Introduction Information technology has revolutionized the way the world operates and as a result, the world is very fast-paced and characterized by huge changes that were probably never envisaged or imagined before (Brown & Czerniewicz, 2010). These changes have been felt in most aspects of life, including on the social,...
Abstract This article offers a critical review of the philosophical approaches in educational research. In order to bring out the point clearly, the article illustrates the basic research processes and their philosophical basis. It is shown that the limitations posed by one method of inquiry prompted the development of another....
Introduction It is a fact beyond doubt that minority students in the United States of America are underperforming as compared to their majority white counterparts. A report released by the country’s Department of Education in June 2003 (and cited in Webley, 2011) indicated that these minority students are still performing...
Introduction In diverse circumstances, human beings are prone to worship God in various ways. Worship is viewed as an integral constituent of Christians’ lives. There are numerous creative ways through which people engage in holistic worship of God. However, there is a titanic controversy over the implication and forms of...
Background Conflicts or disagreements are unavoidable in any kind of relationship including a marriage relationship. While every marital relationship is considered to be unique just as the individuals involved are, some degree of disagreement is in fact necessary for the marriage to be lively and not a static one. The...
Literature Review Introduction This survey is concerned with gaining an understanding of the involvement of nontraditional students in the TRiO student support services programs. This chapter reviews literature on the success of student support programs on involvement of nontraditional college students. Astin’s theory of student involvement postulates that higher education...
Definition of Cooperative Learning Cooperation means working together to achieve some goals. In such kind of cooperative learning persons try to get results which are advantageous for both they themselves and other group of members. In this learning small groups are used by giving some instructions where students work together...
Introduction The idea of citizenship education has long been of considerable interest to scholars around the world. Generally speaking, any country that can be characterized as at least moderately multicultural has had a moment in its history when the concepts of interracial, religious, and ethnic equality have become crucial for...
Introduction One would be tempted to ask why a teacher who is not a special education specialist would struggle to know or learn more about assistive technologies. The common belief among many people is that assistive technologies are only relevant for special education teachers, who spend most of their career...
Abstract This study examines the impact of task-based English teaching on Chinese students’ competencies, such as reading comprehension and writing. The mixed-methods approach involving an experimental part and a qualitative part based on interviewing the participants is applied in this study. The procedure for the experimental part was developed giving...
Abstract No communal or religious grouping can be said to exist independent of the effects of migration. Over the years individuals have made attempts to seclude themselves by putting up both virtual and physical walls to lock out outside influences, but to no avail. Even with the most stringent of...
Introduction Gun politics and gun control is one of the most controversial issues in the United States of America’s politics. The relation between gun availability, gun control and crime are subjects that have continued to arouse so much interest from criminal psychologists with a view of establishing any form of...
Introduction Born in the small town of Susquehanna Pennsylvania, Burrhus Frederic Skinner became one of the most renowned American psychologists of the twentieth century and his first book titled “The behavior of organisms (1938), proved to be a path breaking treatise on behaviorism (Fuller, 1995). During the next five decades,...
Even though the concept of experiential learning has been practically utilized by universities and colleges for over sixty years now, there is still much uncertainty as to what should represent a proper methodology for measuring its effectiveness. The issue had attained even a greater degree of acuteness throughout recent decades,...
Introduction This paper defines the rationale for a purely quantitative approach to the investigation of the protective effect afforded by a sense of coherence to counselors who may be subject to bullying by superiors, other colleagues and even their own patients. Three study instruments, developed and validated in the European...
Introduction According to Nolan, Drug Courts are today’s resolve to criminal justice constraints when sourcing solutions to drug-related crimes (Nolan 2003, p. 1). Drug courts serve as a platform where drug offenders are treated rather than prosecuted. Nolan explains that the increasing number of drug offenders is stressing the justice...
Abstract Emotions form the composition of both our internal as well as our external environments. Emotions therefore play a role in every experience that we undergo; including the experience of learning. Studying the genesis of and role of emotions is the first foundation in understanding how emotions affect and direct...
Introduction The reign of James 1, was characterized by a growing ideological conflict regarding the personality and social role of women. For years, scholars were engaged in tense debates concerning the true nature of women. And the question that has constantly been asked was that, are women naturally good or...
Abstract The immense health problems caused by the extremes of Mo concentration in drinking water are raising a major issue of concern. This is because of the variation in Mo concentration in water. Research has shown that low and high concentrations of Mo have immense effects on the health of...
Introduction In the public consciousness, the beginning of 20th century is being strongly associated with the emergence of a variety of avant-garde artistic styles, the practitioners of which would often go as far as defying the very soundness of many art-related conventions. It is namely during the course of 20th...
Introduction Background information Domestic violence is a social ill that has been around since time immemorial. But just what is meant by the term domestic violence? Domestic violence encompasses a broader range of physical or sexual assaults perpetrated by persons against others. On the most fundamental level, domestic violence has...
Introduction The nature and essence of affirmative action programs in the United States of America seems as elongated as the debates, anxieties, and backstabbing that these particular programs have elicited over the years. These programs originated as strategies purposely designed to advance equality for the black population in the country,...
Introduction Since ancient times the issues of education have been a central topic for all governments and nations – the unity and identity of a nation are formed with the help of successive generations that have to be properly raised to fulfill the tasks stipulated by the family, the state,...
Introduction The concept of democracy has existed for two and a half thousand years. Over the centuries in the history of political thought, ambiguous interpretations were given to the term. As long as the changes and complexity of the political picture and the layers of its political doctrines appeal to...
Introduction Violence is believed to be a suburban public school problem and a consequence of poverty and family discord. However, it is argued that stable schools across the country are experiencing violence even though the nature and extent is different from that found in suburban and city schools.Teenage violence within...
Introduction Motivation is the greatest problem in the employment setup and learning environment in the world today. it has been branded as the most difficult single problem faced by managers and teachers as they manage the organization and teach in the classroom respectively. In a learning environment, the benefits of...
According to (Cole, 2000) Terrorism intends to terrify through intimidation that causes fear and causing psychological injury where the behavior of people is controlled. It is important for people to understand the properties of weapons used to cause mass destruction and how to reduced the negative effects caused by them...
Abstract Fencing is a today’s modern sport, which is gaining popularity day by day and is successful enough to stand as one of the four sports in Olympic Games. Due to increasing popularity, the fencers are acing tough competitions as new techniques are arising and are being practiced by the...
Abstract Fencing is a today’s modern sport and is now considered in the first four sports of Olympics. Fencing uses different and modernized weapons. Different techniques and preventive measures are used in order to protect a fencer’s body and life. Due to recent its popularity, fencers have realized that today,...
Introduction Personally, I find that film adaptations of other literary works usually provide the current generation a glimpse of previously or lesser-known but nevertheless could have been important works of a given earlier period, era, or even another culture and society. These usually serve as bridges that link information between...
Methodology This project deals with the development of proper IT Service Delivery Management practices and procedures in relation to support for a fast-paced, demanding, and changing business environment. In the context of operations, communication relates to inter personnel communication such as phone, documents, memos, email, FAX, and voicemail. These communicative...
Introduction Private enterprises commonly use various instruments aimed to attract knowledge of external stakeholders in order to increase the participation of the latter in enterprises’ decision making and, thus, foster product and service innovation. However, the use of open innovation tools is beneficial for public organizations as well. The main...
Computer world is comprised of images, videos, images both static and animated. These images are built from a set of pixels on a grid. Rendering is a process of creating image from a model. Image rendering is common term in graphics world, most of the work on graphics requires image...
London vs. Paris during the post-war period In the 1920s Paris was the nexus of the Jazz Age, a metropolis inhabited by a Lost Generation of expatriates flooding the City of Light in search of freedom, hedonism, and a quest for the avant-garde. The post-war period was a new age...
Introduction Answers are always being sought to understand fully the different diseases and illnesses that plagued human life. Developments are continuous, seeking to fully grasp the meaning of each and how to properly diagnose and treat the medical problem. There are some illnesses in the past that were seen as...
Deconstructing the Tutor Myth In Shakespeare’s time period, Tudor historians projected the authoritarian world they wished to build for themselves onto an imagined medieval past with only sketchy basis in reality when it suited their purposes. Shakespeare’s national story that has its start with Richard II and concludes with Henry...
Abstract Business today face not only uncertain markets but various threats and disasters that are man made as well as natural. While natural disaster include Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Earthquakes and others, man made disasters include terrorist attacks. What is common among these disasters is that they strike quickly, without warning and...
Introduction According to Schwartz (2003) violence is thought to be a suburban public school problem and a consequence of poverty and family dysfunction; however, he argues that stable schools across the country are experiencing violence even though the nature and extent is different in suburban and city schools. Teenage violence...
The feminist therapy has been defined as that practice of therapy that is usually informed by the analysis and philosophies of political feminist grounded in a diverse study of gender psychology, social location, and power, and which leads a client and the therapist towards solutions and strategies that advances feminist...
The effects of strategy instruction on the vocabulary and attitudes of EFL students and teachers have been a topic of considerable discussion in recent years. The language is almost universally used in business communication, international scientific inquiry, and a variety of other contexts. As such, students in many professions would...
Requirements Definition The scope is by using IMS open architectural specifications to build an IT infrastructure that will be used for general purposes and e-learning, pointing to the obvious advantages of such methods. IMS – is a project, which unites the efforts of 29 representatives of industry, government apparatus and...
Introduction Expository text is used in a lot of ways with the end aim to provide a clear picture, idea or piece of information called knowledge to the end-user who is the reader. Whether short as a sentence or long as a series of encyclopedias, expository text informs. Definitions of...
Introduction Psychology, is both and academic and applied domain that encompasses the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists endeavor to disentangle the working of the brain as subjected to a pragmatic life with a human entity as a frame of reference as well as the self, psychologists study...
Introduction Concerns over recruiting and retaining minority students in gifted education programs have persisted for several decades, and, although many educators, policymakers, and researchers have deliberated about the under representation of minority students in gifted education in NYC, few papers, reports, or studies exist on this topic. This paper seeks...
Introduction Planning is the process used by organizations to create a series of steps that provide a roadmap and a framework by which required objectives can be met. Planning is undertaken by individuals, organizations both big and small, governments, not for profit and charities, in fact, all entities that want...
Introduction Numerous attempts contain been made by more than a few companies in arrange to gain a spirited edge over their competitors from side to side organization concepts and practice. Likewise, voluminous subjects contain already been on the document on how companies or organizations shall do well. Yet despite all...
Abstract The fields of human resource development and adult education are closely related subjects, even though it will become apparent only on closer scrutiny. This paper is an attempt to find the relation between these two fields. The factors that relate to the two fields are discussed here first. Then...
Introduction In the 19th century, Great Britain had started its occupation of India. Using strict military rule, it exploited India’s resources and its people to use as labour. It was able to justify this for a few reasons. Many theories attempt to explain the motives for Imperialism. One of the...
Overview of Women’s Status in Society Conventionally, females and males both have acknowledged the reality that men have privileges that females do not and can not. Men’s actions are taken as standard, and women are viewed, to some extent, as substandard. These approaches are part of the labels that form...
Introduction In the 19th century, the ways of creating a person’s identity differed greatly from the present ones. Specifically, the male identity of working-class individuals had some peculiarities related to occupation and social status. The aim of the paper is to analyze the ways of establishing a working-class male identity...
Introduction Al-Andalus School is one of the private schools operating in Saudi Arabia. The ministry of education of Saudi Arabia has licensed it to provide education to both boys and girls, but separately. In its operations, the school is committed to providing quality education to children in Saudi Arabia. The...
Human Resources Information System Project purpose GenRays has implemented a financial management system that has greatly contributed to success in its financial management. In a bid to enhance its performance in human resource management, GenRays intends to implement a new Human Resource Information System (HRIS). HRIS involves a computerized management...
Introduction to the chapter The educational system of Saudi Arabia has evolved from the network of katatib (kuttab) schools to quite secular and modern international educational establishments. The 20th century was the period when most changes in the system took place. However, the educational system of the kingdom is experiencing...
Introduction At the onset of the 21st century, sports management has embraced techniques, strategies, and principles used by modern businesses and organizations. This has been attributed to the rampant growth, professionalization, and development in sports. This has changed the production, consumption, as well as management of sporting activities, personalities, and...
The economy and the demographics of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates came into existence in the year 1971. In the same year, it joined the league of Arab states and the United Nations. Since then, it has joined various organizations, which include the Gulf Cooperation Council, and...