from: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/perspectives_in_biology_and_medicine/v051/51.1cook.html Guo‚ R.X.‚ Dobson‚ T.‚ & Petrina‚ S. (2008). Digital natives‚ digital immigrants: An analysis of age and ICT competency in teacher education. Journal of Educational Computing Research‚ 38(3)‚ 235-254. Amityville‚ NY: Baywood Publishing. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ 796 559). Hatcher‚ T.G. (1997). The ins and outs of self-directed learning‚ Training and Development Journal‚ 51(2)‚ 34-42. (ERIC
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Branding Educational Services through Innovation Abstract The privatization of educational services in our country have led to a mushrooming growth of educational institutions at primary‚ secondary and higher educational levels. There is thus a cut throat competition amongst various institutions lying around in the same vicinity. It is a strong endeavor on the part of these institutions to customize and differentiate their services. The processes of creatively and innovatively branding the
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A year ago‚ I attended a traditional Ukrainian funeral‚ which was a first for myself. It was an experience that I will never forget‚ as it was a lot different from any other funeral I have attended. I attended the funeral with my grandmother‚ as it was for her aunt and I felt it would be beneficial if she attended with someone. On the way to the funeral I had no idea what I was about to experience. On the way out I remember feeling very weird about what all had taken place. In any funeral I had
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In 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy famously said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” As a global citizen‚ describe your vision of making a positive difference. How you can contribute to your country‚ your world? I am proud to be an Indian; a citizen of such a country which is so rich in its tradition‚ culture ‚ values and deep rooted spirituality which connects one billion despite religious‚ cultural‚ geographical and linguistic diversities. India
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Sime Darby Company Background Sime Darby engrossed in five main sectors : plantation‚ property‚ industrial‚ motors and energy & utilities‚ with growing businesses in healthcare. Business activities including oil palm and the company’s original business‚ rubber‚ tire manufacturing‚ heavy equipment and motor vehicle distribution‚ property development‚ power generation‚ and engineering services. Other business operations include paint manufacturing‚ refrigeration product manufacturing‚ travel and tourism
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Nicholas S. K. PANG Educational Leadership in China: Contexts and Issues © Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag 2011 Introduction Educational leaders serve as important anchors‚ providing guidance in times of change‚ and being responsible for the accomplishment of educational goals. Leaders and administrators occupy positions in which they are expected to exert leadership‚ a process of social influence (Gamage & Pang‚ 2003). The primary importance of educational leadership for the success
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NOKIA COMPANY BACKGROUND Company Information Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is player in mobile industry. The Company makes a range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music‚ navigation‚ video‚ television‚ imaging‚ games‚ business mobility and more. Nokia also provides equipment‚ solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. From January 1‚ 2004 through March 31‚ 2007‚ Nokia had four business groups: Mobile Phones‚ Multimedia
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Special education needs. The last fifty years have seen significant changes in the education of students with special learning needs. An estimated 1.7 million pupils in the UK have special educational needs (SEN)‚ with over 250‚000 having statements of SEN (Russell 2003‚ 215). Many positive advances have been made in educating these children‚ with special needs children receiving more options and learning opportunities. How these opportunities are presented has been an ongoing source of debate
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objective of Legacy Hotels Group which was launched by Datuk Yong Hen Young in November 2011. Datuk Yong‚ has spent many years working within the hospitality industry holding both management and executive positions. He has an extensive range of experience in delivering and managing hotels to achieve the highest standards of service to both domestic and foreign tourists. Datuk Yong Hen Young A visionary who worked at the Marriot Hotel Group starting off as a manager and then holding the helm
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When an employee is hired at a company‚ oftentimes a background check is necessary in order for the hiring process to proceed. Companies check future job candidate’s criminal backgrounds‚ as well as prior job performance. They may also check an employee’s credit. Employers want to know who they are working with before they hire sometimes. In my opinion‚ criminal background checks are definitely necessary. For example‚ employers need to know if the person they are hiring robbed a convenient store
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