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The World Education Information Report’s focus on education as a basic human right is a fitting choice for the International Year for the Culture of Peace. Education is one of the principal means to build the‘defenses of peace’ in the minds of men and women everywhere – the mission assumed by UNESCO when the Organ- ization was created more than half a century ago. The twentieth century saw human rights accepted worldwide as a guiding principle. Our ambition for the new century must be to see human rights fully implemented in practice.       This is therefore a good moment for the inter- national community to reflect on its understand- ing of, and commitment to, the right to edu- cation. Education is both a human right and a vital means of promoting peace and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms gener- ally. If its potential to contribute towards build- ing a more peaceful world is to be realized, edu- cation must be made universally available an e...

UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR  Dr. Josiah O. AJIBOYE, University of Botswana Adeyinka TELLA, University of Botswana !   The major purpose of the study was to examine the information seeking behavior of undergraduate students in the University of Botswana. Specifically, the study made effort to determine the sources consulted and the general pattern of information gathering system by the students: the impact of students’ gender, level of study and course of study on the students’ information seeking behavior. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and data was collected using a questionnaire administered to two thousand respondents randomly selected from six faculties in the University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. Major findings from the study include are: first, academic information was rated as the predominant information required by the students, while the Internet was rated the most crucial source of most of the academic...

Global Health Issues        Info: Despite incredible improvements in health since 1950, there are still a number of challenges, which should have been easy to solve. Consider the following....     One billion people lack access to health care systems... 36 million deaths each year are caused by noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. This is almost two-thirds of the estimated 56 million deaths each year worldwide. (A quarter of these take place before the age of 60.) Cardiovascular diseases (C V Ds) are the number one group of conditions causing death globally. An estimated 17.5 million people died from C V Ds in 2005, representing 30% of all global deaths. Over 80% of C V D deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Over 7.5 million children under the age of 5 die from malnutrition and mostly preventable diseases, each year. In 2008, some 6.7 million people died of infectious dise...

Information about  London Business School 10 tips for leaders in 2016 10 Tips for Leaders in 2016 from London Business School’s Leadership Institute. 1.. Diverse teams need common bonds for successLooking to enhance the performance of your multicultural team in 2016?     As a leader, you need to proactively build common  bonds to create the conditions for success. This is an essential part of engendering trust and establishing the shared sense of values and identity which are so fundamental to your team’s achievements. What will you do..  2. The importance of  practising what you preach” depends on the cultural context In Western cultures, leaders who fail to practise what they preach severely undermine their employees’ motivation. However, ongoing research suggests that having leaders who practise what they preach is less important to employees  in Asian cultures. Whereas Western cultures tend to value consistency between words and...

 These Information institutions  from the U.S.A and nearly 65 other countries have been ranked based on 12 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations.International Students can use these rankings to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries' borders and to compare key aspects of schools' research missions. These are the world's Top 50 universities.   Best  Global And  Top  Ranking University In The World   In 2015/16 1.             Harvard University            Cambridge, MA,United States   2.        Massachusetts Institute of Technology                   Cambridge, MA,United States  3.          University of California--Berkeley       ...

Homework Matters ? Educational articles are an excellent resource for parents who are interested in learning about the best parenting practices from experts in the field. With insights from top education specialists, these parenting articles provide advice and information for both typical and unusual parenting circumstances.  A large range of topics are covered in these educational articles, from back-talking toddlers to college-bound teenagers. There are also articles about best practices to use with kids and teens with specific mental and physical needs. These parenting articles are great for anyone who wants to raise a healthy, happy child. I hear constant complaints about the issue of homework.  There are valid points against overdoing it and even studies that suggest, in some cases, it doesn’t always help.  There’s a big difference between busy work and assignments that are meaningful. Some researchers, like Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish,  propose that home...

Science and Technology KAIST,            founded in Feb, 1971, was established to educate and foster elite human resources for science and technology. KAIST has gone beyond its initial mission for higher education and has served as a driving force for Korea’s economic takeoff by serving as a gateway for innovative research in advanced science and technology. KAIST has grown into a globally competitive institution by producing core scientists, engineers, and future leaders in research critical for the 21st century’s globalized economy and society.. KAIST is composed of three campuses.  the main campus and Munji campus in Daejeon, and College of Business campus in Seoul. The two campuses in Daejeon are located in the center of Daedeok Innopolis, the largest scientific and technological R&D cluster in Korea. College of Natural Sciences, College of Life Science & Bioengineering, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Convergenc...

The  2014 / 2015    Times Higher Education World University Rankings' Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health table judges world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.... Rank Title 1. University of Oxford United Kingdom 2. Harvard University United States of America 3. University of Cambridge United Kingdom 4. Imperial College London                    United Kingdom 5. Stanford University                    United States of America 6. Columbia University                  United States of America 7. Johns Hopkins University                    United States of America 8. University College London                 ...

College Life College Note Taking Info While you might have been able to slide by without taking notes in high school, learning to take good notes is essential for most college students. Taking poor notes, or not taking notes at all, can have a detrimental effect on your grades. Read on to learn some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your classes and readings..../ Attention Pay More essential than any note-taking strategy is paying attention. A lot of students make the mistake of taking so many notes that they're not in the here-and-now of the class. Others are surfing the Net, face booking, texting, or tweeting. Focus on what the instructor is presenting, and make an effort to learn the material right then and there.... i Sit in a place where you can see and hear the professor clearly - the front of class is usually best (it's okay to be a nerd ii Clear your space of any distractions that could prevent you from focusing on the class... iii If you're...

As a lifelong fan of the Peanuts comic strip and television specials, Steve Martino says that getting chosen to direct a computer-animated Peanuts movie struck him as “a huge responsibility.”  When he accepted the offer, he knew the importance of staying true to the original work that cartoonist Charles Schulz created, starting in 1950. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Charles Schulz as an artist,” Martino told TFK. “He was like a teacher to me. When I was very young, I would read the comic strip with my dad. I used to just lie on the floor and stare at the drawings. I think the Peanuts characters were  some of the first characters I tried to draw or copy.” Though Charles Schulz died in 2000, his family has been passionate about preserving his legacy and making sure children today can enjoy the Peanuts crew. His son Craig and grandson Bryan worked as two of the three writers on The Peanuts Movie, which comes to  theaters on November 6. While the Sc...