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1. Libyan Children's Views on the Importance of School Factors Which Contributed to Their Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EJ735113)
Author(s):
Gadour, Abdelbasit
Source:
School Psychology International, v27 n2 p171-191 2006
Pub Date:
2006-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Foreign Countries; Childhood Attitudes; Behavior Problems; Emotional Problems; Influences; Educational Environment; Etiology; Parent Child Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Attitudes; Learning Disabilities; Aggression; Bullying
Abstract: A group of 34 children from mainstream schools in Libya representing four Local Education Authorities (LEAs) were interviewed about their emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD) and the factors which might be responsible for their EBD. Although, in general, children's views of EBD did not yield remarkably different accounts to those already reported in the literature, they highlighted an alternative perspective into the dominant aetiology of children's EBD. In fact, children's accounts of their EBD appeared to reflect a psychosocial perspective in that the impact of the social context on their behavior was predominant as opposed to attributing their behavior merely to individual or psychological inner conflicts. They appeared likely to develop behavioral difficulties and do much less well academically because of school related factors, despite the fact that they identified personal and parental shortcomings. The implications of this study on the attributions of EBD underline the role and responsibility of the school and teachers leading to EBD and possibly to exclusion as an admission of failure. (Contains 1 table, the appendix contains "The Interview Schedule Used with Children.") Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Understanding Networking in China and the Arab World: Lessons for International Managers (EJ801732)
Hutchings, Kate; Weir, David
Journal of European Industrial Training, v30 n4 p272-290 2006
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Foreign Countries; Administrators; Cultural Awareness; Social Networks; Confucianism; Islam; Religious Factors; Foreign Culture; Trust (Psychology); Family (Sociological Unit); Global Approach; Labor Force Development; Cross Cultural Studies
Abstract: Purpose: To explore the implications of internationalisation for "guanxi" and "wasta" and the role of trust, family and favours in underpinning these traditional models of networking. The paper also draws some implications for management development professionals and trainers. Design/methodology/approach: The argument is based on relevant literature and cases, and the authors' own knowledge acquired through research in China over 8 years and the Arab World over 25 years. The Chinese research involved analysis of company reports, informal conversations and semi-structured interviews conducted with almost 100 interviewees including Western expatriate managers and local Chinese managers between 1998 and 2005 in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and Wuxi. The Arab research also involved analysis of company reports and informal conversations, as well as interviews and surveys conducted throughout the Middle Eastern region, including the GCC states, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Palestine and Yemen. Findings: The research finds differences in the continuing relevance of "guanxi" and "wasta" and suggests that while "guanxi" is adapting to internationalisation, "wasta" remains traditional in its influence on business and social life. Practical implications: The paper suggests the need for increased training of international managers to adjust to culture-specific networking in China and the Arab World and provides some practical guidelines to managers to assist their intercultural effectiveness in these two regions of the world. Originality/value: The research is important in that it extends knowledge of traditional networking practices in exploring the Arab World which is hitherto under-researched and in undertaking comparative examination of China and the Arab World which is also a new area of research. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. Arabic Sign Language: A Perspective (EJ727757)
Abdel-Fattah, M. A.
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, v10 n2 p212-221 Spr 2005
2005-00-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Sign Language; Semitic Languages; Deafness; Diachronic Linguistics; Foreign Countries; Oral Language; Language Planning; Alphabets; Arabs; Contrastive Linguistics
Abstract: Sign language in the Arab World has been recently recognized and documented. Many efforts have been made to establish the sign language used in individual countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Libya, and the Gulf States, by trying to standardize the language and spread it among members of the Deaf community and those concerned. Such efforts produced many sign languages, almost as many as Arabic-speaking countries, yet with the same sign alphabets. This article gives a tentative account of some sign languages in Arabic through reference to their possible evolution, which is believed to be affected by the diglossic situation in Arabic, and by comparing some aspects of certain sign languages (Jordanian, Palestinian, Egyptian, Kuwaiti, and Libyan) for which issues such as primes, configuration, and movement in addition to other linguistic features are discussed. A contrastive account that depicts the principal differences among Arabic sign languages in general and the spoken language is given. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. The International Atomic Energy Agency (EJ702243)
Dufour, Joanne
Social Education, v68 n2 p178 Mar 2004
2004-03-01
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Foreign Countries; World History; Weapons; War; Treaties; Nuclear Energy; World History; International Cooperation; Peace; Weapons
Abstract: The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II inaugurated a new era in world history, the atomic age. After the war, the Soviet Union, eager to develop the same military capabilities as those demonstrated by the United States, soon rivaled the U.S. as an atomic and nuclear superpower. Faced by the possibility of destruction by nuclear weapons, the nations of the world expressed a keen interest in preventing their proliferation and use, and in ensuring that atomic and nuclear energy sources would be used for peaceful purposes. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957 as a United Nations agency dedicated to promoting the peaceful uses of atomic and nuclear energy, and also to developing safeguards against the conversion of atomic and nuclear energy from peaceful to military use. When the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was concluded in 1968, the IAEA was designated as the agency responsible for the inspection of nuclear facilities and for ensuring that countries that signed the treaty were in compliance with its provisions. This article examines the origins of the IAEA and its continuing importance, and describes the activities of the agency in four countries of great interest: Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and Libya. The article also answers some basic questions about nuclear programs, and recommends web-based resources for studying the problem of proliferation. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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5. The Relationship between National Culture and the Usability of an E-Learning System (ED492448)
Downey, Steve; Wentling, Rose Mary; Wentling, Tim; Wadsworth, Andrew
Online Submission, Paper presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development International Conference (AHRD) (Austin, TX, Mar 3-7, 2004) p871-878 (Symp. 40-2)
2004-03-00
Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
N/A
Descriptors: Professional Training; Gender Differences; Individualism; User Satisfaction (Information); Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Interfaces; Group Membership
Abstract: This study sought to measure the relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-Learning system by using Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Nielson's usability attributes. The study revealed that high uncertainty avoidance cultures found the system more frustrating to use. The study also revealed that individuals from cultures with low power distance indicators (e.g., people more accepting of uneven power distribution) rated the system's usability higher than individuals from high power distance cultures. (Contains 6 tables.) [For complete proceedings, see ED491481.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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6. Non-Linearities in Returns to Education in Libya. (EJ634733)
Arabsheibani, Reza G.; Manfor, Lamine
Education Economics, v9 n2 p139-44 Aug 2001
2001-00-00
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; High School Graduates; Human Capital; Income; Statistical Analysis
Abstract: Results of study of personal return on investment in years of schooling in Libya indicate that association is nonlinear, unlike the results of similar studies, which found a linear association between level of schooling and earnings. Finds largest marginal return after 8 years of schooling, a nondiploma year. (Contains 17 references.) (PKP)
7. The Indigenous World, 2000/2001 = El mundo indigena, 2000/2001. (ED456006)
Molbech, Anette, Ed.
Reports - Descriptive; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials
Descriptors: Activism; American Indians; Civil Liberties; Conservation (Environment); Cultural Maintenance; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Discrimination; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Land Use; Language Maintenance; Language Minorities; Politics; Self Determination
Abstract: This annual publication (published separately in English and Spanish) examines political, social, environmental, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples around the world in 2000-01. Part 1 describes current situations and events in 11 world regions: the Arctic; North America; Mexico and Central America; South America; Australia and the Pacific; north, east, central, and southern Africa; south Asia; and east and southeast Asia. In general, indigenous peoples worldwide were dealing with issues related to land rights, self-determination, relations between central government and indigenous communities, outright oppression and violence, environmental degradation and destruction by economic development projects, communal rights, women's rights, access to appropriate education and to health care, and preservation of indigenous cultures and languages. Articles of educational interest on the Arctic and the Americas discuss the shortage of Greenlandic-speaking college graduates in Greenland and related issues of language use; support for Saami language use in Sweden and Finland; shortages of schools and teachers in indigenous areas of arctic Russia; implementation of Inuit traditional knowledge and the Inuktitut language in all government functions in Nunavut; efforts of the Innu Nation in Labrador to gain control of education; poor condition of educational facilities on U.S. American Indian reservations; little progress on Mayan demands for culturally relevant education in Guatemala; controversy over scientific research on indigenous lands in Venezuela; and Mapuche student protests in Chile. Other education-related articles discuss efforts to preserve Amazigh culture and language in Morocco, Algeria, and Libya; implementation of education programs for San children in Namibia; native language instruction in Botswana villages; demands for equal language rights in Nepal; need to establish a new education system and language policy in East Timor; and educational policies for ethnic minorities in Cambodia and Vietnam. Part 2 reports on United Nations work on indigenous rights and the proposed integration of nonindependent countries in U.N. activities. (SV) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. March 1999. (ED428750)
1999-03-00
Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: Cable Television; Class Activities; Current Events; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Educational Media; Educational Television; Elementary Secondary Education; Feature Stories; Headlines; Learning Activities; News Media; Programming (Broadcast); Reports; Social Studies; Teaching Guides; World Affairs
Abstract: CNN Newsroom is a daily 15-minute commercial-free news program specifically produced for classroom use and provided free to participating schools. These daily classroom guides present top stories, headlines, environmental news, and other current events, along with suggested class discussion topics and activities to accompany the broadcasts for one month. Top stories for the month of March include: Lebanese guerrillas bomb a convoy, killing four Israelis; Olusegun Obasanjo wins the Nigerian presidency; United State Senate panel releases an interim progress report about the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem; United States Supreme Court rules public school districts must pay for professional nurses to accompany disabled students in school; Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun dies at age 90; Libya accepts a U.S.-British proposal to hand over the Lockerbie bombing suspects; Joe DiMaggio dies at age 84; U.S. Senate panel to examine Chinese spying allegations; conflicts between the Chinese government and Tibetans escalate; Poland joins NATO; fighting intensifies as Kosovo peace talks begin round two; ethnic Albanian Kosovars agree to sign the peace accord, while Serbs continue to reject NATO troops; European Union commissioners resign under allegations; Paris negotiators "go through the motions" in Kosovo; China responds to allegations of espionage and U.S. policy toward China; U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke heads to Yugoslavia; U.S. and NATO poised to launch attacks over the issue of Kosovo; diplomacy fails in Yugoslavia; NATO launches airstrikes against Yugoslavia; Allies and others react to "Operation Allied Force" and NATO's actions within the bounds of international law; NATO intensifies airstrikes; evidence of a Serb campaign to redesign the ethnic composition of Kosovo; and Russia's diplomatic efforts are rejected by NATO and Ethnic Albanians leave Kosovo. (AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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9. Strategic Issues for Training. (EJ567139)
Pollitt, David, Ed.
Education + Training, v40 n4 p134-82 1998
1998-00-00
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Business Education; Corporate Education; Cost Effectiveness; Distance Education; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Internet; Lifelong Learning; Management Development; Training; Virtual Universities; Women Administrators
Abstract: Includes 21 short articles on a variety of subjects: Internet for management development, lifelong learning in virtual universities, high performance organizations, National Vocational Qualifications, cost effectiveness and training effectiveness, mind maps, Generation X training, Japanese vocational training, management development in Libya, and women-only management courses, among others. (SK) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. An Analysis of the Content and Questions of the Physics Textbooks of the Basic Education Level (Ages 13-15) in Libya. (EJ560372)
Khoja, Suleiman; Ventura, Frank
Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, v2 n2 p119-29 1997
1997-00-00
Descriptors: Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; Instructional Effectiveness; Physics; Science Curriculum; Secondary Education; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Textbook Research
Abstract: Determines the extent physics textbooks contribute to physics teaching objectives and knowledge acquisition in Libya. Analysis of seventh- through ninth-grade physics textbooks and cognitive demand shows a limited effect of textbook content on knowledge acquisition and educational objectives. Suggestions are made for promoting the acquisition of objectives in the higher levels of the cognitive domain. (GR) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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