Challenges and Problems of Library and Information Education in India: An Emerging Knowledge Society and the Developing Nations of Asia, Prof. I.V. Malhan

Challenges and Problems of Library and Information Education in India: An Emerging Knowledge Society and the Developing Nations of Asia

Knowledge Management Problems of Developing Countries, with special reference to India

Highlights the value of human resources inknowledge management. Describes the knowledgeaccessibility problems of developing countries anddepicts the Indian scenario of knowledgemanagement problems. The DAISY Consortium, MORE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Peoples’ perception to knowledge based system in w Upadhya, P.V. Information Studies; 8 (3) Jul 2002, p Based on responses at Manipa...

Language Education Policy in Developing Nations from Colonization to Postcolonialism

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the role that colonization played in language education policy and illustrate the need for first language instruction. Using postcolonial scholar Franz Fanon, the reasons for and consequences of using a second language medium of instruction in postcolonial nations are explored. Colonial languages were used to reinforce the imperialistic goals of ...

Comment on "Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in Asia Pacific Region" - Indian Perspective

In the editorial by Dr. Reza Afshari “Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in Asia Pacific Region” published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT) (1), the role of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT) in promoting medical toxicology has been discussed and some suggestions have been made regarding how to promote this field of medical sciences in the region. The...

Incorporation of Medical Research and Education in Asia Pacific Region

The goal of medicine is to prevent harm as Hippocrates pointed out; “primum non nocere; first do no harm”. Has this fact been taken into account in developing Medical Education curricula in Asia? Frequency of diseases in Asia is different from high income countries (1, 2) and funds for research are lacking.  It is therefore important to allocate available funds to the most applicable issues to...