855 research outputs found
MODEL OF CLUSTER INITIATIVE IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM – RESEARCH ON EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH LABOUR MARKET
No full textEducation for labour market on the school level is neglected in Poland. Concentration on university degree and general education caused the decrease of interest of vocational education of qualified workers (needed on labor market). To the most important problems in management in the area of vocational education belong: 1. Increasing number of lower secondary schools graduates choosing general secondary schools and willing to continue education at universities. 2. Decreasing interest of vocational education. 3. Lack of information of labour market requirements and very inefficient cooperation between labour market and educational system. 4. Graduates knowledge, qualifications, skills and attitudes does meet labour market needs. To solve these problems the Author suggests to create the cluster initiative in educational system (as a part of research of the project “Creation the cluster initiatives in education systemâ€Â; caring out in Silesian University of Technology; financed by Ministry of Science and Higher Education; no 0193/B/H03/2010/39). The paper presents good practices in vocational education to implement in the initiative and a map of categories of solution. Research also indicated barriers and abilities of the implementation those solutions (or elements of them). The proposal to adapt the education to labour market requirements is based on integrated research and monitoring on cluster initiative’s participants. They are: pupils, educational area (mainly: schools directors and teachers), employers and local governments. The paper also highlights the model of cluster initiative in education. Research helped to indicate areas of the best climate to create cluster initiative, barriers and difficulties, ways of communication, range of corporation in the initiative. Indicated operations, processes and role of participants in cluster initiative will help to create the expert system to support educational management in conjunction with labour market needs. The idea of expert system is to activate communication between potential participant in cluster initiative. Making decisions on the basis of scientific research will make them rational. A tool used by every participant will help to create cluster initiative in education (firstly very narrow) and to support functioning of the cluster initiative.
Een flexibel programma van eisen
No full textDoor de lange voorbereidingstijd van nieuw te bouwen zorginstellingen is het programma van eisen vaak al verouderd voordat de eerste paal de grond in gaat. Wijzigen van het programma heeft belangrijke consequenties. Zijn deze wijzigingen te voorkomen? Kunnen we de negatieve gevolgen ervan beperken? Dit artikel presenteert een overzicht van oorzaken van programmawijzigingen, mogelijke gevolgen en oplossingsrichtingen.Accepted Author ManuscriptReal Estate Managemen
Putting a Price on Water for All, Namibia
No full textAccess to water and sanitation is indeed a human right; however quality water and sanitation service provision should not be assumed a ‘free service’ as a result. Hence it is crucial to understand the costs involved of monopoly water service provision to enable informed decision-making on tariff determination. Namibia, is not only characterised with extreme conditions of water scarcity and skewed income distribution, with a history of free water services, but it also is prone to information asymmetry and lack of transparency (especially financial) challenges in the price-setting process. Hence, the research aim was to adapt a framework for determining price-setting processes and to investigate the potential role of an economic regulator to inform the process and policy accordingly in Namibia. In this regard, the research explores the price-setting processes of independent economic regulators in England and Wales and Zambia (as a guide to understand the dynamics and intricacies of setting and enforcing prices for utilities based on the need for sustainable cost recovery and efficient service provision) to further investigate possible improvements to the Namibian price-setting process. The research objectives were explored through descriptive and exploratory case study approaches, mainly comprising of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions.
The research found that the most appropriate regulatory framework for Namibia is an intermediate framework- a hybrid regulatory body (consisting of a combination between government and independent expert panels). The research also identifies crucial operating principles, regulatory tools (with emphasis on accounting separation within financial models) and consumer involvement as major components for the Namibian price-setting process. In essence, accountability through transparency (effective information sharing and stakeholder involvement) is identified by the study to address the principal-agent challenges faced within Namibia, especially given the extreme conditions
Stappenplan voor vastgoedstrategie
No full textCirca 80% van de organisaties uit de sector verpleging en verzorging (V&V-sector) heeft in de afgelopen twee jaar een vastgoedplan ontwikkeld. Met de aandacht voor vastgoed zit het dus wel goed. Het proces om te komen tot een beleidsmatig en met cijfers onderbouwde vastgoedstrategie kan echter nog flink worden verbeterd. Een helder stappenplan biedt uitkomst.Accepted Author ManuscriptReal Estate Managemen
Hogere arbeidsproductiviteit door een goed gebouw
No full textDe vergrijzing leidt tot meer vraag naar zorg en minder aanbod op de arbeidsmarkt. Er is nu al een tekort aan verplegend personeel. Verhoging van de arbeidsproductiviteit kan helpen om de zorg op peil te houden. De werkdruk nog verder opvoeren is geen optie. Dit artikel beschrijft hoe een zorgvuldig ontworpen en adequaat beheerd gebouw kan bijdragen aan een hoge arbeidsproductiviteit in de zorg.Accepted Author ManuscriptReal Estate ManagementEnergie and Industri
A review of interview preparation via virtual and mixed reality for individuals with intellectual and developmental disorder
No full textBACKGROUND:There is substantial evidence that a lack of social skills and social competence is the primary barrier to gaining and maintaining employment for individuals with IDD. Data on employment outcomes along with scholarly literature on social skills education provide evidence that current programming is unsuccessful for individuals with IDD transitioning into the workplace. OBJECTIVE:This literature review provides a broad overview of innovative media and technology offering educators novel practices and strategies to improve interview performance and employment preparation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disorder (IDD). RESULTS:The literature shows that multiple currently available technologies, including virtual reality and mixed reality, can improve the social skills required for successful interpersonal interactions and interviewing in individuals with IDD. CONCLUSIONS:Transition educators should be encouraged to consider how innovative technologies can be used to support the development of social skills for students with IDD in employment preparation
A meta-analysis of technology-based interventions on the phonological skills of children with dyslexia
No full textThere is a growing awareness of the need to understand how technology can help in
education, especially in the area of special educational needs. The purpose of this
meta‐analysis is to synthesise findings from independent studies gathered by a systematic
review of the literature on the effectiveness of technology‐based interventions on the
phonological skills of children diagnosed with dyslexia in English. Keywords for the
literature search were selected that best represented the research area: technology,
computer, elearning, mobile learning, ICT; intervention, instruction, remediation, therapy;
phonology, phonological skills, spelling; and dyslexia. These key terms were used for the
computerised search of five databases: Academic Search Premier, Education Research
Complete, ERIC, PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO. The studies that met the inclusion criteria
were further meta‐analysed for effect sizes with a fixed effects approach weighted by
sample sizes. The inclusion criteria were that the studies must involve a technology‐based
intervention, participants of the studies must be formally diagnosed with dyslexia in
English, outcome measures used must include at least one measure of phonological skills in
reading, and studies must utilise a pre‐test‐post‐test experimental design and include
means, standard deviations, and sample sizes. There were a total of four studies that met
all criteria and these four studies employed six different technology‐based interventions.
All four studies had significant results showing that technology‐based interventions
positively influenced phonological skills. A grand total of 157 participants across these four
studies returned a significant result for weighted pooled estimates of overall effect size on
non‐word decoding (a measure of phonological skills) to be d = 0.56 (ranging from d = 0.17
to 1.38), which is a medium effect size of the technology‐based intervention. Thus,
technology‐based interventions is an effective method of remediating phonological skills of
children with dyslexia
Role of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the Control of Micturition Reflex in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
No full textPurpose: The present study examined dynamic changes in neural activity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) during the micturition reflex in a Parkinson's disease (PD) model as well as the effects of direct stimulation of the ACC on the micturition reflex. Materials and Methods: Electrodes were inserted into the ACC or the PAG, and the effects of intravenous (i.v.) administration of ZM24138 (ZM: adenosine A2A receptor antagonist) on the pelvic nerve evoked field potentials were examined. The effect of electrical stimulation of the ACC was also examined. Results: PD rats showed bladder overactivity evidenced by a significant decrease in intercontraction intervals (ICI) compared with sham rats. I.v. administration of ZM increased ICI in both groups with the inhibitory effects being greater in PD; and dose-dependently increased the amplitude of evoked potentials in the ACC of PD rats but not in sham rats. I.v. administration of ZM reduced the evoked potential amplitude in the PAG of both groups with the inhibitory effects being greater in PD vs. sham rats. Electrical stimulation of the ACC significantly increased ICI. Conclusions: These results suggest that ACC neurons have an inhibitory role in bladder control because neural activity in the ACC was significantly increased along with suppression of bladder overactivity after ZM administration in the PD model, and the stimulation of the ACC inhibited the micturition reflex. Understanding the roles of the ACC in the modulation of micturition could provide further insights into the pathophysiology of OAB
The dynamic evolution of the kepler supernova remnant
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