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Supporting The Language Agenda In Teacher Development: Preparing Teachers/Or Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Students At The New Teacher Professional Development Institute, Andrew Habana Hafner

Master's Capstone Projects

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Examining The Concept Of Participation In Traditional Societies: A Case Of The Akan Traditional Society Of Ghana, Samuel Oduro-Sarpong

Master's Capstone Projects

There is the general impression that traditional societies, especially those in the developing world, lack participatory mechanisms for their citizens to effectively participate in decisions affecting their lives. This study therefore is an attempt to examine the concept of participation in relation to decision-making and execution of community self-help projects in the Akan traditional society in Ghana. The objective is not to confirm or disagree with this general notion, but to reveal the processes and levels of involvement of the Akans in decisions affecting their lives.

For better understanding of the decision-making processes in the Akan society, one needs to …

Towards Innovations In Higher Education: Educational Reforms In Azerbaijan, Saida Nabiyeva

Master's Capstone Projects

The purpose of the paper is to explore the emergence of the reform process in the higher education sector in Azerbaijan to make it more meaningful and to integrate it more closely with the real life of society. The author highlights the significance and the specific role of higher education in the transitional times in the process of democratization and in the development of a market economy in Azerbaijan. The paper examines the major changes in academic governance, University structure and management, in curriculum and instruction as a whole. It depicts the what, the why and the how of changes …