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Metadata privacy risks and enterprise mobile technology adoption

Barnes, Cynthia, and Cavaliere, Frank. (2009). To Teach or Not to Teach: The Ethics of Metadata. Education, 129(4), 788-792.

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Developing a security awareness program for JCS Architects

The weakest link in an organization's security architecture is typically found in the user. This paper explores the concept of developing security awareness in the individual user. In addition, the definition of awareness will be presented.

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Latino college student persistence and academic success

It is widely understood that that Latino community is the fastest growing ethnic / cultural group in the United States. According to the U.S. Census data, California is among the states with fast rising numbers of Hispanics (most often alluded to in this paper as Latinos).

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Academic leaders modeling learning in school reform initiatives

Many of the tasks we propose can be accomplished only if academic leaders model, invite, and ultimately demand learning about learning on a regular and formal basis; not only as a formal part of job expectations but also informally through the establishment of rituals, routines, and experiences…

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Kinesthetic intelligence and learning for every child

Most educators are aware that there are different styles of learning. However, this does not mean that they are equally aware of each different style or are equally good at honoring each style of learning.

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Secular humanism's rise and influence in the twentieth century

Basically, humanists believe in freedom and pluralistic democracy as virtually our first principle, and we are disturbed by any authoritarian effort to impose one point-of-view on America.

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Why teachers leave the profession: retention and motivation in Canadian secondary schools

Teaching is one of the professions that many and indeed probably even most people enter with a large measure of idealism.

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City diplomacy and the role of cities in international politics

Over the past several decades, there has been a tendency for cities to be involved internationally and this is stated to demonstrate that demonstrates that the maintenance of international relations is no longer exclusively the domain of national governments.

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Learning theories: examining learned and unlearned phenomena

Constructivist learning environments and principles. Since the central task is to teach the learner to solve problems, the ZPD goal is a) to produce a process that helps the learner gain "awareness and control over one's cognition"; b) that process should be such that the child is not just a…

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Perceived effects of Thai culture on event leadership styles

Event managers all over the world fear that they may end up loosing their jobs. Research shows that nearly 25% managers loose their jobs when companies streamline their business processes and rely more on teamwork to do the job.

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