STEAM Education in Scotland: Teaching Art For Confident Individuals | Return to Creative Thinking

 troduction Art could be considered as a uniquely human tradition; as essential as the human language. More specifically, it can be used as a vital tool to allow children to develop themselves and express their feelings; especially those with a limited vocabulary who do not know how to communicate verbally. Part of this thesis … Read more

Advocate and Social and Economic Context:The Implications

 Does the global or national context matter the most to advocacy? This essay argues that although global and national context matter to advocacy, national context matters more. Firstly, this essay will start by exploring the basic question of how advocacy is conceived of and carried out in different contexts from a practitioner's perspective, as … Read more

Determine Sample Size Correctly: Practical Guidelines for Successful Research Results

  Most organizational researchers need to determine the sample size correctly any as inappropriate, inadequate, or excessive sample sizes will influence the quality and accuracy of the research.  The research conducted by Bartlett, Kotrlik and Higgins (2001) described the procedures for determining sample size for continuous and categorical variables using Cochran’s (1977) formula.  Although it … Read more

Tourism Satisfaction in North Cyprus: An Analysis of Demographics and Travel Behaviors

 CHAPTER FIVE METHODOLOGY 5.1. Introduction This chapter described the methodology used in meeting the set goals of this study.  It involves discussions on how data were collected, the area of study, the selection of sample and the procedure used to analyze the collected data. In this chapter, tourists’ demographic characteristics and travel behavioral characteristics … Read more

5 Species of Deer: Get to Know the Family Cervidae

 Deer Images of a few family members Cervidae (clockwise from leading left) consisting of the red deer, the sika deer, the barasingha, the reindeer, and also the white-tailed deer. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Chordata. Class: Mammalia. Infraclass: Eutheria. Order: Artiodactyla. Suborder: Ruminantia. Infraorder: Pecora. Household: Cervidae. Goldfuss, 1820. Subfamilies. Capreolinae. Cervinae. Integrated indigenous … Read more

Students play an important role in their own learning process

The results of this research showed that the students played an important role in their own learning process and used varying method for learning. The activities that students do for their self-directed learning were categorized into four categories that are “sensory perceptions”, “knowledge construction”, “problem orientation” and “interaction with others” (Table 1). As follows, the … Read more

The Role of Semiology in Advertising: Swiss Linguist and Peirces Anglo-Saxon Models

 THE SEMIOLOGY ANALYSIS IN ADVERTISING 1.0 Introduction The role advertisement plays in our life on daily basis is perceived to be significance due to effects it has on human race through various functions and also occupies a significant part of human life. Semiology is regarded as a well-known subject matter and furthermore, considered as … Read more

Combat Crime Displacement: A Look at Situational Crime Prevention Theory

 Situational crime prevention theory intends to be a practical way in crime prevention (Clarke, 1992; Clarke & Cornish, 1983).  Crime can be prevented through reducing the opportunities latent within the situation (Clarke, 1983; Cornish & Clarke, 2003; G. R. Newman, Clarke & Shoham, 1997).  Situational crime prevention is actually a combination of routine activity … Read more

Is Corporate Philanthropy Greenwashing? Exploring the Debate

 Introduction Corporate social responsibility, the feeling of responsibility towards the community, expressed by managing their business processes in such a way that they contribute to society (Baker, Unknown), is not only about making a profit. It is also about helping society. Thus, you would expect that corporate philanthropy, organizations donating money, goods or time … Read more

Uncovering the Meiji Restoration: How Japan Changed in 200 Yrs of Isolation

 History In 1854 the United States forced Japan to either agree to trade in peace, or suffer the consequences in war, ending Japans 200 years of self-imposed isolation. In 1868 Japans military government, the shogunate  resigned In 1868 and the emperor Meiji’s imperial power is restored, which is known as ‘’The Meiji Restoration  ’’. … Read more