Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Educational tests and measurements -- United States
As the global marketplace has made the world a more competitive place, governments are eager to ensure their population will be able to measure up to the new challenges. Borrowing the standard metrics and performance reviews from corporate...
Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is clearly on top of the agendas of most countries. All countries find it more difficult to stay competitive without FDI, which sustains growth: financial capital, management skills, technology, access to...
Geography -- Study and teaching; Geography -- Study and teaching -- Aids and devices;
Introduction
The main objective of this curriculum guide is to provide educators with materials
and resources designed to promote cultural awareness with middle school students
and meet specific geographic objectives and standards. Geography is a...
Leadership effectiveness can affect the success or failure of an organization. The way a leader (CEO, manager, supervisor etc.) communicates to employees can affect the degree to which employees will willingly follow and respect the leader, be...
The online DVD rental company Netflix® advertises that their service "is the best way to
rent movies1." Though Netflix® claims they enable customers to "find and discover movies they
will enjoy", consistently renting movies that meet personal...
Internet users -- Psychology; Television -- Dependency (Psychology); Personality
The present study examined whether relationships between media dependency and personality traits exist. Concerns expressed in the past literature on addiction were found in the areas of personality predispositions, social relationship difficulties,...
Organizational effectiveness -- Case studies; Industrial efficiency -- Case studies; Corporate culture -- Case studies
This paper offers an understanding of the philosophy and characteristics of ACE (Achieving Competitive Excellence) and how it has attempted to create a competitive advantage for AeroCo. On further examination, it illustrates many examples of how...
Cooperative work in education; Ability grouping in education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching
This study reviewed research on the effect of heterogeneous ability grouping in a cooperative learning environment on academic achievement in mathematics. A large number of studies has shown the importance of cooperative learning procedure in...
Weight training; Soccer -- Training; College athletes
This study was designed to identify relationships between the perceptions of the importance of weight training and sport orientations among NCAA Division I student-athletes on soccer teams. Differences among the perceptions of the importance of...
