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examine and critique the current wave of reform, and to propose alternative models of accountability (and renewed research) as … good teaching, instead of on test scores. An alternative discourse and model of accountability must hinge upon restoring a … break into the current discourse about accountability in order to offer a more optimistic, accurate, inclusive, and …
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Online learning is expanding at an exponential rate, with more than one third of all higher education students taking at least one course online (Allen & Seaman, 2011). However, dropout rates for online courses are 10-20% higher than for traditional, face-to-face courses (Carr, 2000). Many...
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This paper describes the importance of government policy and how it is translated into practice to promote transparency … reported by the media. Prior to the weaknesses, the level of transparency should be increased in Government procurement by … relationships between procurement policies, perceived ease of use, perceives usefulness and transparency. To achieve the objective …
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The conceptualization and the practise of national security in the Mexico’s political dynamic during most of the twentieth century symbolized the security of the regime. Civil society as such was poorly developed. The intelligence services operated with a high level of discretion due to the...
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ethnic identity among the Malay Muslims of southern Thailand whose language and culture are different from those of the … themselves with one culture over the other? Therefore, this paper is an attempt to discuss how the Malay language was used as a …
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in order to work effectively in their host culture. These challenges often result in early return from an overseas …
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has introduced in Turkish culture as metarial item and several symbolic meanings and these symbols which has been still … existence as a part of Turkish culture. The portrait of Turkish Rulers with smelling a rose in one hand and holding a … handkerchief in Turkish culture will be explanied. …
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Recently, the view that culture matters for economic development has gained much ground within institutional economics …; scholars have provided us with empirical evidence on the positive effect of culture on economic performance. This evidence … shows, in some cases, the overwhelming effect of culture vis-à-vis that of formal institutions (Williamson 2009). In these …
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their family may also assist. They will have the knowledge and experience in the host culture to provide expatriate leaders …
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According to the Committee on culture of the world association of United Cities and local Governments and its document … “Agenda 21 for culture” (2004), culture should be considered as one of the four pillars of sustainable development on an equal …
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