Partnership that works: a study of the educational-web in school management.
Educators are becoming aware that between the school, government and the home is an important link, which must be utilized or harnessed for children's learning and educational development. The situation of teaching and learning in most public schools in Nigeria shows that there is a considerable difference in the...

Analysing company training and development needs: the usefulness of HRD activities to the organisation can be justified only by the effectiveness with which they meet the real needs of the organisation. The needs analysis approach to the design of specific contents of HRD activities is recommended as a means to achieving this effectiveness in meeting organisational needs.
DESPITE an upsurge in human resource development (HRD) activities in organisations, training departments are still hard put to justify their usefulness and importance to their employers. Part of the reason is that the proliferation of HRD activities has blurred the distinction between what is truly needed by the organisation...

An assessment of barriers and strategies for recruitment and retention of a diverse graduate student population.
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative investigation was to: a) describe the barriers of recruitment and retention of diverse-graduate student population at one of the predominantly white universities (PWUs) in the Midwestern US as perceived by the program coordinators and directors and b) identify successful strategies for improving the...

Junior college experience and students with learning disabilities: implications for success at the four year university.
There are an increasing number of students with learning disabilities attending college. Several factors and programs have been suggested as helpful to the success of students with learning disabilities in the college setting. One of the factors which has been suggested to be helpful is attendance at a two...

This Idol gives back: American Idol's Syesha Mercado embraces Sarasota, where she first learned to believe in herself and her dreams.
TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE watched Sarasota's own Syesha Mercado shake, shimmy, sob and sing her heart out on American Idol this season--coming from behind each week yet never losing her million-watt smile. In the process, this determined young dynamo earned the devotion of legions of voters and finished a remarkable...

Enhancing a curriculum: a focus on the development process.
Many academic departments, concerned with providing curricula that are both current and targeted to student and employer needs, are tailoring their curricula to target specific skill sets. This in turn generates students who graduate more prepared to assume positions being demanded by employers. Curriculum development includes changing content and...

The real cost of linking homeless young people to employment, education and training.
This article explores the implementation of the Victorian Youth Employment, Education and Training Initiative (YEETI). This statewide initiative delivered brokerage funds to homeless young people through their housing advocates. One of the findings of the project was that the main barrier to young people achieving a stable continuum in...

Gender sensitive teaching: a reflective approach for early childhood education teacher training programs.
Educators in the 1990's began to notice that boys from all socio-economic and racial groups were not keeping pace, with African-American and Latino boys most at risk. One disappointing evidence came from demonstrated gaps in literacy between girls and boys, reaching 24 points by 12th grade, with the gaps...

PowerObjects Expands its Microsoft Dynamics CRM Customer-base.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerObjects, a leading provider of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions, today announced that it added four new CRM projects this month. The new customers are within the not-for-profit, financial services, technology, and education/training industries and include developing and implementing CRM solutions for:...

Toward a better future; education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965.
9780821373750 Toward a better future; education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965. Ed. by Sing Kong Lee et al. The World Bank 2008 206 pages $35.00 Paperback LA1239 ...