Non-compulsory schools in Sweden should make use of the knowledge and experience that is available in society according to the aims and objectives of the Curriculum for the Non-Compulsory School System - Lpf 94. There are however only a few studies which have focused on the contacts between non-compulsory schools and society as represented by the business world in Sweden. The purpose of this study is to examine in what ways and to what extent non-compulsory schools are following the Curriculum by using the knowledge and experience of the business world. The perspectives have been: Which contacts in the business world and which working practices from the business world are implemented in teaching in non-compulsory schools? In what way do these contacts and working practices affect the teaching and learning of business administration? The purpose of this study is also to examine if the teachers in non-compulsory schools use business information and different kinds of business knowledge and experiences in order to keep themselves up-to-date regarding the business world. The perspectives have been: Are the teachers using up-to-date business information or business experience? Are the teachers applying a multicultural perspective in teaching business studies? In what way does this kind of information or first-hand experience affect the teaching and learning of business administration? The method used in this study was to interview seven teachers from two non-compulsory schools in Stockholm. The research showed that both schools use different kinds of business contacts, business experience and up-to-date business information as input in their teaching. Both schools are also using mini enterprise and work experience in teaching the pupils business administration. Only a few of the teachers have applied a multicultural perspective in their teaching. The research also showed that it will take time, resources and coordination to increase contacts with the business world. These contacts are essential for helping the pupils to achieve a degree of practical learning and knowledge which is mentioned in the Curriculum for the Non-Compulsory School System as well as being in demand in working life.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--Memorial University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

This master`s research analyses reorganisation programme of the school system in Mažeikiai district. It reveals the essence and the expression of the reorganisation of the school system. It theoretically focuses on the situation of the education reform in Lithuania and involves a review on the reorganization of the foreign school system. Also, there are identified the determinants of the reorganization of the school system in Mažeikiai district and in the country. The main method of this research has been an oral interrogation as well as a qualitative interview. Obviously, the Protocol (the questionnaire of the qualitative interview) has been prepared for the research. Seventeen experts of education from Mažeikiai district has taken part in the interrogation. The content method of analysis has been applied for processing the research data as well as for the analysing data there was applied the logical – inductive method. Thus, the results of the interrogation permitted to define the weaknesses and strengths of the reorganisation programme of the school system in Mažeikiai district. In addition, the hypothetical premises (which were raised in the beginning of the research) confirmed only partly because the reorganization programme of the school system in Mažeikiai district is appraised quite propitious. Though, it has a lot of imperfections. The opinion of the education experts confirms the second hypothetical premise that there is a shortage of modern... [to full text]

Lietuvos kurčiųjų krepšininkų varžybų rezultatai rodo, kad šios socialinės grupės žmonės gali pasiekti ženklius sportinius laimėjimus. Vadinasi, reikšminga krepšinio treniruotės teorijai ir praktikai bei varžybinei veiklai ištirti ir susisteminti Lietuvos kurčiųjų krepšininkų fizinio išsivystymo, parengtumo, jų varžybinės veiklos ypatumus ir palyginti juos su sveikųjų komanda. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti bei palyginti Lietuvos kurčiųjų vyrų krepšinio komandos ir sveikųjų komandos žaidėjų fizinį išsivystymą ir parengtumą, atlikti šių komandų varžybinės veiklos analizę. Tyrimų uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti Lietuvos rinktinės kurčiųjų krepšininkų fizinį išsivystymą ir parengtumą, bei palyginti jį su sveikųjų komandos žaidėjų fiziniu išsivystymu ir parengtumu. 2. Atlikti abiejų komandų žaidyminės veiklos analizę. 3. Palyginti komandų fizinį išsivystymą ir parengtumą bei žaidyminės veiklos rodiklius. Tyrimo subjektas – Lietuvos kurčiųjų vyrų krepšinio rinktinės krepšininkai (n=12) ir Vilniaus "KM-SSK - Perlas" krepšinio klubo krepšininkai (n=12). Tyrimo objektas – kurčiųjų ir sveikųjų krepšininkų fizinis išsivystymas ir parengtumas, bei žaidyminė veikla. Lietuvos kurčiųjų rinktinės krepšininkų rengimas yra panašus kai ir sveikųjų krepšininkų. Abiejų komandų aukščiausi žaidėjai buvo vidurio puolėjai (jie taip pat buvo ir sunkiausi), tada sekė krašto puolėjai ir gynėjai, toks komandų komplektavimas atitinka šiuolaikines komandų sudarymo tendencijas. Aukšti žaidėjai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Results of Lithuanian deaf basketball players in various competitions indicate that people belonging to this social group can achieve significant victories. Thus, it is essential to investigate and systemize Lithuanian deaf basketball players’ physical development, preparedness, peculiarities of their competitive activity and compare with those of the team with healthy players. It is important for the theory and practice of basketball trainings. The objective of the paper is to identify and compare physical development and preparedness of Lithuanian national deaf basketball team with those who are healthy. It also aims at analyzing competitive activities of these teams. Tasks of analyses are as follows: 1. to identify the development and preparedness of Lithuanian deaf basketball team with the development and preparedness of Lithuanian healthy basketball team. 2. to prepare the analysis of the competitive activity of both teams. 3. to compare the development, preparedness and game indicators of both teams. The subject of the research is Lithuanian national death men basketball team (n=12) and players from Vilnius KM-SSK – Perlas basketball team. The object of the research is physical development, preparedness and competitive activity of deaf and healthy players. The preparation of Lithuanian national deaf basketball team is similar to that of healthy basketball players. In both teams the tallest players are centers (they are also the heaviest ones), then go forwards and... [to full text]

Sri Lanka’s past, present and future efforts to improve the provision of education are in focus. Decentralization of education is reviewed. Since 1960s when decentralization in education management was initiated schools have been subjected to multiple control by the such layers of management as the provincial ministry, provincial department, zonal office and the division. To reduce role ambiguity clarity in division of roles and functions is needed as well as collaboration among the different layers.  Historical and recent reasons that hinder decentralisation and school autonomy are reviewed. Structural and cultural changes that facilitate the democratisation of school management are proposed. The newest trend in educational decentralisation in the country the Programme on School Improvement (PSI) is a kind of school based management. In PSI, schools are given a degree of autonomy in the areas of planning, teaching-learning process, co-curricular activities, staff development and the maintenance and development of the school plant. PSI enables schools to forge links with local communities through the establishment of a School Development Committees to improve resource mobilization and public accountability, thus creating better learning cultures in schools. The role and functions of the zonal education office are examined. The role of the zone is proposed to provide strategic guidance to the schools and effectively monitor overall performance. The zones have to work with schools and not on schools. The role and the main challenges of the school leaders in the proposed decentralized set-up are also examined and the need for more collaborative partnerships within the school is emphasized. The research further examines the factors that contribute to the institutionalisation of the new organizational innovation and as to how the capacity building institutes can help in transforming the roles of the zonal staff and school leaders.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.164-172).

Thesis (M.A.)-- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Church History and Philosophy.

Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005. / Title from title page screen (viewed on July 6, 2005). Thesis advisor: Robert Norrell. Document formatted into pages (v, 56 p.). Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-55).

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La Prusse orientale fait partie des provinces que l’Allemagne perdit en 1945. Cette perte ne fut entérinée définitivement qu’au début des années 1990, lorsque la RFA, pour permettre une réunification rapide, renonça à sa position juridique, selon laquelle le règlement définitif du tracé de ses frontières ne pourrait intervenir que dans le cadre d’un traité de paix mettant officiellement fin à la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En l’absence de traité de ce type en bonne et due forme, ce sont les traités que l’on nomme généralement « Traités de Réunification » qui remplissent ce rôle. Le renoncement officiel et définitif de la RFA à ce qu’elle considérait comme ses droits sur les territoires de l’Oder-Neisse fut diversement accueilli par la société de ’Allemagne réunifiée. La population de l’ancienne RDA ne se sentait pas concernée par un problème réputé ne pas exister dans cet Etat, celle de RFA avait très majoritairement et depuis longtemps accepté la perte des territoires en question ; seules les Associations de réfugiés qui en sont originaires, ainsi que certaines des franges les plus conservatrices, jusqu’à l’extrême-droite, du paysage politique refusèrent, ou refusent encore pour certaines, de parler de la Prusse orientale (allemande) au passé. À travers le traitement public, parfois l’instrumentalisation du sujet par trois grands types d’acteurs, nous nous attachons à déterminer la place qu’occupe dans l’Allemagne réunifiée, directement ou indirectement, la Prusse orientale sur le plan politique et identitaire. Ces grands acteurs sont : • les Réfugiés eux-mêmes, premiers concernés, • les deux grands partis populaires allemands CDU/CSU (conservateur) et SPD (social-démocrate) : depuis le milieu des années 1990, ils sont obligés de se confronter de nouveau à cette thématique qui fait l’objet d’une « résurgence mémorielle » et qui, à ce titre, a réinvesti l’espace public, • les acteurs du système scolaire, « structurateur » identitaire et cristallisateur mémoriel par excellence. / East Prussia belongs to the provinces Germany lost in 1945. This loss was only fully ratified in the early 1990’s, when the FRG gave up its legal position in order to enable a rapid reunification. The permanent renonciation from the FRG to what it considered as its rights over the Oder-Neisse territories had a contrasted effect on the reunified Germany society. The population of the former GDR did not feel concerned about a problem deemed not to exist in this state, whereas the FRG one accepted the loss of those teritories a long time ago. Only both the associations of refugees born in those territories and the most conservative fringes of the society including the extreme right refused or still refuse to talk about (German) East Prussia as an element from the past. Trough the public treatment (which is sometimes an instrumentalisation) of the subject by three main actors, we are focusing on determining the role that East Prussia directly or indirectly plays in reunified Germany. These major actors are : • The refugees themselves, first concerned, • Both major popular German political parties CDU/CSU (conservative) and SPD (social-democrat). Since the mid-1990’s the memory resurgence of the subject has forced them to confront it again, as it’s been taking a new place in the public field. • The school system : a structuring institution par excellence in terms of identity and memory.