this study, which is a strategic study with a mixed research approach aimed to identify obstacles facing the academies of iranian basketball federation. the population comprises board of directors and committees responsible for education and talent spotting association, academy administrators, physical education instructors, qualified experts, professors, coaches, referees and heads of delegati...

LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE / SUMMER 2004 ◆ 19 W hat constitutes a competent student affairs professional? How can we assure quality professional preparation? How can we define our profession for staff and create a driving sense of purpose? The Academy for Student Affairs Professionals (ASAP) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) responds to these critical questions. The Texas A&M Academy for Student Affairs ...

over seven decades ago, as the result of endeavors of a group of leading literary and scientific figures the farhangestan-e-awwal (first academy of iran) was established in may 1935 and its activity continued until 1953. presented here is a brief historical account of the establishment of the first academy of iran as well as a look at the biographical sketches of physicians at the academy.

ensure that in each university any new appointments are grafted on to that existing department-history, history of science or medicine-which in that particular university offers the right intellectual environment, and that no attempt is made to impose a uniform pattern throughout the country. As Dr. Lloyd Stevenson says, 'if curiosity is the parent of "pure" science, love of the past or curiosi...

On personal and professional levels, the Marquis de Condorcet did like his fellow Academy member J.C. Borda. It is not clear why; maybe it was the regrettable tension that sometimes exists between abstract and applied mathematicians, or maybe Condorcet harbored jealousy over Borda beating him by over a decade in recognizing the complex and interesting mathematical issues that arise in the socia...

The Russian Academy of Sciences was established on the order of the Emperor Peter I by the Decree of the Ruling Senate dated January 28 (February 8), 1724. The Academy was reinstated by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated November 21, 1991 as the supreme scientific institution of Russia (http://www. ras.ru). The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is a civil self-governed ...

This study, which is a strategic study with a mixed research approach aimed to identify obstacles facing the academies of Iranian Basketball Federation. The population comprises board of directors and committees responsible for Education and Talent Spotting Association, academy administrators, physical education instructors, qualified experts, professors, coaches, referees and heads of delegati...