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The Foreign Policy of the Republic of Moldova in the Contest of International Relations (English version)
CEBOTARI, Ph.D. Svetlana; XENOFONTOV, Ph.D. Ion - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 127-146
The changes which take place on the picture make international relations to include virtually all spheres of social life – from those politico-commercial to those cultural and sportive. Relations between states, international organizations, NGOs and other actors are pursued through foreign...
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Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (English version)
SINGH, Prasidh Raj - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 55-88
Postmodernism is a variety of meanings and definitions, is used to refer to many aspects of social life from musical forms and styles, literature and fine art through to philosophy, history and especially the mass media and consumer culture. Post modernism is a slippery term that is used by...
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Continental Britons: Historical Facets of Male Effeminacy and Queer Influences from Abroad (English version)
NEDOBITY, Wolfgang - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 41-48
There is a long history and wide evidence of effeminate masculinities from dandies and fops through passivos and trannies – and on to fairies, sissies, queens and metrosexuals. Many of these phenomena are attributed to foreign models that could be found in Italy in the case of the macaroni or...
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Effectiveness of Street Youth Integration in East Africa (English version)
OCHANDA, Richard Muko; Challa, Berhanu Gebremichael; … - In: Postmodern Openings 6 (2011) June, pp. 57-75
African institutions in intervening to assist street youth get integrated into the society through acquisition of adequate … is based on the work-activities of street children projects in Nairobi for 122 street children institutions. It was found … out that most institutions disengage the children once they become young adults, leaving them to find jobs and to fend for …
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The Quagmire of Philosophical Standpoints (Paradigms) in Management Research (English version)
KAMIL, Ph.D. Candidate Naail Mohammed - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 13-18
In conducting management research, the researcher’s stance of ontology and epistemology in the contribution of knowledge is paramount. The acknowledgement of such stance is imperative as it may have inherent effects from how a research is conducted to how findings are reported and evaluated....
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The Effects of an Online Seminars Policy on Communication between Faculty and Students in the Online Learning Environment (English version)
KIRIAKIDIS, Peter - In: Postmodern Openings 6 (2011) June, pp. 39-55
A graduate online university in northern United States of America implemented a policy on online seminars for each online course to help students increase their proficiency levels in course content via mandatory communication with faculty and peers. No research had been conducted at the research...
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L’école en Europe - The School in Europe (Frech version)
GOES, Prof. Ph.D. Jan - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 7-12
The recent history of European integration has been marked by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) which established an economic union, monetary policy among the 15 EU countries. This treaty allows among others the free movement of goods, products, services,including the free movement of persons....
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Social Networks Sites and Life-Sharing (English version)
NOTARIS, Ph.D. Dario De - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 103-126
This paper is focused on the role of main social activities, as creating and sharing personal content. The reason is connected to the raise up, in last ten years, of User Generated Content as a system to allow people to be active on the Web3. In the first paragraph I analyze the Web-population...
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The Republic of Moldova in the Context of the European Security System (English version)
CEBOTARI, Ph.D. Svetlana; XENOFONTOV, Ph.D. Ion - In: Postmodern Openings 6 (2011) June, pp. 23-35
The proclamation of the Republic of Moldova’s independence triggered the democratization process, the transition to the market economy and the formation of a state based on the rule of law, in which the rights of all citizens should be protected. These tasks are clearly set in almost all the...
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The System of Local Management of Schools in the UK – Achieving an Optimal Balance of Centralization and Decentralization in Education(English version)
DAVIES, Ph.D. Arthur - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 89-103
This article draws from UK experience where there have been changes in the balance of centralization and decentralization in efforts to enhance the quality of education. Particular attention is given to school autonomy (local management of schools), school choice and the private role in state...
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