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An Analytical Study Of Lis Topics Covered On Wikipedia, Medha Rajesh Mangurkar Mrs., Dinesh B. Khandvi Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

One of the objectives of UGC is to conduct efficient, transparent standard tests to evaluate the ability of the candidate for the purpose of admission and recruitment. UGC conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research fellowship (JRF) in Social Sciences, Humanities, Forensic Science, Environmental, Computer Science and Electronic Science.

Wikipedia is a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing them to change or add study material on it. The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which the syllabus of Library and Information Science subject of …

Centralization Of Educational Resources In Ugc Funded Institutions: A Proposal For Open Online Catalogue, Ashok Thomas, Shivarama Rao K

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Reducing duplication of works across library platforms is a highly discussed subject. Bringing together different bibliographic records of various types of documents (books, journals, theses and other types of materials) that are situated in particular libraries of UGC funded institutions would largely help in avoiding duplication efforts. In India, there are handful of such initiatives are taking place to make information services as centralized on a common platform and several similar activities are under work in progress. In-line with such developments having a common integrated centralized Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) across higher edcation sector is a must. In this …

You’Re Happy And You Know It: Social-Cognitive And Environmental Factors’ Impact On Iraqi Student Satisfaction, Rachel Laribee Gresk

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Understanding and identifying factors that contribute to student satisfaction is becoming more important in Iraq as competition for student enrollment among universities increases. It also can be extremely useful for educational institutions since it will help them pinpoint their strengths, assess areas for improvement, and ensure they maintain and attract students to their campus. Thus, to understand how to achieve positive student satisfaction, this study sought to identify the social-cognitive factors and institutional environmental influences that relate to student satisfaction in a private institution in Iraq, using social cognitive career theory (SCCT) as a framework.

The study found that the …

Selfies As Postfeminist Pedagogy: The Production Of Traditional Femininity In The Us South, Mardi Schmeichel, Stacey Kerr, Chris Linder

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

This article describes a study of selfies posted on Instagram by a group of predominantly white, college women at a large public university in the US South. Selfies are used as data to explore how performances of traditional femininity are legitimated, authorized, and reinscribed through photo-posting practices. The authors argue that these performances circulate a public pedagogy of femininity and contribute to notions of traditional gender roles and physical attractiveness that reinforce classed and raced norms of beauty. The selfies, which idealize the southern lady [McPherson, Tara. 2003. Reconstructing Dixie: Race, Gender, and Nostalgia in the Imagined South. Durham: …

Emergency Management In Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenology Inquiry Comparing A Developed And Developing Country, Saira Hanif Soroya, Mohsin Abdur Rehman, Zuhair Abbas, Farhan Mirza, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Aboidullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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