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The study attempted to come up with expectations and new agenda that would accelerate the growth of the College of Teacher Education in Batangas State University (BSU) System. This study described the CTE’ sphilosophy/vision/mission, organizational structure, faculty qualification and admission and retention policies. The respondents assessed and compared the components of the teacher education program as to its curriculum and instruction, personal and professional qualities of faculty, student, research and community extension services.

The article discusses the concept of organisational politics. What exactly the concept is all about and how does this happen as a part of organisational dynamics is explored. The aspect of manipulation, gossip, games and issues that one encounters as a part of organisational politics have also been evaluated. Some discussion on how one need to handle this has also been covered.

India has a strong history of crafts and traditions. These craft traditions especially in the Indian Textile sector led to India being one of the top most countries when it came to textile exports even before the British Raj, and probably leading to it.  Due to modernisation and mechanization a lot of crafts were slowly beginning to get lost in history, but the love of craft, design and tradition helped the revival of Indian Craft Industry.

The essence of this study ‘apprenticeship practices and sustainable economic growth in Nigeria is to unveil the opportunities for economic growth in Nigeria through apprenticeship practices. The problem statement led to the formulation of the specific objectives of the study which include to investigate the employment generation capacities of apprenticeship practices of SMEs and to ascertain whether apprentice practices contribute to poverty reduction in Nigeria through SMEs. Two research questions were drawn from these objectives.

Financial literacy is the ability to read, analyze, manage and discuss various financial conditions that eventually lead to individuals’ economic well-being. It includes the understanding of different financial choices and making the right financial decisions for better future planning (Stone, 2004; Vitt et al., 2000). This paper presents a quasi- experimental study of a financial literacy intervention with rural micro- and small entrepreneurs (MSEs) in Western Uganda, testing the effects of financial literacy training on savings, borrowing, record keeping and budgeting.

Research into classroom interaction can be contributive to achieving a better comprehending of what goes on in an EFL classroom. This might shed light into the mental processes of speakers. This study aims to investigate the impact of teaching discourse markers on Iranian EFL learners’ pragmatic fluency. 70 Iranian advanced EFL learners (15 male and 35 females) with age range of 20-40 years, learning English at the language center of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in Ahvaz, Iran were required to participate in this study.

Background and Purpose: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) can alter the configuration of anatomic structures of the brain and can be associated with abnormal MRI findings. We aimed to assess the MRI signs suggesting elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) that are found in patients with IIH. 

Oxygen is used as a medical treatment in both chronic and acute cases, and can be used in hospital, pre-hospital or entirely out of hospital, depend on the needs of the patient and the views of the medical professional advising. Ensuring that oxygen is administered in a timely and appropriate way using the right device is an important aspect of patient care. Selecting the right device can be difficult as there are a variety to choose from and a lack of practical information on selection.

This study has focused on the prevelance of asthma in the  Smokers and non Smokers in Al Jouf  University, Sakaka. However, why the disease burden remains high in this group is unclear. The prevalence rate of asthma among smokers is (7.8%) and among non-smokers is (6.5%). We found that the cigarette smoking is not common among young university students with asthma symptoms

Abdominal conditions in children are always a challenge to a general surgeon working at a district hospital in a developing country like Zambia, in most situations working alone with limited resources. The situation is compounded by the shortage of specialized pediatric surgeons in the vicinity, shortage of specialized investigations like CT scan or MRI and limited laboratory investigations. Our focus of the research was Chingola, a mining town in the Copperbelt province of Zambia with a population of 200,000(2011 census).