Should Anger Be Encouraged in the Classroom? Political Education, Closed‐Mindedness, and Civic Epiphany

When Should Carpools in HOV Lanes be Encouraged?

A variety of policies to encourage carpooling in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes have been adopted by state and local governments in the US. These policies can either increase or decrease total congestion depending on whether congestion relief in mainline lanes outweighs increased HOV lane congestion. We estimate congestion cost functions for mainline and HOV lanes in Los Angeles and find co...

Should Professionals Be Political?

Can Tolerance Be Taught? Adult Civic Education and the Development of Democratic Values Can Tolerance Be Taught? Adult Civic Education and the Development of Democratic Values Civic Education and the Development of Political Tolerance

Introduction Can individuals in emerging democracies learn democratic values and skills through participation in civic education programs? Certainly the U.S. government expects the answer to be yes. The State Department's Agency for International Development (USAID) and other governmental organizations spend tens of millions of dollars annually on civic education programs as part of their effor...

Why lesbians should be encouraged to have regular cervical screening.

INTRODUCTION The UK National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) advice on cervical cytology screening states that women who have never had sex with men are at very low risk of developing cervical cancer, and advice regarding need for screening in lesbians is inconsistent. METHODS Literature review searching PubMed, Web of Science and the Internet for articles on lesbians, ce...

the survey of the virtual higher education in iran and the ways of its development and improvement

این پژوهش با هدف "بررسی وضعیت موجود آموزش عالی مجازی در ایران و راههای توسعه و ارتقای آن " و با روش توصیفی-تحلیلی و پیمایشی صورت پذیرفته است. بررسی اسنادو مدارک موجود در زمینه آموزش مجازی نشان داد تعداد دانشجویان و مقاطع تحصیلی و رشته محل های دوره های الکترونیکی چندان مطلوب نبوده و از نظر کیفی نیز وضعیت شاخص خدمات آموزشی اساتید و وضعیت شبکه اینترنت در محیط آموزش مجازی نامطلوب است.