This research investigates progress in the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into curriculum-based teaching and learning in the Lesotho secondary and high school science classroom, with the aim of establishing how effective e-learning and integration of ICT can be supported. E-learning was perceived by education stakeholders in Lesotho as an effective way to enhance teaching and learning. To this end, Lesotho embarked on three partnership projects, namely SchoolNet, Microsoft STIC and NEPAD e-School Projects. There is a volume of research, international and regional, on e-learning and ICT integration, mainly conducted by European and American researchers. This study by an African author, therefore, fills a gap. Using a variant of action research, the author undertook six studies over four years, investigating the extent of computing infrastructure in schools and ways in which e-learning was implemented in subject-based teaching. In particular, he studied barriers to ICT implementation in Lesotho; advantages and disadvantages of combining e-learning with classroom practice; the perceptions, aptitude and skills of Lesotho science teachers and students; professional development programmes; and preparations for introducing e-learning, including infrastructural issues. Literature studies were conducted, following which pertinent concepts from the literature were used to generate a framework of evaluation categories and criteria for addressing the research questions of this study. The criteria were translated into questions and evaluation statements for data collection instruments for the empirical studies. Triangulation in data collection and analysis was provided by applying multiple and mixed data collection methods: questionnaires, interviews, observations and case studies, to gather data from principals, teachers and students in selected schools across the three projects and in varying regions of Lesotho. The study identified notable progress, but determines that more remains to be done, on an ongoing basis, to support secondary and high schools in Lesotho with implementation plans and strategies. The study concludes with guideline and recommendations for educators. / Computing / D. Phil. (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education)

In the master's thesis there is described financial assurance of public investment project. The teoretical part part focuses on clarifying the basic concepts of public project . There are described ways in which it is possible to finance public projects. The practical part deals with finding appropriate ways of project financing of road reconstruction II/422 delay the village Svatobořice – Mistřín and their comparison.

This thesis is about the problems of PPP projects. These are the projects, whose realization is based on the partnership of the private and public sector. This way brings new possibilities how is building and management of public infrastructure more effective. In theoretical part the basic information concerning the problems of PPP projects is described, its advantages and disadvantages, basic characters and principles. In this thesis is described actual state of PPP projects in the Czech Republic. In practical part the thesis is about specific concession project, whose realization is considered. It is the project of construction and operation of cableway to Spilberk Castle. Within this part at first the entrance data for financial models have been found, after that the financial models have been count and the analysis of sensitivity has been finished. In conclusion the evaluation of project has been done and there was the recommendation how to realize the project.

Author master's thesis analyzes the problems of implementation of public-private partnership in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care as an example of the Sverdlovsk region. The object of the research master's thesis is the authorities, state and municipal agencies, non-profit organizations involved in social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care. Subject of research - the forms and mechanisms for public-private partnership implementing in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care in the Sverdlovsk region. Scientific novelty of the work is as follows: The essence of public-private partnership in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care; The problems of interaction of subjects of public-private partnership in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care in the Sverdlovsk region on the basis of the author's concrete empirical research; The design of programs to enhance public-private partnership in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children left without parental care in the Sverdlovsk region on the basis of the mechanisms of public-private partnership. The practical significance of the dissertation research is that the resulting materials can be used to develop guidelines for public authorities and local government, state and municipal organizations, socially-oriented non-governmental organizations on the issues of cooperation in the field of social adaptation of orphans and children without parental care. Developed project can be implemented in practice. Dissertation materials can be used to develop training courses for students enrolled in "State and municipal management". / Автор магистерской диссертации анализирует проблемы реализации общественно-государственного партнерства в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей на примере Свердловской области. Объектом исследования магистерской диссертации являются органы власти, государственные и муниципальные организации, некоммерческие организации, участвующие в социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей. Предмет исследования — формы и механизмы реализации общественно-государственного партнерства в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей на территории Свердловской области. Научная новизна работы заключается в следующем: - Раскрыта сущность общественно-государственного партнерства в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей; - Выявлены проблемы взаимодействия субъектов общественно-государственного партнерства в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей в Свердловской области на основе проведенного автором конкретно-эмпирического исследования; - Разработан проект Программы совершенствования общественно-государственного партнерства в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей на территории Свердловской области на основе механизмов общественно-государственного партнерства. Практическая значимость диссертационного исследования заключается в том, что полученные материалы могут быть использованы при разработке методических рекомендаций для органов государственной власти и местного самоуправления, государственных и муниципальных организаций, социально направленных общественных организаций по вопросам организации взаимодействия в сфере социальной адаптации детей-сирот и детей, оставшихся без попечения родителей. Разработанный проект может быть внедрен в практику. Материалы диссертации могут быть использованы для разработки учебных курсов для студентов, обучающихся по направлению «Государственное и муниципальное управление».

Modern Russian science notes the systematic crisis in the sphere of supplementary children education. GR-technologies are gaining importance in this context as a way to achieve optimum results further education sector development through public investment, taking into account the interests of the business. Author of this dissertation present the results of sociological research of the supplementary child education system in Yekaterinburg. The research is described the effectiveness of GR-technologies in the sphere of providing supplementary education for children. The study was conducted by the method of expert survey. Author surveyed entrepreneurs, public servants, leaders of children organizations of supplementary education in Yekaterinburg. Hypothesis-ground of research supports the following goal: on the one hand that only one third of experts familiar and implements in its activities the GR-technologies and on the other hand improving the quality of the application GR-technologies used by public organizations and business provides high levels of creating favorable conditions for the development system of supplementary children education. / Современная наука и государственный аппарат России фиксируют системный и содержательный кризис сферы дополнительного образования детей. GR-технологии приобретают важное значение как способ достижения оптимальных результатов развития сферы дополнительного образования через государственные инвестиции с учетом интересов бизнеса. Автором магистерской диссертации проведено эмпирическое исследование, в результате которого описана эффективность применения GR-технологий в сфере дополнительного образования детей. Исследование проведено методом экспертного опроса руководителей организаций дополнительного образования детей, бизнеса и властных структур г. Екатеринбурга. Гипотезой-основанием исследования выступает следующее утверждение: с одной стороны опрос экспертов показал, что только треть из них знакома и реализует в своей деятельности GR-технологии, а с другой стороны - именно повышение качества применения GR-технологий в системе дополнительного образования детей обуславливает высокий уровень создания благоприятных условий для развития дополнительного образования детей.

В процессе исследования была проанализирована нормативная правовая база в сфере стратегического планирования на федеральном и региональном уровнях; были дифференцированы инструменты стратегического развития жилищно-коммунального комплекса; выявлены основные проблемы реализации инструментов стратегического развития в сфере жилищно-коммунального хозяйства; определены пути для преодоления выявленных проблем на примере зарубежного опыта. Результатом работы стала разработка ряда рекомендаций и мероприятий по совершенствованию инструментов стратегии развития жилищно-коммунального хозяйства Свердловской области. Также был разработан проект по развитию жилищного самоуправления, который является инструментом по привлечению граждан в управление жилым фондом. Предложенные рекомендации в дальнейшем могут быть реализованы органами государственной власти Свердловской области. / In the process of analysis of normative legal base in the sphere of strategic planning at Federal and regional levels; were differentiated tools of strategic development of housing and communal complex; the basic problems of the implementation of tools for strategic development in the sphere of housing and communal services; identify ways to overcome the identified problems on the example of foreign experience. The result of the work was the development of a number of recommendations and measures to improve the tools of the strategy for the development of housing and communal services in the Sverdlovsk region. A project for the development of housing self-government was also developed, which is a tool for attracting citizens to manage the housing stock. The proposed recommendations can be implemented by the state authorities of the Sverdlovsk region in the future.

L’intérêt public imprime aux ports une organisation juridique et institutionnelle spéciale. Les installations portuaires doivent fonctionner sans désemparer et aucun usager ne doit en être privé au-delà des restrictions nécessaires à la satisfaction de tous. À ce titre, elles sont traditionnellement soumises au régime de la domanialité publique et les activités qui s’y déroulent à celui du service public. Les deux régimes étant, par leur essence même, exorbitants, leur application simultanée génère une surprotection préjudiciable à la compétitivité des ports.L’objet de cette étude est de démontrer l’inadaptation de la domanialité publique portuaire, tant du point de vue de sa cohérence générale, que de du point de vue de son impact sur le développement des sites portuaires. L’adoption du CGPPP et les réformes postérieures n’ont pas permis de résoudre le problème de l’hypertrophie du domaine public portuaire, pas plus qu’elles n’ont consacré un régime domanial véritablement adapté.L’émergence du régime des conventions de terminal constitue une évolution majeure, mais insuffisante. S’il favorise un certain partage des risques entre autorités portuaires et opérateurs privés, il n’a, malheureusement, pas résolu le problème de la précarité des occupations domaniales. L’insécurité juridique demeure ; ce qui n’encourage pas l’investissement privé.Face aux contraintes du droit de la concurrence et à la généralisation de la libre circulation des biens et des personnes au sein de l’UE, les modalités de gestion des installations portuaires doivent s’adapter aux enjeux modernes de l’économie de marché. / Public interest gives harbours a specific legal and institutional framework. Harbour facilities must work continuously and stay available to every user, according to the limitations required to satisfy everybody. As such, they are traditionally subject to the state ownership system and their related activities are subject to the public service one. Both systems are exorbitant by nature. Applying them simultaneously triggers off an overprotection detrimental to harbours competitivity.This study aims at showing the harbour state ownership system is unsuitable, both in terms of overall consistency and its impact on the harbour site growth. Adoption of the general code ruling the public ownership and posterior reforms did not allow to resolve the harbour state ownership hypertrophy issue, nor did they establish an ownership system truly appropriate.Appearing harbour terminals contracts constitute a major but still insufficient evolution. If they do allow to share risks between harbour authorities and private operators to some extent, unfortunately they did not resolve the ownership activities precarity issue. Legal insecurity remains, which does not stimulate private investment.Against competition law obligations and the free movement of goods and people spreading within the EU, harbour facilities management terms need to adapt to today’s market economy challenges.