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The argument illustrated in the thesis outlines Zbigniew Brzezinski’s ability to manipulate himself and his agenda to top priority as the national security advisor to President Carter. It further argues that Brzezinski deserves more blame for the failure of American foreign policy towards Iran; not President Carter. The sources include primary sources such as Zbigniew Brzezinski and President Jimmy Carter’s memoirs as well as information from President Carter’s library in Atlanta, Georgia. Secondary sources include historians who focus on both presidential policy and President Carter and his staff. The thesis is organized as follows: the introduction of Brzezinski, then the focus turns to his time in the White House, Iran, then what he is doing today.

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South Africa has faced many changes in the last 20 years. There are some glaringly obvious ones such as democracy while others, such as the considerable increase of the legislative and regulatory requirements in the financial-services industry, are more subtle. Both however, have far-reaching consequences for both individuals and businesses. In Schaeffer's keynote address at the 2011 Financial Planning Convention, the global trends currently influencing the financial-planning profession were pointed out. These included the move towards a more relationship-based approach between financial planners and their clients, with holistic service offerings and regulatory change. Currently close to 100 000 Financial Services Board (FSB)-registered brokers/ advisors/ planners/ consultants claim to offer financial advice. Of these representatives only 4 600 (approximately) are Certified Financial Planner® professionals. The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) maintains that the regulatory environment governing the financial industry is dynamic. Coupled with a tumultuous economic environment, this enforces the importance of an expert to assist individuals and businesses in planning for the future. The primary purpose of the Financial Advisory and Intermediaries Services Act (FAIS Act) is to: 1. protect the client against indecorous conduct by the financial service provider (FSP) and its representatives when providing financial advice and/or rendering intermediary services to clients; 2. ensure economic efficiency of the industry; 3. ensure that clients of FSPs are provided with sufficient information regarding their financial products, the representatives selling the products, the represented FSP and the product provider offering the products. The effect of the FAIS Act is that key individuals and representatives are now being held responsible for their actions, which may include providing incorrect information or not having sufficient qualifications or experience. According to the FSB the FAIS Fit and Proper requirements determine a set of requirements that all FSPs, key individuals and representatives need to comply with. The Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements of 2008 outlines the categories of fit and proper requirements for FSPs, their key individuals and representatives. The categories of the FAIS Fit and Proper requirements are: - honesty and integrity requirements for FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - competency requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - experience requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - qualifications requirements of key individuals and representatives; - regulatory examinations requirements of key individuals and representatives; - continuous professional development requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - operational ability of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; and - solvency of FSPs. The empirical study of the research was conducted nationally, within South Africa. The focus of the study was to investigate the perception of financial planners with regard to the regulatory and legislative prescriptions of the financial-services industry. The general objective of the study is to provide a quantitative measure of the perception of financial planners of the effect that the legislative and regulatory requirements in South Africa have on the ethicality of the financial-planning industry. To achieve this objective, the empirical study focussed on the responsibilities of financial-services providers and the FAIS fit and proper requirements as set out by the FAIS Act. The population identified for the empirical study consisted of financial planners that provide advisory and/or intermediary services in South Africa. The population of the study consisted of the full advisory complement, 826, which form part of the advisory division of a major South African financial-services provider. These financial planners are located across South Africa, in all nine provinces and in rural and metropolitan areas. Based on the result of the adjusted sample size equation, the required sample size for the study is reduced from 266 to 201. A total of 260 responses were received for the study which ensures a high level of accuracy is achieved from the findings of the research. The results of the empirical study provide ample proof that financial planners support the necessity and specificity of the FAIS fit and proper requirements as defined by the FAIS Act. Additionally, the financial planners agree that the determinants of the FAIS Act are not only beneficial to the sustainability and ethicality of the industry, but also support the success of the planner and ultimately ensure that clients receive the best possible financial advisory and/or intermediary services. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

South Africa has faced many changes in the last 20 years. There are some glaringly obvious ones such as democracy while others, such as the considerable increase of the legislative and regulatory requirements in the financial-services industry, are more subtle. Both however, have far-reaching consequences for both individuals and businesses. In Schaeffer's keynote address at the 2011 Financial Planning Convention, the global trends currently influencing the financial-planning profession were pointed out. These included the move towards a more relationship-based approach between financial planners and their clients, with holistic service offerings and regulatory change. Currently close to 100 000 Financial Services Board (FSB)-registered brokers/ advisors/ planners/ consultants claim to offer financial advice. Of these representatives only 4 600 (approximately) are Certified Financial Planner® professionals. The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) maintains that the regulatory environment governing the financial industry is dynamic. Coupled with a tumultuous economic environment, this enforces the importance of an expert to assist individuals and businesses in planning for the future. The primary purpose of the Financial Advisory and Intermediaries Services Act (FAIS Act) is to: 1. protect the client against indecorous conduct by the financial service provider (FSP) and its representatives when providing financial advice and/or rendering intermediary services to clients; 2. ensure economic efficiency of the industry; 3. ensure that clients of FSPs are provided with sufficient information regarding their financial products, the representatives selling the products, the represented FSP and the product provider offering the products. The effect of the FAIS Act is that key individuals and representatives are now being held responsible for their actions, which may include providing incorrect information or not having sufficient qualifications or experience. According to the FSB the FAIS Fit and Proper requirements determine a set of requirements that all FSPs, key individuals and representatives need to comply with. The Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements of 2008 outlines the categories of fit and proper requirements for FSPs, their key individuals and representatives. The categories of the FAIS Fit and Proper requirements are: - honesty and integrity requirements for FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - competency requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - experience requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - qualifications requirements of key individuals and representatives; - regulatory examinations requirements of key individuals and representatives; - continuous professional development requirements of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; - operational ability of FSPs, key individuals and representatives; and - solvency of FSPs. The empirical study of the research was conducted nationally, within South Africa. The focus of the study was to investigate the perception of financial planners with regard to the regulatory and legislative prescriptions of the financial-services industry. The general objective of the study is to provide a quantitative measure of the perception of financial planners of the effect that the legislative and regulatory requirements in South Africa have on the ethicality of the financial-planning industry. To achieve this objective, the empirical study focussed on the responsibilities of financial-services providers and the FAIS fit and proper requirements as set out by the FAIS Act. The population identified for the empirical study consisted of financial planners that provide advisory and/or intermediary services in South Africa. The population of the study consisted of the full advisory complement, 826, which form part of the advisory division of a major South African financial-services provider. These financial planners are located across South Africa, in all nine provinces and in rural and metropolitan areas. Based on the result of the adjusted sample size equation, the required sample size for the study is reduced from 266 to 201. A total of 260 responses were received for the study which ensures a high level of accuracy is achieved from the findings of the research. The results of the empirical study provide ample proof that financial planners support the necessity and specificity of the FAIS fit and proper requirements as defined by the FAIS Act. Additionally, the financial planners agree that the determinants of the FAIS Act are not only beneficial to the sustainability and ethicality of the industry, but also support the success of the planner and ultimately ensure that clients receive the best possible financial advisory and/or intermediary services. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

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Disertacinio tyrimo objektas – socialinių pedagogų rengimas. Nagrinėjant šį objektą, sprendžiama tyrimo problema – socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo rengimas, kuri konkretizuojama probleminiais klausimais: kokios socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo veiklos charakteristikos ir šiai veiklai būtinos kompetencijos; kokia turėtų būti socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos, skirtos profesijos patarėjo kompetencijoms ugdyti, struktūra, kad būtų užtikrinta sąveika tarp visų studijų programos parametrų ir būtų sudarytos prielaidos rengti specialistą, gebantį teikti profesinio orientavimo paslaugas ir kokie socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos, skirtos profesijos patarėjo kompetencijoms ugdyti, realizavimo veiksniai lemia kompetencijų įgijimą. Tyrimo tikslas – socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos pagrindu teoriškai ir empiriškai pagrįsti profesijos patarėjo kompetencijų ugdymo modelį. Teoriniu atžvilgiu disertacinis tyrimas atskleidžia ir pagrindžia socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo veiklos charakteristikas ir kompetencijas, teorinį studijų programos alternatyviai pasirenkamos dalies turinio konstravimo modelį, studijų programos realizavimo veiksnius, laiduojančius kompetencijų įgijimą bei nuolatine refleksija, savęs vertinimu ir grįžtamuoju ryšiu pagrįstą kompetencijų vertinimo ir įvertinimo metodiką, atliepiančią į besimokantįjį orientuotos mokymosi koncepcijos nuostatas. Praktinis rezultatų reikšmingumas: socialinės pedagogikos studijų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of the research is training of social educators. Through the analysis of this objective, the main research problem - training of a social educator as a vocational adviser – is considered. It consists of the following problem questions: what are the main operational characteristics and competences of a social educator as a vocational adviser, what should the structure of a social pedagogy study programme aimed at developing competences of a vocational adviser look like in order to ensure the interaction between all the parameters of a study programme and create the conditions for preparation of a specialist able of providing vocational guidance services and which factors of a social pedagogy study programme aimed at developing competences of a vocational adviser determine the acquisition of competences. Goal of the research: on the basis of the social pedagogy study programme, to justify (both from the theoretical and empiric point of view) a competences development model of a vocational adviser. From the theoretical point of view, this doctoral thesis research reveals theoretical assumptions for the activity of a social educator as a vocational adviser, operational characteristics and competences of a social educator as a vocational adviser, factors for the realisation of study programmes providing for the acquisition of competences and the methodology for the evaluation and assessment of competences based on the continuous reflection, self-evaluation and feedback and... [to full text]

This study investigates the impact of various ‘gifted and talented’ initiatives, brought in by successive governments in the UK since 1999. The research employs the Case Study method in an inner-city London primary school. Data gathered from semi-structured interviews with teachers, teaching assistants, pupils, parents and senior managers was analysed, using a thematic method. Documents including the School Development Plan, Ofsted reports and internal policies were also analysed, as well as lesson observations. A literature review encompassing both the history of ‘gifted and talented’ policy development and research on identifying and providing for ‘gifted and talented’ pupils revealed a notable lack of empirical research evidence as a basis for the policies. The emphasis on identifying ‘gifted and talented’ pupils in the policies, with less guidance about provision, possibly led practitioners to unfruitful and inaccurate directions. The research was contextualised by a review of the role of the Local Authority, in which the school was located, in implementing ‘gifted and talented’ policies. The importance of this diminishing role was confirmed. The challenge now is how to disseminate future initiatives, with no clear way to communicate with school leaders. The subsequent Case Study identified the strengths of the policies as raising awareness of the needs of this group of pupils, as well as finding a need for more professional development for teachers, which is unlikely to be met, since the policy was disbanded in 2011. Other findings showed that, whilst teachers have become more accepting of ‘gifted and talented’ policy, the lack of guidance about provision led to them using self-theories and professional experience to ensure ‘gifted and talented’ pupils have opportunities for challenge, with mixed success. More information, based on evidence-based research, needs to be made available to teachers to ensure they can provide effectively for this group of learners.

The transport of dangerous goods is one of the most complicated kinds of transportation. Dangerous goods have characteristics that can be hazardous for people, properties and environment. That is why the dangerous shipment have to be transported according to the special rules. The ADR agreement heads towards the unification of those rules between all contracting parties and it also contributes to the elimination or reduction of accidents.

Object of the research is training of social educators. Through the analysis of this objective, the main research problem - training of a social educator as a vocational adviser – is considered. It consists of the following problem questions: what are the main operational characteristics and competences of a social educator as a vocational adviser, what should the structure of a social pedagogy study programme aimed at developing competences of a vocational adviser look like in order to ensure the interaction between all the parameters of a study programme and create the conditions for preparation of a specialist able of providing vocational guidance services and which factors of a social pedagogy study programme aimed at developing competences of a vocational adviser determine the acquisition of competences. Goal of the research: on the basis of the social pedagogy study programme, to justify (both from the theoretical and empiric point of view) a competences development model of a vocational adviser. From the theoretical point of view, this doctoral thesis research reveals theoretical assumptions for the activity of a social educator as a vocational adviser, operational characteristics and competences of a social educator as a vocational adviser, factors for the realisation of study programmes providing for the acquisition of competences and the methodology for the evaluation and assessment of competences based on the continuous reflection, self-evaluation and feedback and... [to full text] / Disertacinio tyrimo objektas – socialinių pedagogų rengimas. Nagrinėjant šį objektą, sprendžiama tyrimo problema – socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo rengimas, kuri konkretizuojama probleminiais klausimais: kokios socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo veiklos charakteristikos ir šiai veiklai būtinos kompetencijos; kokia turėtų būti socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos, skirtos profesijos patarėjo kompetencijoms ugdyti, struktūra, kad būtų užtikrinta sąveika tarp visų studijų programos parametrų ir būtų sudarytos prielaidos rengti specialistą, gebantį teikti profesinio orientavimo paslaugas ir kokie socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos, skirtos profesijos patarėjo kompetencijoms ugdyti, realizavimo veiksniai lemia kompetencijų įgijimą. Tyrimo tikslas – socialinės pedagogikos studijų programos pagrindu teoriškai ir empiriškai pagrįsti profesijos patarėjo kompetencijų ugdymo modelį. Teoriniu atžvilgiu disertacinis tyrimas atskleidžia ir pagrindžia socialinio pedagogo kaip profesijos patarėjo veiklos charakteristikas ir kompetencijas, teorinį studijų programos alternatyviai pasirenkamos dalies turinio konstravimo modelį, studijų programos realizavimo veiksnius, laiduojančius kompetencijų įgijimą bei nuolatine refleksija, savęs vertinimu ir grįžtamuoju ryšiu pagrįstą kompetencijų vertinimo ir įvertinimo metodiką, atliepiančią į besimokantįjį orientuotos mokymosi koncepcijos nuostatas. Praktinis rezultatų reikšmingumas: socialinės pedagogikos studijų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]