Educational policy, policy appropriation and Grameen Bank higher education financial aid policy process

The paper talks about higher educational polices and their process of policy appropriations, policy as practices, policy as symbolic, policy as rituals, policy as myths, policy backward- mapping and policy-forward mapping, multi-stage policy implementation process, street-bureaucrats planners, and policy reform process. It critically looks at pros-and-corns of different educational policy theories and their applications in education, and the higher education student financial aid different policies, strategies and products and their impact on the college students. The paper also narrates the higher educational policies and methods of need-based, merit-based, means-test-based grants allocation and loan disbursement and their impact on student academic achievements. Moreover, it discusses the policy process model that has both agendas and multiple streams that consider looking at policy designing problems, solutions of the problems and their usefulness to SES students. Additionally, the paper narrates the Grameen Bank higher education student loan policy making process, although there is no higher education student financial aid services are not exist in Bangladesh. Literature reviews, conversations with higher education students, contextual analysis, and the author personal working experience incorporate here. The study finds for policy improvement, policy analysis is vital because policy analysis can explores usefulness of the policy for public well being and for effectiveness of the policy appropriation.Center for Social Economy Learning and Workplace, University of Toronto. -- York Center for Asia Research, York University. -- Indiana University Bloomington

Transformasi Dan Inovasi Manajemen Pendidikan Islam

In this era of global reform is necessary a renewal and improvement of the quality of society in order to ensure there will be many changes in society, both in terms of education, social and cultural rights are always evolving. The changes are a result of the development of science and technology is rapidly increasing, which in turn form the characteristic want competent people to beat each other. So there is no place in society without competition. Competition is the principle of a new life, because the world is open and Compete who can create something for the better. Transformation and innovation is needed at this time, it will bring a change and renewal in Islamic education management

Study findings of the Grameen Bank higher education student loan services in Bangladesh

A survey conducted on the Grameen Bank higher education student loan services in Bangladesh in 2015-2016. The survey sample size is only 61, and the paper narrates the survey findings. The purpose of the survey is to know the GB higher education student loan portfolios, the status of the student loan repayment rate, and the role of the student loan users in community development in Bangladesh. The study finds the student loan program of GB is accessible and useful to the children of GB borrowers for their higher education study in Bangladesh. The student loan receiving children of borrowers of GB is ornamental to engage in different community organizations and civic activity participation in their neighborhoods. However, GB needs to massively expand this program and improve its higher education student loan collection and monitoring strategies in Bangladesh.Center for Social Economy Learning and Workplace, University of Toronto York Center for Asia Research, York University Indiana University Bloomingto

Characterizing the binding mechanism of fixed sites on the isolated tectorial membrane of the mouse

Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-39).by Rosanne Rouf.M.Eng

Effect of material properties on ductility factor of singly rc beam sections

Ductility may be defined as the ability to undergo deformations without a substantial reduction in the flexural capacity of the member. The ductility of reinforced concrete beams depends mainly on the shape of the moment-curvature relationship of the sections. The constituents of reinforced concrete are very complex due to its mechanical properties. The stress-strain behavior of concrete is considered parabolic and that of the steel is elastic plastic. Concrete and reinforcing steel are represented by separate material models that are combined together to describe the behavior of the reinforced concrete sections. The end displacements of the steel element are assumed to be compatible with the boundary displacements of the concrete element which implied perfect bond between them. The curvature ductility factor of singly reinforced concrete rectangular beams is derived taking into account the possible nonlinear behavior of the unconfined compressed concrete and reinforcing steel. Effects of material properties such as concrete compressive strength, reinforcement ratio and yield strength of reinforcement on the curvature ductility factors are derived analytically. From the analyses it is observed that an increasing steel content decreases the curvature ductility of a singly reinforced concrete section and this pattern is valid for any concrete strength. On the other hand, for the same reinforcement content curvature ductility increases as the concrete strength is increased

ANALISIS TINGKAT PENERAPAN PEDOMAN SISTEM MENEJEMEN KESELAMATAN DAN KESEHATAN KERJA(SMK3) PADA PROYEK PEMBANGUNAN RSAU DR. M. MUNIR, LANUD ABDULRAHMAN SALEH KAB. MALANG

Currently, the implementation of OSHMS is very important to support the success of K3 in a project, because the number of work accidents continues to increase every year. The government is trying to reduce the number of accidents by regulating all K3 managerial elements in Government Regulation No. 50 of 2012. From several indications, several findings still exist in the Dr. RSAU development project. M. Moenir. Airfield. Abd. Saleh District. Poor. One important factor in this finding is the lack of optimal implementation of the SMK3 used. The aim of this research is to analyze the level of implementation of the SMK3 guidelines listed in Appendix I PP No. 50 of 2012 on the RSAU Lanud development project. Abd Saleh District. Poor. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Where the main data source is interviews with informant I, and testing the validity of the data using the Source and Technique Triangulation method. The results of the analysis show that the implementation of SMK3 in the RSAU Lanud Abd project. Saleh was satisfactory with a total achievement of 85.98% where points a) policy determination 83.33%, b) K3 planning 85.45%, c) implementation of K3 plans 83.13%, d) monitoring and evaluation 88%, e) review and 90% improvemen

Grameen Bank higher education student loan policies and strategies in Bangladesh

Grameen Bank disburses the higher education student loans and scholarships to its borrowers’ children. The GB higher education student loan can receive by a borrower for all of his children who are studying higher education in Bangladesh. Grameen Bank scholarships are awarding to Primary, Middle, High School, and Grade-12 college students in Bangladesh who have outstanding results (GPA 5.0) in their Grade-5, Grade-8, Secondary School Certificate (Grade-10) and Higher School Certificate exam (Grade 12). Grameen Shikka (Education), a sister organization of GB, also offering scholarships to the children of the borrowers of GB. More than 55,000 children are receiving awards from Grameen Bank and Grameen Shilkka in Bangladesh every year. The student loan receiving borrowers start their student loan repayment after one month of their last student loan receiving installment. The service charge 5% of the student loan starts from the day when the students finish their studies. A GB borrower can receive this GB higher education student loan only for his biological children, not for adopted children. The loan receiving borrower and his children must have a Bangladeshi citizenship nationality certificate. Recently, GB squeezes its operation even though the higher education student loan program has a huge demand in Bangladesh.Center for Social Economy Learning and Workplace, University of Toronto. -- York Center for Asia Research, York University. -- Indiana University Bloomington

Ecology and Temporal Changes in Algal Composition and Spatial Distribution of Periphyton Community of a Drowned Tropical Forest Reservoir in Malaysia

A study on periphyton was carried out in Kenyir Reservoir in the tropical environmental perspectives. It included species abundance, species composition, diversity, standing crop, primary production and their vertico-temporal changes. The physico-chemical features of the lake littoral environment were also characterised. The lake physico-chemical features were influenced by monsoon and dry seasons. The lake water shifted to alkaline in dry period and weak acidic in monsoon. There occurred significant correlationship (at p<O.05) between water level and some important water parameters like conductivity, alkalinity, ammonium-nitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen. A total of 392 periphytic algae species under 132 genera was identified from the all sorts of substrates. Out of which the highest number of species belonged to diatoms (183) followed by cyanophytes (123), chlorophytes (81) and dinoflagellates (5). Although, diatoms possessed the highest number of species, cyanophytes maintained dominance in terms of standing crop.The substrate based periphyton species composition showed that 329 species were found on ,standing tree substrates. One hundred thirty-six epilithic species with predominance of diatoms were collected on rocks. Forty-two epiphytic periphyton species were encountered on macrophytes. One hundred twenty seven species were collected on plywoods and one hundred species were collected on glass slides. The cyanophytes and diatoms specIes exhibited groups of cluster in dendrogram which showed good indication regarding the occurrence of the concerned species, their environmental response and attachment between the species. Species diversity as indicated by the index (H') manifested clear seasonal trend, the lowest (H'= 2.87) in wet season and the highest (H'= 3.66) in dry season. The periphytic floral species number and standing crop manifested seasonal changes between monsoon and dry period (significant in Mann-Whitney U test at p<O.05). The cluster analysis on monthly species abundance data also showed conspicuous grouping between the two seasons. The dominance of species between the seasons varied in response to ambient environmental changes. Moreover, the periphytic floral monthly mean species number and cell counts (standing crop) data demonstrated significant temporal differences between the months at p<O.05 in oneway ANOV A. The spatial differences of the periphyton between the two stations were not significant except diatoms (p<O.05 in one-way ANOVA). The periphyton assemblage showed gradual decrease of species number and standing crop with the depths. However, the chlorophyll a was higher at the lower depths than that of the upper depth. The species composition was different with depths. The environmental factors influencing the vertical distribution were light, temperature, pH. and conductivity. The annual mean value of chlorophyll a was 283.32 mg/m2 substrate surface The mean chlorophyll a values varied two folds in dry season compared to monsoon (significant in t-test (p<O.05). The annual mean autotrophic index (AI) values were 153 and 110 at the Dam side and the Petang River stations respectively. The annual mean primary production at the littoral ranged 67. 15g/m2 to 93.33g/m2 of the lake surface at the aforementioned stations respectively. The correlation between chlorophyll a and ambient environmental parameters like pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, temperature, solar radiation, alkalinity, water transparency, nitrate, silica, sunshine hour and lake water level were significant (p<O.05). It can be concluded that the reservoir supports a diverse and wide array of periphytic autotrophs. The limnological features of the water body exhibited differences between dry and monsoon seasons. The flora clearly demonstrated seasonal as well as depth profile variations. The autotrophs contributed substantially to the lake primary production which probably being utilised by higher trophic fauna. All these ecological indications and insights will be of immensely beneficial and contribute to the understanding of the tropical limnology as well as autotrophs ecolog