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Thesis (M.Tech.: Chiropractic)- Dept. of Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, 2007. xv, 168 leaves. / Choosing a career is something which all learners are expected to do between the ages of fifteen and eighteen. A school learner who is at their final year of study in their academic career will be required to think of career options for their future and it is generally assumed that the learner has sufficient information in order to make this often life changing decision

Thesis (MSc (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / The purpose of this investigation was to standardise the MB-10 on adults. As it has already been standardised for grade 7, grade 9 and grade 11 learners, as well as first year students, the next logical step would be to extend it to adults. This study is further motivated by a suggestion of the Psychometric Committee of the Vocational Council for Psychology that there is indeed a need to standardise the MB- 10 on adults. Altogether 233 adult volunteers between the ages of 22 and 55 years participated in this study. The average age of the male group (35 years) is more or less the same as that of the female group (34 years). The majority of the participants (184) are Afrikaans speaking. Regarding the level of education, marginally more men and women (51% and 52% respectively) have post-matric qualifications, whereas 49% of the men and 48% of the women only have a school qualification. From the investigation the following conclusions might be drawn: * The same form of the MB-10 which has already been standardised on other groups, can be used as a reliable and valid instrument of measurement for adult interest. * Item analysis has indicated that there are only a few items which did not make a positive contribution to the relevant field, but that the overwhelming majority of the item correlations are highly satisfactory. A possible reason for the low correlations may be that certain items that should have been simple enough for grade 7 learners, were too simplistic for adults. * No meaningful differences were found regarding interest between adults with different educational levels, except that persons with no post school qualifications tend to have a preference for business activities. Results of this investigation have resulted in the setting of separate norm tables for adult men and women.

Research shows that students’ interest in physics has been reduced over the last decades, both nationally and internationally. The purpose of this study is to examine students’ relationship with physics and thus investigate how the physics education in upper secondary school could improve. Qualitative interviews were used as research method. The results indicate that students find the physics courses interesting, and that they generally have a positive attitude towards the subject. Nevertheless, they find the education hard and stressful. Furthermore, the study shows that the teachers have a great impact on students’ interests and attitudes. The students have difficulties seeing the relevance of the course and they request more connections to their everyday life, new technology and society. The students appreciate associations to media and enjoy both observing and practicing experiments. The study indicates that stereotypical prejudices, such as social awkwardness, exist about people who are devoted to their studies. However, the informants consider it admirable to be successful within the area of physics. Having a profession related to physics is associated with high status, intelligence and a high income. In conclusion, the education needs to be changed and adapted in order to stimulate students’ interests since students' interests and experiences have changed during the recent decades. Interest has an effect on motivation, and thus affects students' performance and future career choices. / Forskning visar att elevers intresse för fysik har minskat de senaste decennierna, både nationellt och internationellt. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka elevers relation till fysik och således undersöka hur fysikundervisningen i gymnasiet kan förändras. Kvalitativa intervjuer användes som forskningsmetod. Resultatet indikerar att elever finner fysikkurserna intressanta och att de generellt har en positiv attityd till ämnet, men att de upplever undervisningen som svår och stressig. Ytterligare visar studien att läraren har en stor inverkan på elevernas intresse och attityder. Eleverna har svårigheter att se kursens relevans och de efterlyser mer kopplingar till vardag, ny teknik och samhälle. Eleverna uppskattar experiment, laborationer och kopplingar till media. Informanterna anser att det är beundransvärt att vara framgångsrik inom fysikområdet. Att ha ett fysikrelaterat yrke förknippas med hög status, intelligens och bra lön. I studien framgår det att det finns stereotypa fördomar, så som social tafatthet, kring personer som är hängivna sina studier. Slutsatsen blir att undervisningen behöver förändras och anpassas för att kunna väcka elevers intresse då elevers intressen och erfarenheter har ändrats under de senaste decennierna. Intresset påverkar motivationen, därmed påverkas även elevers resultat och framtida yrkesval.

As the economy shifts from a heavy emphasis on defense science and technology to a focus on the application of innovation to commercial markets, decision makers are eager to learn how to shape successful university-industry partnerships. Given that the trend is toward greater numbers of relationships, this national survey project investigated whether scientists and administrators involved in university-industry cooperation share similar perspectives. It explored the benefits, conflicts and mechanisms related to collaborative activity, and sought to determine the implications for universities, industry, and policies directed towards this collaborative activity. Sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, this study is one of the first to solicit responses from persons not involved in university-industry collaborative activity as well as from those who are. This research successfully captured three aspects of conflicts: conflict of interest, conflict of commitment and conflict over internal equity. The study found that conflict of interest turns on potential financial gain and revenue generating activities. Conflict of commitment is viewed in terms of responsibility and loyalty to the academic or industrial sector to which the individual belongs. Conflict over internal equity centers on traditional academic duties such as teaching and interaction with students. The primary benefits society will receive as a result of collaborative activity are new knowledge and know-how of new techniques and technologies. Regarding specific mechanisms preferred by survey respondents, collaborative universities and firms will rely heavily on conflict of interest policies guide appropriate activities. These should be specific enough to counsel an individual who has come to a decision point with regard to loyalties and at the same time be general enough to treat each collaborative endeavor on its unique merits. Regardless of the type of collaborative relationship in which academics become involved, the study found that decision makers should hold firm in their promotion of teaching and equitable treatment of students. In order to be true to their academic identity, university representatives should ensure the scale is tipped in favor of teaching, or delicately balanced so that teaching activities are equal to collaborative activities.

1 Abstract Central Asia is located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The region includes five different countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The countries differ in the terms of the economic development, and a degree of the openness of the national economies, as well as in the foreign trade and the orientation of the foreign policy. Some states of the region belong to the poorest countries of the world while the others keep a quite successful way of the economic development. In the region there are countries which retain sufficiently isolated from the world economy (such as Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and Kazakhstan which formed an open liberal economy since gaining the independence. Also there are countries which focused on the development of cooperation with Europe as well as the other regions abroad and at the same time there are countries aimed at preserving and developing the deeper ties with neighboring Russia and China. In June 2007 the European Council of the EU adopted a new strategy towards Central Asia for the period from 2007 to 2013. And despite the strategy is short-term, yet it is a political document (Council of the European Union, 2007). In accordance with the adopted «Strategy for a New Partnership» the EU engages with the region in many areas,...

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by Au Chung Park, Raymond. / Title also in Chinese. / Thesis (M.A.Ed.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Bibliography: leaves 100-109.