Evaluation of Curriculum Localization Approach in Master's Degree of Curriculum Planning Filed Based on Klein Model

In recent years, the evolution plan in the educational system and curriculum has been one of the most important topics in educational circles. This implies that the programs implemented in higher educational system have not been fully achieved for various reasons. One of the most important reasons is "not paying attention to the localization approach in the curriculum". Curriculum planning is one of the interdisciplines that can play an important role in influencing the curriculum process of humanities. However, the lack of a suitable native curriculum model has made it increasingly dependent on foreign sources and plenty of used terms are imported and translated, resulting in little attention to customs, culture, social, economic and political conditions of society. Although our culture and civilization derive from the most complete and highest order of divine teaching, the educational system has failed to provide an appropriate educational model that is appropriate to cultural conditions throughout the country. The present study has evaluated localization approach of Master's Degree in Curriculum Planning from the viewpoints of faculty members of public universities in Tehran in 2017-2018 academic year. To achieve the research purpose, the main question is "How is desirable of consideration the curriculum localization approach in curriculum planning field based on nine elements of Klein"? This research is descriptive-survey research. The questionnaire has been used for data collection. The statistical population of this study consists faculty members of educational sciences field and have been used Krejcie and Morgan sampling method. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used for data analysis. The results of evaluated elements showed that faculty members of Tehran state university ranked elements learning activities, teaching methods, time, materials and resources, grouping, place, and evaluation at a relatively desirable level and target and content elements as undesirable level

The CPTPP and Digital Trade: Embracing E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEs in Japan and Canada

One of the most innovative features of the CPTPP is its material on digital trade, especially its chapter on e-commerce which contains a number of provisions aimed at enhancing this vital sector of the economy by eliminating distortive trade barriers such as restrictions on data transfer and data localization requirements. Such provisions should be important to the CPTPP’s two largest parties: Canada and Japan, both of which are highly advanced economies seeking to enhance their digital trade capacity across the Pacific Rim. This paper explores the main features of the CPTPP concerning digital trade from the perspective of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Canada and Japan. Such businesses have a poor track record of e-commerce uptake and may be disadvantaged relative to their larger competitors which enjoy dominance in the online marketplace. Whether or not the CPTPP will assist these businesses while striking the right balance between an open internet and safeguarding of issues such as privacy is a matter of some debate

MScMS-II: an innovative IR-based indoor coordinate measuring system for large-scale metrology applications

According to the current great interest concerning large-scale metrology applications in many different fields of manufacturing industry, technologies and techniques for dimensional measurement have recently shown a substantial improvement. Ease-of-use, logistic and economic issues, as well as metrological performance are assuming a more and more important role among system requirements. This paper describes the architecture and the working principles of a novel infrared (IR) optical-based system, designed to perform low-cost and easy indoor coordinate measurements of large-size objects. The system consists of a distributed network-based layout, whose modularity allows fitting differently sized and shaped working volumes by adequately increasing the number of sensing units. Differently from existing spatially distributed metrological instruments, the remote sensor devices are intended to provide embedded data elaboration capabilities, in order to share the overall computational load. The overall system functionalities, including distributed layout configuration, network self-calibration, 3D point localization, and measurement data elaboration, are discussed. A preliminary metrological characterization of system performance, based on experimental testing, is also presente

Local Protectionism and Regional Specialization: Evidence from China’s Industries

This paper uses a dynamic panel estimation method to investigate the determinants of regional specialization in China’s industries, paying particular attention to local protectionism. Less geographic concentration is found in industries where the past tax-plus-profit margins and the shares of state ownership are high, re- flecting stronger local government protection of these industries. The evidence also supports the scale-economies theory of regional specialization. Finally, the overall time trend of regional specialization of China’s industries is found to have reversed an early drop in the mid 1980s, and registered a significant increase in the later years.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39951/3/wp565.pd