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Integración Regional Y Educación Superior, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Se analiza la coyuntura y contexto político de la integración latinoamericana a finales de la década noventa, y se discute en qué aspectos dicho contexto representa una oportunidad para emprender o profundizar dinámicas de integración universitaria en América Latina.

Expansión Del Sistema Educativo Superior En México 1970-1995, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

En el marco de un balance sobre las principales orientaciones de política pública que se han desarrollado en el ámbito de la enseñanza superior en México en los últimos 30 años, el presente documento explora las líneas que definieron la expansión universitaria en el país. El texto incluye una presentación de las pautas de crecimiento de las instituciones y de la matrícula escolar; asimismo se aborda el análisis de la distribución de la población escolar con respecto a los principales componentes de la matrícula: diseminación territorial, modalidades y niveles del sistema educativo superior y áreas de conocimiento. Por último, se …

Enhancing Organizational Goal Congruence: A Solution To Organizational Politics

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.

Where The Safety Rubber Meets The Shop Floor: A Confirmatory Model Of Management Influence On Workplace Safety

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.

Some Effects Of 8- Vs. 10-Hour Work Schedules On The Test Performance/Alertness Of Air Traffic Control Specialists

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.

The Emergence Of Taiwanese Nationalism: A Preliminary Work On An Approach To Interactive Episodic Discourse, Weider Shu

Weider Shu

Examines the emergence of separatist nationalism in Taiwan, suggesting an alternative explanatory model. Taiwan's modern history is traced, focusing on the dominant ideologies imposed by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), counterideologies advocated by opposition forces, the dynamic relationships between state & opposition forces, rise of democracy, & appearance of a more moderate version of nationalism. The advantages & shortcoming of separatist nationalism theories of primordialism, internal colonialism, & constructionism are described, & a more consistent framework focusing on interactive episodic discourse is introduced. This approach sees the "making of nation" as a "crafting identity" process shaped by socioeconomic & political …

Recompas Y Recontras. Un Análisis De La Violencia Política En La Nicaragua Posrevolucionaria., Salvador Marti I Puig

Salvador Marti i Puig

Las promesas hechas a los combatientes nicaragüenses desmovilizados una vez acordada la pacificación, no se materializaron pese a que era un aspecto esencial del proceso democratizador. Y fue lo que activó el surgimiento de recontras y recompas, ya no como grupos políticos armados sino como contingentes de desesperados. Se puso así de manifiesto la irresponsabilidad política y moral de las élites del país. Sólo la unión de las víctimas y desprotegidos podrá moderar los efectos de las políticas en curso, regresivas pese a la retórica democrática.

Coercion Justified?-Evaluating The Training In Community Living Model (The Original Assertive Community Treatment Model) A Dissertation, Tomi Gomory

Tomi Gomory

This dissertation examines the research and theory offered for Programs of Assertive Community Treatment, the model that is supported by Institutional Psychiatry as the most well validated and best model of intervention applicable to the psychiatric population labeled the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill. Although this program has been researched for over 25 yrs. and the extensive literature on this model claims to have established it’s efficacy on both the systems and patient level, the findings of my critical review dispute these claims based on the examination of the empirical evidence of all available randomized controlled trials of this intervention …

Άσκηση Άθληση Κινητική Αναψυχή Οργανωτική Διάσταση, Yanni D. Afthinos

Yanni D Afthinos

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Domestic Partnership And Same-Sex Relationships: A Marketplace Innovation And A Less Than Perfect Institutional Choice, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The struggle for the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships is at the forefront of the contemporary gay and lesbian civil rights agenda. Whereas the push for same-sex marriage and parenting rights has met with mixed results in the courts and the legislatures, an impressive array of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, colleges, nonprofit corporations, and municipalities, now extend benefits to the same-sex partners of their employees. This level of success raises a provocative question regarding the potential role of institutional employers in the larger on the agenda for progressive social change. Domestic partnership benefits are a creature of the …

Blick Zurück Auf Den Memex: Anmerkungen Zu Vannevar Bushs Aufsatz »As We May Think«, Michael Friedewald

Michael Friedewald

Vannevar Bush‘s essay »As we may think« published in July 1945 is one of the most frequently cited texts of modern technical literature. This article examines the seinen Grund in der Ikonen- historical background and the goal that famous analog computing pioneer and policy advisor Vannevar Bush pursued with it.

Erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen Des Lernens: Lernen Als Verallgemeinerung, Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Ziel dieses Beitrages ist es, ein Projekt der am Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik (IDM) in Bielefeld beheimateten Arbeitsgruppe Erkenntnistheoretische und semiotische Grundlagen des Mathematik-Lernens vorzustellen und in eine bestimmte Richtung mathematikdidaktischer Forschung einzuordnen, wie sie von Michael Otte vertreten wird, dem Leiter der genannten Arbeitsgruppe. Dabei geht es insbesondere um mögliche Beziehungen zwischen Philosophie und Mathematik-Didaktik.

Monuments And The Past In Early Anglo-Saxon England,, Howard M. R. Williams

Howard M. R. Williams

Recent research on both old and new excavation data from Anglo-Saxon burial sites reveals a widespread and frequent practice of reusing monuments of earlier periods. Both Roman and prehistoric structures provided the focus of cemeteries, burial groups and single graves between the late fifth and early eighth centuries AD. It is argued that this practice was central to the symbolism of Anglo-Saxon mortuary practices, and was important for the construction and negotiation of origin myths, identities and social structures.

Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. P. Rodriguez, S. David, S. Meecham, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown

Heriberto Godina PhD

No abstract provided.

Regulação Estatal E Desenvolvimento, Eduardo Meira Zauli Dr.

Eduardo Meira Zauli

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Old And New Theories Of Industry Clusters, Edward J. Feser

Edward J Feser

The paper reviews the broad range of theories and ideas that constitute, often implicitly, the logic behind strategic cluster policies. The title of the paper notwithstanding, there is no theory of industry clusters, per se. Even Porter’s (1990) seminal contribution is more a theory of firm competitiveness than clusters. There is, instead, a variety of older and newer theories of 1) the interrelationships between economic actors that clusters describe, and 2) the implications of such interrelationships for economic growth and development. Industry clusters have proven a useful way of characterizing webs of relationships between and among firms and other institutions. …

Investment Technology And Enterprise Development, Karl P. Sauvant

Karl P. Sauvant

Karl P. Sauvant, "Investment Technology and Enterprise Development", World Chronicle, a half-hour unedited televised interview programme of the UN about major global issues, based on the World Investment Report 1998, November 6, 1998.

Black's Theory On The Behavior Of Law Revisited Iii: Law As More Or Less Governmental Social Control, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

In 1976 Donald Black introduced a scientific social theory on The Behavior of Law. Black defines law as “governmental social control.” In 1997, Wong restated Black’s concept of law as “more or less governmental social conrol.” Law as more or less governmental social control exists when the government endorses private social control activities or otherwise delegates social control powers to private parties. This research used Wong’s restatement of Black’s concept of law to investigate the law enforcement role and functions of the Strike Committee during the Canton-Hong Kong strike (1925-1926). It found that during the Canton-Hong Kong strike the KMT …

Assessing The Impact Of Prompt Corrective Action On Bank Capital And Risk, Kevin T. Jacques, Raj Aggarwal

Kevin T Jacques

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The Use Of Replacement Workers In Union Contract Negotiations: The U.S. Experience, 1980-1989, Peter Cramton, Joseph Tracy

Peter Cramton

It is argued in many circles that a structural change occurred in U.S. collective bargaining in the 1980s. Strike incidence declined, dispute incidence increased, and the composition of disputes shifted away from strikes and toward holdouts. We investigate the extent to which the hiring of replacement workers can account for these changes. For a sample of over 300 major strikes since 1980, we estimate the likelihood of replacements being hired. We find that the risk of replacement is lower for bargaining units with more experienced workers, and declines during tight labor markets. The composition of disputes shifts away from strikes …

Auctions And Takeovers, Peter Cramton

Peter Cramton

Under Delaware law (the predominant corporate law in the US), when a potential acquirer makes a serious bid for a target, the target's board of directors is required to act as would "auctioneers charged with getting the best price for the stock-holders at a sale of the company." (Revlon v. MacAndrews & Forbes, 173). The target's board may not use defensive tactics that destroy the auction process and must attempt to seek higher bids. Similarly, the Williams Act requires takeover bids to remain open for at least 20 business days on the grounds that the delay facilitates auctions. This preference …

Architecture And The Production Of Postcard Images: Tradition Vs. Critical Regionalism In Curitiba, Clara Irazabal

Clara Irazabal

In Curitiba, Brazil, the building of architectural monuments that make use of a direct vocabulary of tradition has been one of the major means to construct the city image in the last two decades. The government of Curitiba has plagued the city with foreign-styled landmarks mostly based on selective samples of European traditions. Such attempts strive to construct a city image that creates a sense that Curitiba has a heritage connected with the European established traditions. Examples of those ethnic landmarks are the Polonaise Memorial, and the German, Italian and Portuguese parks. Such monuments depict a cosmopolitan, international city, freed …

The Self-Organization Of Society And Democratic Rule: Specifying The Relationship, Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Dietrich Rueschemeyer

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Conclusion: Contrasting Patterns Of Participation And Democracy, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Bjorn Wittrock

Dietrich Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

Ciudades Intermedias Y Poder Local En El Ecuador: Una Aproximación Analítica, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El tema de este libro y del Seminario que lo originó (Seminario Internacional sobre Ciudades Intermedias, realizado en Enero 1985 en Ecuador) es de gran pertinencia e importancia para el momento que vive América Latina en general y el Ecuador en particular;.significa también una toma de posición frente a una problemática aguda que necesariamente debe ser debatida y discutida en toda su extensión; más aún, por el hecho dé que el tratamiento de los problemas urbanos, como todo problema social, no escapa al quehacer político. Precisamente el tratamiento político de lo urbano puede desarrollarse con la discusión de las luchas …

La Universidad En Red, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

En el Ecuador hay una corriente dominante que suele identificar la acción académica universitaria con la formación profesional, principalmente inscrita en los atributos de la relación pedagógica enseñanza-aprendizaje y al interior de una institucionalidad formal: la Universidad. Sin embargo, la acción pedagógica va más allá de la formación profesional y de los claustros de la institucionalidad, porque busca formar ciudadanía en el concomitante proceso de contribución al bienestar colectivo.

Con el libro Situación de la Educación Superior Ecuatoriana: informe de labores, escrito por Medardo Mora, se sientan las bases para superar esta visión tradicional de la universidad. En primer lugar, …

La Constitución De Un Estado Descentralizado, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El proceso centralizador de la sociedad, la economía, la cultura, la política y el territorio -en un contexto globalizador y de revolución científico-tecnológica- conduce al desarrollo de su antítesis: la descentralización.

Este proceso que se inició en Europa con una década de anticipación a lo ocurrido en América Latina, requiere ser conocido y analizado; es necesario hacer un balance de las principales experiencias latinoamericanas, así como de la historia de los procesos particulares. Mucho más, si se constata que no hay un modelo de descentralización latinoamericano; aunque es innegable la existencia de ciertas constantes. Cada país, en cada momento debe …

La Descentralización Desde El Gobierno Intermedio, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El proceso centralizador de la sociedad, la economía, la cultura, la política y el territorio -en un contexto de globalización y revolución científico tecnológico- ha conducido al desarrollo de su antítesis: la descentralización. Esto significa que el Estado nacional se encuentra ante la paradoja contenida en el concepto de globalización: globalización y localización.

Este proceso, que se inició en Europa con una década de anticipación a lo ocurrido en América Latina, requiere ser conocido y analizado. De allí que en este contexto y para replantear el futuro de la descentralización en el Ecuador sea necesario hacer un balance de las …

Spinoza And Marx, Eugene W. Holland

Eugene W Holland

This essay explores what replacing Hegel with Spinoza as a philosophical source might do for contemporary Marxism.

Beyond Tocqueville: Civl Society And Social Capital In Comparative Perspective, Michael W. Foley, Bob Edwards

Bob Edwards

No abstract provided.