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INSET programmes in Kuwait: a national survey of stakeholder perception
No full textIn-service teacher training programmes, which is mentioned as INSET in this thesis, is considered by the different educational policies around the world as one of the most important and sensitive factors which has the potential to support and improve schools performance in a visible scale (Almazkoor, 2009; Alwan, 2000; Bayracki, 2009; Burns, 2005; Rakumako & LaugKsch, 2010; and Yigit, 2010). However, there is a need of designing and producing sustainable INSET programmes which are practical to the demands of specific contexts. The purpose of this research is to explore current INSET programmes provided to teachers in the public schools in the State of Kuwait and understand the perceptions of the respective teachers, heads of departments and head teachers.The nature of this research can be fallen under the pragmatic paradigm because it tries to connect the perceptions and reflections of teachers and school members to perceive a holistic picture of the targeted educational practice. Mixed methods approaches were used in this descriptive study, and one questionnaire and forty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the research participants’ perceptions on the quality, contributions and suggestions on present INSET programmes in Kuwait.Thirty sets of questionnaire were delivered to the teachers of the fifty primary, intermediate and secondary public schools of all six districts of Kuwait namely Alasema, Alfarwanya, Aljahra, Alahmadi, Hawalli and Mubarak Alkabeer. Teachers responded to the questionnaire and shared their opinions using both the Likert scale statements and open ended questions. Interviews were conducted with teachers, head of departments and head teachers to examine their perception in more elaborately about current INSET programmes in order to understand and explore their wider views and opinions. The sample was selected as a randomly selection in order to obtain a representative sampling and the reason for that was to gather a representative findings that can describe the population fairly.The data analysis procedure was completed through three phases. Firstly, quantitative data were collected via questionnaires from participants and questionnaires were then revised and treated by the SPSS system. The quantitative data were divided in a thematic way based on the research questions, and each theme has its own items that were set to answer that theme. The quantitative findings were then presented in tables as counts and percentages for each theme and its items. Secondly, qualitative data were collected from interviewees who were given coded in order to illustrate each one is voice. Data were then transcribed and categorized in a thematic way based on the research questions and literature review.Finally, each of the two methods was presented in a thematic manner with its findings and results and supported by each method. The aim is to combine and match the two methods as one theme and that support each other. The responses of the interviewees were allocated to the six major themes namely programme design PD, trainer competency TC, identifying and meeting needs IMN, impact I, feedback F and teacher willingness and rewards TWR. Analysis of the words, views and ideas from teachers, head of departments and head teachers were given full consideration based on the six themes. The interviewees showed deep and wider picture for current INSET programmes that support and enrich the questionnaire responses along the overall study. All the data from teachers, head of departments and head teachers indicated that there is a need to improve and reconstruct INSET programmes and the way they are designed and delivered.The findings of this research study showed agreement across all data collection tools concerning teachers and schools strong willingness to contribute and participate in plan and design INSET programmes. In addition, the findings also showed clear indications to the deficiencies and weakness of the current INSET programmes policy and practice in Kuwait and to provide teachers and schools with the authority to plan and design their own INSET programmes. It is also discovered that INSET programmes do not have a systematic follow up and evaluation by those who deliver it in Kuwait. Furthermore, there was no systematic rewards and incentives system for INSET programmes in Kuwait. This study reflects that in order to plan and design effective INSET programmes there is a need to allow teachers and their schools to contribute and participate in plan and design such programmes and to provide them with power
Information security strategy in telemedicine and e-health systems: A case study of England’s shared electronic health record system
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University, 9/11/2010.Shared electronic health record (EHR) systems constitute an important Telemedicine
and e-Health application. Successful implementation of shared health records calls
for a satisfactory level of security. This is invariably achieved through applying and
enforcing strict, and often quite complicated, rules and procedures in the access process. For this reason, information security strategy for EHR systems is needed to be in place. This research reviewed the definition of different terms that related to
electronically stored and shared health records and delineated related information
security terms leading to a definition of an information security strategy. This
research also made a contribution to understanding information security strategy as a significant need in EHR systems. A major case study of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in England is used to be the container of other two sub-case studies in
two different Acute Trusts. Different research methods used: participant observation and networking, semi-structured interviews, and documentary analysis. This research aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding to the information security strategy of England’s EHR system by presenting its different information security issues such as consent mechanisms, access control, sharing level, and related legal and regulatory documents. Six factors that influence the building of an information
security strategy in EHR systems, were identified in this research, political, social, financial, technical, clinical and legal. Those factors are considered to be driving the strategy directly or indirectly. EHR systems are technical-clinical systems, but having other factors (than technical and clinical) that drive this technical-clinical system is a big concern. This research makes a significant contribution by identifying these factors, and in addition, this research shows not only how these factors can influence building the information security strategy, but also how they can influence each other. The study of the mutual influence among the six factors led to the argument that the most powerful factor is the political factor, as it directly or indirectly influences the remaining five factors. Finally, this research proposes guidelines for building an information security strategy in EHR systems. These guidelines are presented and discussed in the form of a framework. This framework was designed after literature analysis and after completing the whole research journey. It provides a tool to help putting the strategy in line by minimising the influence of various factors that may steer the strategy to undesirable directions.The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Higher Education in Syri
Legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari Ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo (Tintingan Folklor)
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YUNIAR RISKA WIDYARINI
PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAERAH
FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA
Abstrak
Masyarakat Jawa nduweni tradhisi dhewe-dhewe, mula saka kuwi tradhisi Jawa ana maneka warna. Saliyane tradhisi-tradhisi iku sajrone masyarakat uga ana petilasan-petilasan. Petilasan kang ana ing masyarakat Jawa biyasane ana gegayutane karo kedadean-kedadean tartamtu kang kagambar sajrone sastra lisan, kang nganti saiki ana ing dhaerah-dhaerah. Sastra lisan iki perangan saka folklor minangka saperangan warisan kabudayan dhaerah kang sumebar kanthi cara turun-temurun. Umume warisan kabudayan kasebut nduweni piguna-piguna. Panliten iki bakal ngrembug Legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo kanthi tintingan floklor.
Adhedhasar andharan ing dhuwur nuwuhake pitakonan, yaiku (1) Kapriye wujude legendha Kyai Ageng Muhamad Besari ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo, (2) Kapriye fungsi sosiale legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo?, (3) Kepriye kalungguhane legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari tumrap masyarakat ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo?
Tujuwan panliten iki, yaiku (1) ngandharake wujud “legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari”, (2) nemokake lan ngandharake pigunane crita “legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari”, lan (3) ngandharake kalungguhane “legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari” ing masyarakat panyengkuyung.
Paedah saka panliten iki, yaiku (1) panliten iki bisa nambahi kawruh lan pengalaman kanggo nliti ing babagan sastra lisan, (2)panliten iki bisa menehi katrangan ngenani crita legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo kanggo masyarakat panyengkuyunge, (3) bisa kanggo nambahi referensi marang panliti sing nduweni kawigaten marang sastra lisan ing Kabupaten Ponorogo.
Kanggo nganalisis perkara ing panliten iki perlu anane konsep lan teori. Konsep lan teori kang digunakake kanggo nganalisis ngenani wujud legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari, yaiku nggunakake konsep folklor kang diandharake dening Danandjaja. Kanggo nganalisis pigunane nggunakake konsepe Allan Dundes lan kanggo mangerteni kalungguhane legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari nganggo teori reseptif miturut Ratna.
Panliten ngenani Legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari ing Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo iki kalebu panliten kualitatif kang asipat deskriptif kanthi tintingan folklor. Sumber data panliten yaiku para informan kang dibedakake dadi informan kunci, lan informan tambahan, data kuesioner, dene data panliten awujud rerangken crita asil saka wawancara marang para informan. Metode kang digunakake kanggo nglumpukake data, yaiku observasi, wawancara, rekaman, ngamati lan nyathet, dhokumentasi, banjur transkrip data. Tata cara kanggo ngolah data ana telung ambalan kang ditindakake, yaiku (1) open coding, (2) axial coding, (3) selective coding.
Adhedhasar asiling panliten bisa kababar ngenani wujud legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari kang luwih cetha. Wujud crita dijupuk saka informan kunci kang digabungake banjur direkonstruksi. Saliyane kuwi uga bisa mangerteni fungsi sajroning Legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari kanthi nggunakake pamawase Allan Dundes kang ana enem, nanging ora kabeh selaras karo kanyatan kang ana ing masyarakat Tegalsari. Mula saka kuwi ana modifikasi fungsi marang fungsi-fungsi miturut pamawase Allan Dundes kasebut. Fungsi legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari kasebut, yaiku (1) sarana panggulawenthah marang wong nom, (2) ningkatake rasa solodaritas sosial, (3) sarana kritik sosial, (4) sarana hiburan, (5) nggolek katentremane batin, (6) kanggo ngibadah lan ndedongo, (7) kanggo sarana nguri-uri kabudayan.
Banjur kang pungkasan mangerteni kalungguhan legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari ing masyarakat Desa Tegalsari Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Ponorogo. Kalungguhan kasebut dideleng saka masyarakat kang percaya lan kang ora percaya. Miturut asil angket masyarakat kang percaya ana 87 % dene sing ora percaya 13%. Kaya kang kababar ing dhuwur andharan asiling panliten babagan legendha Kyai Ageng Mohammad Besari bisa ngasilake dudu
Mohammad Ali Jamal Zadeh y Mahmoud Timur historias cortas
No full textThe current research will compare the short stories by Mohammad Ali Jamal Zadeh and by Mahmoud Timur
known as "Once Upon a Time". In this research, the content analysis method has been used. Results showed
that the Opposing cycle of characters exists in the Timur books more than in Jamal Zadeh, Jamal Zadeh used
the first-person point of view but Timur used the third person point of view, and the stories of Timur were closer
to modern storiesLa investigación actual comparará las historias cortas de Mohammad Ali Jamal Zadeh y de Mahmoud Timur
conocido como "Érase una vez". En esta investigación, se ha utilizado el método de análisis de contenido. Los
resultados mostraron que el ciclo de oposición de los personajes existe en los libros de Timur más que en los
de Jamal Zadeh, Jamal Zadeh usó el punto de vista en primera persona, pero Timur usó el punto de vista en
tercera persona, y las historias de Timur estaban más cerca de las historias modernas
Ibadism in Oman and developments in the field of Christian – Muslim relationships
No full textThe purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Christians and the IbadT of Oman, as a contribution to Christian-Muslim dialogue. The main focus is an assessment of the contribution offered in the past by the small missionary presence, and of the potential scope and areas of dialogue between the recent guest-worker Christian community, and their hosts - a Muslim country growing in international status. The thesis tells the story of a dynamic engagement in dialogue. The history, customs and beliefs of the country will be outlined, with particular emphasis on meeting points with Christian missionaries. The History of the Imams and Seyyids of Oman by SalTl bin Razlk, translated by CP. Badger and published in 1871, is the source of several more recent works consulted. The Journal of the Arabian Mission of the Reformed Church of America, Neglected Arabia/ Arabia Calling: 1892-1962 and the quarterly The Muslim World (from 1911) have been among other main sources. Some of the many books and articles by Samuel Zwemer have been read; he visited Muscat in Oman on several occasions - his brother Peter contracting a fatal illness while serving there. The IbadT believe their understanding of Islam to be close to that of the Prophet Muhammad; individual in faith, they fiercely claim to be orthodox in their interpretation of the Our'an and they are quick to speak out when they think Its essential tenets are being compromised. They can therefore perhaps afford to be relaxed when it comes to living alongside those who are not themselves IbadT and are willing to listen to them with an open mind. Their courteous meeting with the Christians they welcome to their country offers clues in the wider field of Christian-Muslim relations
Horse Detection Using Haar Like Features
No full textA commonly used approach for detecting objects is based on the techniques of “boosting” and “cascading”, which allow for real-time detection. In this paper I have developed a classifier for detecting horses from images or from real time video sources. For that purpose the Haar-like features were used to discriminate horses. Those features were used as input in a learning algorithm, based on AdaBoost, which selects a small number of critical visual features from a larger set and yields an extremely efficient classifier
A Scalable Architecture for Harvest-Based Digital Libraries - The ODU/Southampton Experiments
No full textThis paper discusses the requirements of current and emerging applications based on the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and emphasizes the need for a common infrastructure to support them. Inspired by HTTP proxy, cache, gateway and web service concepts, a design for a scalable and reliable infrastructure that aims at satisfying these requirements is presented. Moreover it is shown how various applications can exploit the services included in the proposed infrastructure. The paper concludes by discussing the current status of several prototype implementations
Spatially-localized time dependent solutions including turbulence and their interactions in 2D Kolmogorov flow
No full textIn 2D Kolmogorov flow in small aspect ratio domains, spatially-localized solutions such as kink, traveling or time-dependent kink-antikink pars coexist. However, the conservation of the flow rate in the y direction strongly restrict combination of localized solutions and their positioning. We find that by adding a homogeneous flow U y their positioning is controlled and each of localized solutions including a spatially-localized chaos is isolated. Numerical results suggest that these isolated solutions can be elements constructing a whole flow
Contribution of High-Yield Varieties Seeds to Major Food Crops Production, Yield and Area in Punjab - Pakistan
No full textThe present study is undertaken to measure the contribution of HYVs to major food crops (Wheat, rice, bajra, jowar and maize) production, yield and area in Pakistan Punjab. The study is based on secondary data for the last 44 years, i.e., from 1951-52 to 1994-95. For this purpose, a comparison of growth rates for production, yield and area is made (1) between period I (1951 to 1964) and period II 1965 to 1978). (2) between period II and period III (1979 to 1994) and (3) between period I and period IV (1951 to 1994). The study shows that the influence of HYV seed on production, yield and area for major food crops in Punjab is mixed. The contribution of HYVs to production, area and yield growth for wheat is remarkable. The adoption of HYVs has helped to accelerate the growth rate for production and yield for rice and maize in period II. In case of Jowar despite the fact that its area and production decreased its yield increased in period II, which may be due to the adoption of HYV seeds.Growth, Comparison, Periods, Time-series, Semi-log, HYV seed, Food crops, Area, Yield.
Dante y el pensamiento árabe: filosofía y viajes al ultramundo de Oriente y Occidente
No full textAfter a historical evaluation of the theses of the renowned Spanish Arabist Miguel Asín Palacios, the study examines the Arabic concept of miʿrājclarifying its points of difference with Dante's ‘journey’. It then takes as an example a modern reworking of the prophetic miʿrāj, that of Mohammad Iqbal’s poem, Ŷāvīd nāme. The question of the relationship between Dante and the Arab world is then considered in the two interrelated fields of religion and philosophy of Greek origin (falsafa).Tras una evaluación histórica de las tesis del célebre arabista español Miguel Asín Palacios, el estudio examina el concepto árabe de miʿrāŷ, aclarando sus puntos de diferencia con el ‘viaje’ de Dante. A continuación, toma como ejemplo una reelaboración moderna del miʿrāŷ profético, la del poema de Mohammad Iqbal, Ŷāvīd nāme. La cuestión de la relación entre Dante y el mundo árabe se plantea en los dos ámbitos interrelacionados de la religión y la filosofía de origen griego (falsafa).
 
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