverage Rating: Total Reviews: Book Description: The Merck Index Version 13.4 CD-ROM (Academic) is a single electronic reference of chemicals, drugs and biologically active molecules that includes more than 10,250 original monographs from the 13th edition, 540 monographs from the printed 12th edition, and 230 new monographs from the to-be published 14th edition. As in the printed edition for which the CD-ROM serves as an essential supplement, each monograph is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds. Information about these compounds includes:* Names and synonyms* Physical properties* Preparations* Therapeutic uses* 420 Organic Name Reactions* Over 6...
Academic paper: Forms of education of indigenous children as crimes against
2008-05-20 20:51:00 Via Lg-policy list Please see the expert statement commissioned by the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. It’s a very strong statement, basically arguing that subtractive education for Indigenous peoples is tantamount to a crime against humanity and should be sanctioned as such under international law. Although the focus is Indigenous peoples, there are clear extensions to other minoritized groups. Tove ...
Academic paper: Culture, the Missing Link in Development Planning in Africa
2008-05-16 11:42:00 Source: OCPA 204 by Kwesi Kwaa Prah This paper argues that communication and development strategies in Africa must take into account cultural and indigenous practices, particularly language, in order to escape colonial legacies of development and education, which in the author’s view, have contributed to the stagnation of intellectual development of African communities and the marginalisation ...
Academic paper: Power and Poverty - Walter Schicho
2008-05-15 12:33:00 Source: Stichproben. Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien Nr. 13/2007, 7. Jg. 13/2007: Afrika im Diskurs Abstract Poverty alleviation is one of the main objectives of the International Bank for Reconstruction an Development since the early 1970s. The following analysis based on a sample of texts of the former „World Bank“ president J. Wolfensohn, deals with the poverty discourse of the ...
Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi - JAC Secondary Examination Results - 20
2008-05-10 18:08:00 Jharkhand Examination Results JAC Secondary Examination Results - 2008 Jharkhand Results 2008Jharkhand Academic Council - JAC Secondary Examination Results - 2008 Announced on 10th May, 2008 For more Results click here Admissions Education in India Informations in India >>> Click HereIITs IIMs NITs III-Ts Universities -; Distance Education
News : Academic says gadgets threaten Internet's future
2008-05-08 17:15:00 By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book. Professor Jonathan Zittrain says the latest must-have devices are sealed, "sterile" boxes that stifle creativity and turn consumers into passive users of technology. Unlike home computers, new Internet-enabled gadgets don't lend themselves to the sort of tinkering and collaboration that leads to technological advances, he says. The mix of gadgets, over-regulation and Internet security fears could destroy the old system where mainstream technology could be "influenced, even revolutionized, out of left field". "I don't want to see a two-tier world where only the experts can survive ... and the non-experts are stuck between something they don't understand and something that limits them," Zittrain told Reuters in an interview. Zit...
Academic Progress Rates and What They Mean to Your Team
2008-05-08 13:14:00 On Tuesday, May 6, the NCAA released the Academic Progress Rates (APR) information and 123 schools have been cited with scholarship sanctions.From Wikipedia, ?The APR is calculated by allocating points for eligibility and retention -- the two factors that research identifies as the best
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