...Review of Research School Leadership Study Developing Successful Principals Stephen Davis Linda Darling-Hammond Michelle LaPointe Debra Meyerson Stanford Educational Leadership Institute Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation SELI Stanford University School of Education 520 Galvez Mall Stanford, CA 94305-3084 Phone: 650.724.7384 Fax: 650.723.9931 Email: principalstudy@stanford.edu http://seli.stanford.edu This report was commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and produced by the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute in conjunction with The Finance Project. © 2005 Stanford Educational Leadership Institute (SELI). All rights reserved. Principals play a vital role in setting the direction for successful schools, but existing knowledge on the best ways to prepare and develop highly qualified candidates is sparse. What are the essential elements of good leadership? How are successful leadership development programs designed? What program structures provide the best learning environments? What governing and financial policies are needed to sustain good programming? “School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals” is a major research effort that seeks to answer these questions. Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and undertaken by the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute in conjunction with The Finance Project, the study will examine eight highly developed pre- and inservice program models that address key issues in developing strong...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6, No. 7; July 2011 Financial Reform, Ownership and Performance in Banking Industry: The Case of Bangladesh S. M. Sohrab Uddin PhD Student, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan & Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh E-mail: smsohrabcu@yahoo.com Yasushi Suzuki Professor, Graduate School of Management Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan E-mail: szkya@apu.ac.jp Received: December 17, 2010 Accepted: January 20, 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n7p28 Abstract Bangladesh entered into the era of financial reform during the early 1980s. Most of the reforms initiated by the government have concentrated predominantly on the banking sector. Consequently, many changes relating to ownership, market concentration, regulatory measures and policies have taken place primarily to enhancing bank performance. In this regard, this study is undertaken to investigate the performance of commercial banks after the implementation of significant financial reform. Data Envelopment Analysis based frontier measures income and cost efficiency and traditional non-frontier measures non-performing loans and return on assets have been used for assessing bank performance. The findings indicate that income and cost efficiency of sample banks have increased by 37.84 percent and 15.28 percent respectively in 2008 compared to 2001...
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...UNDERSTANDING REFORM: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK BY Dr.TAKAWIRA MUMVUMA ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE P.O. BOX MP167 MT PLEASANT HARARE Tel 303211 ext 1301 E-mail: mumvuma@sociol.uz.ac.zw or tmumvuma@mdpesa.org Mr. CHARLES MUJAJATI DEPUTY DIRECTOR-ECONOMICS MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FISCAL & ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT PRIVATE BAG 7705 CAUSEWAY HARARE E-mail: cmujajat@mweb.co.zw Mr. BERNARD MUFUTE MANAGER: ECONOMIC RESEARCH & POLICY INTERVENTION CONFEDERATION OF ZIMBABWE INDUSTRIES P.O. BOX 3794 HARARE E-mail: bmufute@czi.co.zw 1 CONTENTS LIST 1 Introduction 2 Pre-Reform Policy Regime 3 An Overview of Major Economic Reforms in Zimbabwe 3.1The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP): 1991-1995 3.1.1 Trade Liberalization 3.1.2 Domestic Deregulation 3.1.3 Financial Sector and Monetary Policy Reform 3.1.4 Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform 3.1.5 Labour Market Reform 3.1.6 Public Enterprise Reform 3.2 Zimbabwe Programme for Economic and Social Transformation (ZIMPREST): 1996-2000 3.3 Millenium Economic Recovery Programme (MERP): 2000-2002 4 An Overview of Major Political Reforms in Zimbabwe 5 The Research Problem 6 Justification of the Study 7 Research Objectives 8 Research Questions 9 Hypotheses 10 The Conceptual Framework 11 Research Methodology 11.1 Data Collection Methods 11.2 Basic Case Study Research Design 11.3 The Sample & Case Selection Method 12 Research Launching Seminars 13 Consultative...
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...information 2.1 Social Service Reform 3. Establishment of Teabox 3.1 Team of Teabox 4. Why Teabox Failed 5. Recommendations 6. Risk Introduction The aim of this report of the “Teabox – running tuck shops in Hong Kong Schools” case study (Kevin Au/Mingles Tsoi 2009) is to summarise the key elements that caused the deficit of Teabox and give possible solutions on how to improve the performance of Teabox in future. Although “Teabox” is an actual company, the authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. This report looks at difficulties that Teabox had while implementing their “Life Education” proposal into action, which was caused by Steward Ltd. participating in “Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise Project”. As well as, how the idea of the project is being worked out and what impact it had on business strategy. The main idea of “Life Education” was to advocate a healthful diet, as well as provide work and training opportunities for disabled, former mental patients, and women. In order to support this, organization needed seed money from the program set by the Social Welfare Department. However, when working in a non-profit organization, good intentions are not the only thing necessary, lack of financial and management experience will have its toll on organization, as it did with Teabox. This report is based only on the case study and will include only the information...
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... Burke Abbott v. Burke are cases about education where the board of education fails to provide adequate education to the urban children. Their claim is that all students should have a right to an equal education regardless of where they are from and how much money they have. There have been a few times that this case has been re opened and wouldn’t surprise me if you hear about it being revisited again. With the recent budget cuts and everything going on in this country it will be only a matter of time before it gets revisited. Abbott v. Burke is a complex case that takes place throughout over two decades. The decisions of the New Jersey Supreme court have led to better and more progressive educational policies and funds in to poor school districts. Initially the case centered on whether or not the poor school districts should be compared to wealthier districts when it comes to considering educational funding, however now it centers on various ways of improving the school systems in the poorer communities. In 1981 on the 5th day of February the education law center, the attorneys for the state of New Jersey’s public school children in the four most needy or poor cities in the state of New Jersey, filed a complaint against several state officials. The complaint was that they were demanding that a thorough and efficient education should be given to those children in these areas as well. Abbott is a model for conducting successful state reform litigation. He conducted interviews...
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...The study by (Deepti Tripathi, 2014) helps to Analyze the Financial Position and Performance of the Axis and Kotak Mahindra Bank in India based on their financial characteristics based on the CAMEL model and t-test which measures the performance of bank from each of the important parameter like capital adequacy, asset quality, management efficiency, earning quality, liquidity and Sensitivity. Bhayani (2006) analyzed the performance of new private sector banks through the help of the CAMEL model. Four leading private sector banks – Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India, Housing Development Finance Corporation, Unit Trust of India and Industrial Development Bank of India - had been taken as a sample. Sanjay J. Bhayani (2006) in his study, “Performance of the New Indian Private Banks: A Comparative study”. The study covered 4 leading private sector banks- ICICI, HDFC Bank, UTI and IDBI. The result showed that the aggregate performance of IDBI Bank is the best among all the banks. (Bhayani, 2006) Dr.K.Srinivas and L.Saroja (2013) conducted a study to compare the financial performance of HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. From the study it is clear that there is no significance difference between the ICICI and HDFC bank’s financial performance but we conclude that the ICICI bank performance is slightly less compared with HDFC. (K. Srinivasl, 2013) There are number of indicators for evaluating financial performance of banks on the basis of the financial measures. Usually...
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...Is the reform of the Chinese University Entrance Examination necessary? In 1978, the Chinese University Entrance examination was resumed. After which, flaws in the system has become increasingly unbearable and the desire for a better system has been prevalent in the current society. The term ‘Chinese University Entrance Examination’ refers to a system of selecting students from high school by university through a national examination in China. The examination is also known as “Gaokao”. In this presentation, the argument of the reform of Gaokao is necessary is supported. The reasons behind this include firstly, the examination does not judge the students comprehensively, secondly, different provinces and ethnic groups create unfairness and lastly, students are given too much pressure under the examination. First of all, the national examination is a very limited way of judging the calibre of students. There are three basic subjects which are compulsory, Chinese, Mathematics and English. In high school, students are divided into two main streams, the liberal arts stream which include students who study politics, geography and history and the science stream, those who study physics, chemistry and biology. For most of the Chinese students, the only way to go to the university is to perform well in these subjects. Teachers would suggest students to try to memorise everything. According to Michael Pettis, a Professor of Finance at the prestigious Peking University, the...
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...Punjab-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (P-PRSP) Munib ur Rehman OCTOBER, 2003 Preface Pakistan has always been plagued with the scourge of poverty. This situation has worsened during the last decade. Poverty deprives people of the assets they are entitled to. It takes away their rights and liberties and it results in a loss of dignity. Now, despite many gains at the macro level and a generally healthy economic outlook, poverty still persists and continues to increase. This trend needs to be reversed. Fight against poverty has always remained on the agenda of the government. There has been a significant focus on poverty reduction through various development schemes and projects. Government of Punjab did not have a special poverty reduction programme as such in the past. This meant that while resources were spent on various poverty alleviation schemes and projects, there was no significant attention paid to the poor as the focal point in such programme. Consequentially we neither had a proper data base on poverty nor were any assessments made of the projects and Programmes vis-à-vis their impact on the lives of the poor. The present Punjab Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper [P-PRSP] is an effort to streamline the system and to ensure that poverty and the poor are specially targeted for various interventions. Similarly, review and monitoring is being ensured with a view to creating a feedback loop, allowing us to improve programmes as they are implemented...
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...Greece XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX College Professional Studies Abstract Greece is a country of great beauty. It has long been one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Tourism is one of the major industries of the Greek economy; tourism is a strong earner of foreign exchange. The warm climates, the long, scenic Mediterranean coastline, the many significant archaeological and historical sites, the traditional hospitality of Greeks, and improvements in the local infrastructure have continued to attracted visitors (Photius). I have elected to focus on two aspects of the country of Greece for the purpose of this paper. First, I will outline the educational system in Greece. It has an interesting government run structure in which primary and secondary education is mandatory, a total of 9 years. Also, an additional 3 years of education is optional for students who desire to prepare for technical school or higher education in the university system. All education is free in Greece, placing the burden on the taxpayer. I will also discuss Article 16 of the Greek Constitution regarding the government’s stance on higher education and the negative issues surrounding their policy. The second issue I will discuss in this paper is the current economic problems facing Greece. After the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, there was great hope that would have lasting...
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...Case Study Introduction The Smith Family (TSF) is a national charity which supports disadvantaged children and families in Australia. It devotes to creating a better future for disadvantaged young Australians through providing education opportunity for them (TSF 2012). This case study aims to assess TSF’s strategic position using SWOT analysis. The analysis reveals that TSF holds strengths of comprehensive sources of funding and being able to provide transparent information. The popularization of social network and the future education reform plan may give an opportunity to TSF. On the other hand, TSF is weak in utilizing the funds efficiently and effectively. A cut in universities funding may be considered as a threat. The finding is that the strategic position of TSF is to offer long-term holistic support in education for children in need and what TSF is doing is in line with its strategic position. The second part of the case study will present detailed SWOT analysis and the last part is the conclusion. Analysis Strength TSF builds a strong partnership with corporation, foundations and universities and has comprehensive sources of fundraising. The annual report of TSF (2012) shows that TSF has more than 200 business partners, over 120,000 individual supporters, and is supported by government. TSF also runs an own Recycling Operation which can produce 2 million dollars annually. The extensive sources of fundraising give TSF a solid financial base with which they could easily...
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...Future of Educational Finance Grand Canyon University: EDA-535 October 1, 2014 Gary Marx stated “identifying, monitoring and considering the implications of trends is one of the most basic processes for creating the future” (Stevenson, 2010 p. 1). The world of education is forever changing at a pace that gets more rapid as the years go on. The decisions made in the past have laid the foundation of education today, as will recent changes affect the future. Programs such as choice schooling and No Child Left Behind will impact school funding. Rulings such as the Lemon Test and separation of church and state will impact decisions that can potentially result in litigation and court rulings dictating educational decisions. In his work regarding educational trends, Kenneth Stevenson (2010) stated, “a continuing recession, escalating political polarization, rising racial/ethnic tensions, a growing national debt, and a widening divide between the haves and the have nots portend a future fraught with unprecedented challenges to and clashes over the form and substance of public education in America” (p.1). Analysis of the Lemon Test The Lemon Test was created by Chief Justice Warren Berger as a result of the court case Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) and is based on the principles stated in Everson v. Board of Education. The case of Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) centered on Rhode Island’s Salary Supplement Act. This act approved a salary supplement of up to fifteen percent for teachers...
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...France. It costs, on average, $88,000 a year to keep a youth locked up — far more than the U.S. spends on a child’s education,” wrote Nell Bernstein who authored Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison. Even as many states have attempted to alter their adolescent prisons, Bernstein says that incarcerating kids is the wrong strategy to manage most early life wrongdoers. Their detention behind those walls will shape who they are. (c) Reverse Bill Clinton’s cutting funding to 350 college programs in prisons around the country in 1994, as a part of his Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. (d) Implement Obama’s Second Chance Pell program to reestablish the federal grant to prisoners looking to enroll in college. A 2013 study by the Rand Corp, financed by the U.S. Dept of Justice, showed that detainees who got some broad instruction were 43% more averse to re-carry out criminal acts and go back to jail inside of three years than the individuals who didn’t get any...
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...Running head: Ethnic Diversity Ethnic Diversity: Jewish American Grand Canyon University: TSL - 545 August 31, 2011 Ethnic Diversity: Jewish American Jewish Americans are unique among American immigrants in that their sense of unity was not linked to a nationality. The Jews are unified by religion and tradition rather than by national origins (Bennett, C., 2007). Judaism is based on the expression of a covenantal relationship with God. This religion and its congregation play a role in how society of today came to be. Jews in the Mediterrean owned large landed estates and were important political figures, bankers, and industrialists. Jewish wealth, in fact, was used to help finance the explorations of Columbus (Bennett, C., 2007). However, Conditions changed suddenly in 1492 when Ferdinand and Isabella decreed that Jews either convert to Christianity or be expelled. Some Jews pretended to convert, remained in Spain, and practiced their faith in secret. Others fled to the eastern Mediterranean, and still others came to the American colonies, which were known for greater religious freedom (Bennett, C., 2007). In the 1800s, the Jewish American community was comprised of majority Germans. These Jews differed from Mediterranean Jews who originally immigrated by not developing Jewish communities. Instead, they spread out across the United States working as small tradesmen and professionals serving the non-Jewish citizens (Bennett, C., 2007). These German Jews...
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...is the only this treasure of humankind that can provide a possible remedy to conquer inequality and to bring about an acceptable quality of life and a purpose, for a majority of the people of the world. A case should be made for science and science education in the developing world, a case for optimal support for science and education even in the poorest and the least-developed of the countries of the world. Science teachers experience various constraints, such as lack of time, equipment, pedagogical content knowledge, and pedagogical skills in implementing reform-based teaching strategies (Crawford, 1999, 2000; Roehrig & Luft, 2004, 2006). One way to overcome...
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...European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences ISSN 1450-2275 Issue 11 (2008) © EuroJournals, Inc. 2008 http://www.eurojournalsn.com Reducing Unemployment Through the Informal Sector: A Case Study of Nigeria Ishola Rufus Akintoye Senior Lecturer, (OOU) Room 116, Department of Economics Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria – West Africa Abstract This paper seeks to establish that unemployment as one of the macroeconomic problems could be reduced through the informal sector participation provided it is well supported and manged. The informal sector in itself may not be able to achieve much as we have presently due to inaccessibility to credit, but with the on-going policy of the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria on micro-financing the macroeconomic objective of reduced unemployment, if not full employment will become a reality in Nigeria. The microfinance policy has empowered the many microfinance institutions to provide credit to the informal sector. We therefore advise that the Nigerian Government and all relevant stakeholders continue in their quest towards reducing unemployment while they give their undivided support, in making sure that the informal sector continues to enjoy access to credit to finance its activities and accomplish its goal of unemployment reduction. Introduction Unemployment is one of the developmental problems that face every developing economy in the 21st century. International...
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