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Transforming Data Into Knowledge, Lane Mills, James Mcdowelle, William Rouse Jr. Oct 2011

Transforming Data Into Knowledge, Lane Mills, James Mcdowelle, William Rouse Jr.

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Hans Selye, the first major researcher of stress coined the word ‘stress’ in 1936 and defined it as “a non-specific response of the body to any demand for change”. Selye (1974) is of the view that stress is a facet of life which human beings cannot avoid. In fact he confidently declares that “total freedom from stress is death” Selye (1976) stated that stress in moderate levels enhances function. Kaplan and Sadock (2000) in their study on students also found out that moderate stress among students enhances learning ability. Pfeiffer (2001) emphasizes that stress helps students to peak their performance. …


Power Motives And Core Self Evaluation As Correlates Of Managerial Morality, Aline Masuda Jan 2011

Power Motives And Core Self Evaluation As Correlates Of Managerial Morality, Aline Masuda

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More than ever before, educators are seeking innovative ways to improve students’ achievement, promote quality teaching, reduce cost and motivate students. Educational leaders, from heads to directors, are all working harder than ever to become more effective at managing change and innovation in the “Digital Age”. Today, the large collection of media-rich teaching and everything from educational broadcasting is a good recipe for quality education.


A Comparative Study Of Residential And Non-Residential Students Academic Performance At The University Of Education, Winneba, Anthony Afful-Broni, Patricia Hogrey Jan 2010

A Comparative Study Of Residential And Non-Residential Students Academic Performance At The University Of Education, Winneba, Anthony Afful-Broni, Patricia Hogrey

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The government’s funding of tertiary education started in 1948 when the University College of Gold Coast, now the University of Ghana; Legon was established to produce the manpower requirements of the country (Gye Nyame Concord, 2005). During the era, students at the university were treated as first born babies and were provided with almost everything, including pocket money by the government, to ensure that the needed comfort was obtained for smooth scholarly work. It should be noted that all these while, students were resident in the halls provided by the university. With time, the population increase of students did not …