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The Dance of Ideas: Dialectical Relationship between Feminism and Philosophy
Poonacha, Veena - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper attempts to delineate the dialectical relationship between feminism and philosophy, and begins by tracing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487673
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A Study of Policies Related to Science Education for Diversity in India
Chunawala, Sugra; Natarajan, Chitra - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper presents the findings of a study concerning educational policies related to science education and diversity … ignore the issue of diversity, two manifestations are possible: diversity poses challenges to curricular and classroom …-economic diversity, gender and science education. In the Indian context attempts were made to understand existing educational policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945384
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Exchange Rate Regimes and Macroeconomic Performance in South Asia
Goyal, Ashima - eSocialSciences - 2010
Stylized facts for South Asia show the dominance of supply shocks, amplified by macroeconomic policies and procyclical current accounts. Interest and exchange rate volatility rose initially on liberalization, but fell as markets deepened. A gradual middling through approach to openness and...
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Square Pegs in Round Slots: Dealing with Diversity in Law Schools
Arun, Chinmayi - eSocialSciences - 2006
There is a profile that law students are expected to fit – proficient in English, assertive, capable of dancing circles around most people in terms of playing on words or logical reasoning for instance. When people who do not fit the profile enter law school, they find themselves dealing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170171
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Social Capital, Diversity and (Economic) DEvelopment: Evidence from Indian IT Industry, Bangalore
Taube, Florian A. - eSocialSciences - 2006
that the open and cosmopolitan nature of Bangalore has contributed a large share to the existing diversity of the city …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487640
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Ethics in Social Sciences: Theory and Practice: A National Consultation
Bandewar, Sunita - eSocialSciences - 2006
What are the critical areas in social science research and intervention which might require systematic attention to ethical issues? A national level consultation on ‘ Ethics in Social Science Research’ drew the active participation of social scientists and explored the means and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250370
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If Technology is like Word, Institutions are like Grammar: Institutional Context of Technological Innovations and Knowledge Systems at Grassroots
Gupta, Anil K - eSocialSciences - 2009
Many developing countries have taken interest in learning from the Honey Bee Network experience for replicating the model. In a UNESCO conference, the author was asked to identify the key steps that national governments can take to deal with the challenge of developing an inclusive innovation...
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Inititaing Public Debate on Reforms in Higher Education
Pitroda, Sam - eSocialSciences - 2007
Idea on National Knowledge Commission, what it is and what are they trying to accomplish, ask for the audience support, understanding and also talk about the need for major reforms in University education. [Convocation Address at University of Mumbai].
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Transport: Then, now, and Tomorrow
Harrington, Ralph - eSocialSciences - 2008
A historical survey of transport to demonstrate that transport has always been recognised as of paramount importance for the wellbeing of the whole community, that a combination of collective and individual enterprise has always been needed to make transport systems work, and that developments...
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Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
K, Pachauri R - eSocialSciences - 2008
The work of the IPCC has helped the world to learn more on all aspects of climate change, and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has acknowledged this fact. [Speech delivered in Oslo]
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