The purpose of this study was to create an evaluating model to measure innovation of the educational reform in a High School Emerging Technology Curriculum in Taiwan. A CIPP model was served as a foundation for both formative and summative evaluations. The core concept is based upon innovation is the target of curriculum reform. In Taiwan, science educators are seeking ways of copying emerging ...

Van der Merwe M-T, MBChB, FCP(SA), PhD Director: Netcare Bariatric Centers of Excellence Prof. (Hon): Dept. Endocrinology, Univ. Pretoria. Secretary (Hon): IASO (International Association for the Study of Obesity) President of SASOM (SA Society for Obesity and Metabolism) Correspondence to: Prof. M-T van der Merwe, e-mail: [email protected]

This is the first of a proposed series of Special Issues of Hydrological Sciences Journal meant to give state-of-the-art overviews of the sciences covered in the different Commissions and Committees of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). The International Committee for Remote Sensing and Data Transmission (ICRSDT) organized this first Special Issue to cover the curren...

We present a first analysis of auction markets for specialty food products. We identify auction prices, trade volume and value for domestic and foreign origin specialty ham with geographical indications (GIs) which were actually sold in online auctions in Germany within a one-month period. Applying hedonic modeling, we examine potential factors that may influence online bidding behavior and fin...

Fairs and expositions are nowadays fundamental tools for providing industrial exhibits and demonstrations. According to the International Association of Fairs & Exposition (IAFE), over 3 200 fairs are currently held in North America each year. The European Major Exhibition Centres Association (EMECA) estimates that more than 36 million visitors and upwards of 330 000 exhibitors take part in rou...

Religion is of global significance, and its study requires explanations from cognitive science. Currently, the cognitive science of religion consists of researchers working in an array of disciplines, employing diverse methods, including, among others: experimental research and modelling in psychology and neuroscience, and historical, archaeological, and comparative studies of religious cogniti...

Information Systems curriculum matters are receiving a great deal of attention as academia and industry attempt to keep abreast of rapid changes in computing technology. The DPMA and the ACM have recently revised their curriculum models to reflect these changes and many IS programs will follow in their footsteps, so that IS professionals will be able to meet future organizational needs. In an a...

There are millions of web sites, thousands of them deal with music. The project European Music Navigator (EMN) aims to build a destination site covering information on the European musical life. The EMN is implemented by the international umbrella organization IAMIC (International Association of Music Information Centres), under the project leadership of mica – music information center austria ...

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