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The Universe and the University [PDF]
Development, 2002 Paul Streeten proposes four reasons to revise old ideas of the role of a university, of higher education, and of research. He suggests that the emphasis on pure research (at least in economics) in the universities of the North has been overdone. He feels that research economists have focused on being published in the top ‘refereed’ journals, and have ...
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The University for Older Adults: on Cuba's Universalization of the University
International Review of Education, 2006In this study we focus on a new program in Cuba, university studies for older adults or seniors. Specifically, we look at the Special Municipality of the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) in the context of the larger policy of “universalization of higher education.≓ We provide information about Cuban perspectives on adult education, discuss the ...
Antonia Zenaida Sánchez Proenza +1 more
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The Universalization of Ethical Universalism
2021Abstract This chapter argues that the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2004 and its subsequent ratification by more than 180 parties indicates universal agreement on the norms of quality of government, putting an end to moral relativist arguments.
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Journal of Musicology, 1998
7T he context for this essay about universals is, paradoxically, the prevalent and pervasive preoccupation with the variability of cultural contexts. My premise is simple: one cannot comprehend and explain the variability of human cultures unless one has some sense of the constancies involved in their shaping.
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7T he context for this essay about universals is, paradoxically, the prevalent and pervasive preoccupation with the variability of cultural contexts. My premise is simple: one cannot comprehend and explain the variability of human cultures unless one has some sense of the constancies involved in their shaping.
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The Universities and the Universal
The Review of Politics, 1971Institutions of higher learning fulfill important functions and are, in a sense, symbols of universalism. The future of mankind may depend on the orientation and effectiveness of their work.The forces of universalism confront many problems today. The universal, regional and technical international organizations have many uses, but are handicapped by ...
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The Journal of Higher Education, 1965
At last count, Canada had forty-five degree-granting institutions whose harassed admissions officers expected some I75,000 students to enroll for the I965-66 academic session-and at that, only II per cent of the college-age population (as compared with 40 per cent in the United States) is pursuing higher education. Every Canadian campus is enveloped in
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At last count, Canada had forty-five degree-granting institutions whose harassed admissions officers expected some I75,000 students to enroll for the I965-66 academic session-and at that, only II per cent of the college-age population (as compared with 40 per cent in the United States) is pursuing higher education. Every Canadian campus is enveloped in
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The University-To-University Components [PDF]
, 1999 The Nuclear Materials Safety activity seeks to enhance safety and contribute to the development of a safety culture. This will be achieved through interaction among research laboratories, institutes and industrial sites to address current practical problems in nuclear materials safety and safety management.
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Universal Precautions Are Not Universally Followed
Archives of Surgery, 1991Adherence to universal blood and body fluid precautions was studied in surgical patient care areas of a university hospital in an effort to identify potentially hazardous health care personnel practices. Surgical teams of an 18-unit operating room, three surgical ward patient care teams, and patient care personnel in a 16-bed surgical intensive care ...
Richard J. Howard +2 more
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University and university in Belgium
Museum International, 2000In Belgium, the model of the university museum as an outgrowth of and responsive to a closely knit academic community is gradually giving way to that of an institution which aims to serve a larger ...
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