In addition to socio-economic factors, a whole spectrum of motivations for joining Islamic Fundamentalist groups has been documented in the literature. Individuals my join extremist groups to achieve specific political objectives such as sovereignty over disputed territory. Emotional incentives may also play an important role. Members of extremist groups often report on the glamour of being mem...

Revitalizing Care Program in UK Healthcare: Does It Add Up? Kay Riley, MBA, CIHCC, RN; Deanna Gibbs, PhD, MOT, Grad Cert Res Meth, BAppSc(OT) Background: The National Health Service (NHS) is a publicly funded health service in the United Kingdom that provides free point-of-use services for UK residents. In England, the NHS annual budget currently equates to £106 million. As the global financial...

After decades of decline, cities are rebounding, and one key to bringing urban areas back to life is revitalizing commercial districts. There are different approaches to doing that, a lot of challenges, and not a lot of “how-to” books. This report draws on the existing literature on the revitalization of inner-city commercial districts to examine alternative approaches — including the popular M...

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The Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory (OCLI) is one of the most popular instruments for measuring self-directed learning (SDL). Although several previous studies have validated it, an exploratory application confirmatory factor analysis had not been attempted; such provided new insights. Responses from 159 students Aalborg University, a Problem-Based institution known its high degree project w...

3. SNS AS POLYVALENT TOOLS OF MULTILATERAL ASSOCIATION 10 3.1 Reinforcing existing offline relations 10 3.2 Conserving and revitalizing older relationships 11 3.3 Efficient use of social capital and management of many "weak ties" 12 3.4 Extended reach of highly trusted weak ties 14 3.5 Empowerment of informal network relations vis-à-vis formal institutional structures 16 3.6 Lowering the thresh...