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Growth and Regional Trade in Africa: Some Empirical Evidence
(2013-07-09)
The formation of regional trade agreements among countries at different levels of economic development poses the question of whether the composition of trade, rather than trade itself, is relevant for growth (Splimbergo, ...
Listening with mobile devices: An ecological approach to context-embedded learning
(2013-07-09)
This presentation discusses a design-based research (DBR) study into effective design for teaching listening in the real world using mobile devices. An emergent theory of learning, ecological constructivism (EC), was chosen ...
Philosophical Critique and Perceived Practical Irrelevance
(2013-07-09)
In a fascinating paper, “Ask the Philosopher,” Dimitrios Dentsoras shows how philosophers were once integrally engaged in society as agents of practical advice on how to govern and indeed on how to live. Over the centuries, ...
World and Nation in Humanitarian Writing
(2013-07-09)
In spite of the imperialist spectre that continues to haunt the environment of cosmopolitanism, the desire to locate a “genuine” strand of human interconnection beyond neo-liberal defenses of globalization and official ...
Information Access, Transparency, and Good Governance: the Alberta record
(2013-07-09)
Access to information is recognized worldwide as a crucial component of a democratic state because transparency helps to expose corruption, ensures due process in law, and encourages the citizen engagement that is central ...
Making Inequality Visible in Management Education, the Academy and the Global Workplace
(2013-07-09)
Neoliberalism
The neoliberal argument is essentially an economic and political philosophy advocating free markets, deregulation, privatization of public assets, more unencumbered free trade, and less government “interference” ...
Telling Alberta Workers' Story
(2013-07-09)
Alvin Finkel, "Telling Alberta Workers' Story": This paper will deal with the strengths and weaknesses of the Alberta Labour History Institute's efforts to work closely with the union movement in "Project 2012" to tell the ...
Pop culture in the classroom: Inspiring students to take action against intimate partner violence
(2013-07-09)
Working with families is fraught with complexity, including dealing with issues such as intimate partner violence. Faculty teaching within a family-newborn course with undergraduate nursing students sought innovative ...
The Ethics of Internet-Based Counselling Services
(2013-07-09)
The rapid growth of Internet technologies has brought new opportunities for the design and delivery of counselling services. As little as 10 years ago e-counselling and similar services were at the periphery of the profession; ...
Exploring the Usability of Online Courses: The Student Experience
(2013-07-09)
Online education is becoming a more feasible option for students as an increasing number of courses are being offered by distance through the Internet. Today, students and teachers often interact entirely in virtual learning ...