Table of contents
Does increasing instructional time lead to higher student achievement? Evidence from India
Froagh Ahmed Jami, Lisa Burton, David W. ChapmanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of students’ school attendance, gender, and size of their class with their achievement in two subject areas among…
Measuring students’ perceptions and expectations in business schools of Pakistan
Shahab Alam Malik, Shahzad Hassan, Muhammad Zahid IqbalThe purpose of this paper is to report and discuss outcomes of an academic survey conducted in 12 business schools of Lahore city, the provincial capital of Punjab province of…
Teachers’ perspectives on leadership practices and motivation in Islamic private schools, Southern Thailand
Azam Othman, Natyada WanlabehThe purpose of this paper is to present teachers’ perspectives on leadership practices and motivation in the context of Islamic private schools in Songkhla, a southern province of…
Anticorruption in East Timor: implications for development and education
Jean BerlieThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of education to fight corruption in East Timor. The Anti Corruption Commission (CAC or Komisaun Anti Korupsaun (KAK) in…
The challenge of corruption in higher education: the case of Vietnam
Dennis C. McCornacThe purpose of this paper is to examine corruption in Vietnam's higher education system and offer a number of suggestions to address the issue.
Casino capitalism and social polarization in Macao
Wing Tong IpThe purpose of this paper is to utilize the theory of global city, as advanced by Saskia Sassen and other scholars, to explore the relationships between global capital and social…
Hong Kong and the knowledge‐based economy: developments and prospects
Alan Lung Ka‐LunThe purpose of this paper is to examine Hong Kong's future economic diversification prospects to become a high value‐added knowledge‐based economy.
ISSN:
2046-3162Online date, start – end:
2012Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof. Ka Ho Mok
- Guest Editor: Prof. Oscar Salemink (Special Issue 9.1: Ethnicity, Ritual and Festivals in Asia)
- Guest Editor: Dr Siu Woo Cheung (Special Issue 9.1: Ethnicity, Ritual and Festivals in Asia)