Policy Brief November 2010 UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education GLOBAL TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO REFORM EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES CONTENTS: Introduction The forces driving publication and use of open educational resources From open educational resources to open educational practices Impacts on educational systems Recommendations INTRODUCTION Open educa onal resources (OER) have become a major focus of discussion and ac on within
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Emerging trends in Human Resources Management Robert c. myrtle‚ dpa Director‚ executive master of leadership Professor of public administration‚ and Professor of gerontology Emerging Trends in Human Resources Management (HRM) Session Outcomes: • Discover the global trends affecting human resources management‚ • Describe the impact these trends are having on organizations and the management of human resources‚ • Develop an appreciation of the changing role of human resources management
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Note:The following material is excerpted from Appendix A in Moody’s book‚ Aging: Concepts and Controversies‚ published by Pine Forge Press‚ 3rd edition‚ 2000. This material is reprinted with permission from the author and publisher. Research and writing can be intimidating to many students‚ especially in a field such as gerontology‚ which is a new subject to most. But research and writing needn’t be frightening. Skillful research is the key to good writing‚ and careful thinking is the foundation
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Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population Nicole Correia NUR/440 May 26‚ 2013 Leslie Rowan Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population As a vulnerable population‚ abused children are at higher risk for suicide depression‚ aggression‚ delinquency‚ learning disorders‚ and dissociative disorders when compared to non-abused children (Weitzman‚ 2005). If not acknowledged and treated‚ abused children can have more serious mental problems as they age. For example‚ being an abusive relationship
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1. Trends in lodging industry in general 1.1. Sustainability In recent years‚ environment friendly‚ “going green” has affected many hotels in the way they are designed‚ built or refurbished and operated. The market of environmentally concerned consumers is growing and it is important to cater to their needs. (Kapiki‚ 2012) In addition‚ going green is seen as means of giving back to the community and environment as well as reducing operational cost. For example‚ 59% of respondents from a survey
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economic problems‚(Matthew Harwood‚ 2009) Describing a cybercrime trend that society is confronted with today within this paper will address the following key elements; the types of scams are associated with the cybercrime‚ are there certain profile that cybercriminal have who commits this type of cybercrime. Are law enforcement initiatives to combat this crime enough‚ the penalties for committing these crimes what are they. Trends in cyber-crime In today business world the economy and
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POPULATION POLICIES: SINGAPORE After Independence in 1965‚ the population of the country was growing at a rate that would seriously threaten the success of Singapore. The Government introduced the "Stop at two" policy to help control the rapid population growth. It was introduced in 1969. The policy had a very successful response; in fact‚ it was so successful that the population started to decline. Couples saw the benefits in having a smaller family‚ such as more money‚ higher quality of life and
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Trends in Fundraising As is the case in any industry‚ fundraising and philanthropy are continually going through new trends. These trends are spawned as 1) a response to cultural pressures‚ 2) developed freely in the minds of industry leaders‚ or 3) borrowed from other industries and adapted. Today there are two major trends and a myriad of minor applications (mini-trends)‚ that are a direct response to the major trends in donation giving. Both of these major trends are born from a response to heightened
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important to go through the three steps to justification they are: narrate the problem‚ possible findings of the problem and find out the impact of the problem. This research deals with the two problems they are: how contraceptives use affect total fertility rate? and how access to contraceptives influence its use? With the help of this two problems I want to find out the relationship between contraceptives and TFR. In order to find out the impact and availability of contraceptives on
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How Pharmaceutical Companies Affect the Healthcare System Yan Li‚ Ying Li‚ Nancy Nycum‚ Maria Rubi‚ Cristina Sanchez Florida International University Executive Summary The Pharmaceutical industry has been around since the Middle Ages‚ and it has affected healthcare in many ways. The development of medicine and having a scientific approach‚ while being able to understand the human biology such as DNA‚ has helped achieve miracles. One of the most well known pharmaceutical companies Pfizer has
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