Current Issue : January - March Volume : 2015 Issue Number : 1 Articles : 5 Articles
The purpose of the study was examining and exploring ecological issues that emerge from disasters or high\npoverty schools and UNESCO�S mandate for health conditions in learning environments and 1) teacher and\nstaff effectiveness, 2) student achievement, and 3) health of teachers, staff, and students. A systematic narrative\nliterature method was used to review the effects that technological innovation and ecological conditions have on\nschools show there is a health risk. Results of preliminary research focused on USA schools revealed a high-quality\nteaching environment is expected to demonstrate five key conditions and five helping brain-based behaviors in\nteaching 1) lesson clarity, 2) instructional variety to address diversity, 3) healthy and safe learning environment,\n4) engagement in the learning process, and 5) student success. Five helping behaviors included: 1) using student\nideas and contributions, 2) structuring, 3) questioning, 4) probing, and 5) teacher competence. Methodology is\nintroduced to gather evidence of the possible relationships between these variables and potential adverse effects\nof technological and ecological conditions teachers and students. The discussion shares findings on the potential\nimplications for conditions in schools and communities that result from natural disasters. Such conditions include the\nimpact of dampness and mold on individuals in schools or similar settings. This information could advance future\nresearch direction to investigate this problem of maintaining safe and healthy environments globally. The argument\nis that such conditions present thought-provoking implications for transforming learning environments into healthy\nand safe places for teachers and learners to be active and productive. Preliminary conclusions suggest that while\ntechnological and ecological innovations offer necessary advances to education, failure to acknowledge problems\ninvolving infrastructure, environmental conditions and the impact on individual�s health could result in adverse effects\non teaching and learning....
The purpose of this paper is to provide an\nempirical analysis an airport passenger operation and to\nimprove its efficiency. An investigation was conducted to\nevaluate the quantitative and qualitative efficiency of the\nself-service check-in booth in Singapore Changi Airport.\nThrough Arena simulation software, this investigation\ngives an estimation of how much processing time and\nqueuing time the self-service check-in booths have been\nreduced, providing a quantitative analysis of the selfservice\ncheck-in booth. A modified technology acceptance\nmodel featuring a prediction of how well passengers\naccept this new concept has also been used in this\ninvestigation. The results show that the self-service checkin\nbooth�s operation is generally efficient based on\nquantitative and qualitative analysis, providing a\nrecommendable service to customers....
This paper examines the importance of labor capabilities and their relationship with employment within the hotel\nindustry. This is a review of the literature related to the provision of training schemes to maintain competitiveness\nand economic growth in the hotel industry. The effects of psychological contracts are examined to address the\nemployees� behaviors in relation to fairness of treatment, trust, and delivery of promises. This review was\nundertaken to explore the significance of skills shortages and skills mismatches. The paper suggests that training\nschemes to ensure for employees� employability, along with positive employment relationships, are the key to\nhelping hotels cope with skills shortages....
In branding literature, the employee role is recognized as crucial in\ndelivering the service as promised by the brand.The creation of a strong\nbrand and the deliverance of perceived service quality are premised by\nemployees' ability to deliver on customer expectations.This paper, therefore,\nexplores the differential effect that internally oriented initiatives have on an\norganization's human capital and its subsequent impact on the organization's\nbrand.Acase-study approach is adopted using a qualitative methodology. Indepth\ninterviews reveal that employees feel that their actions are vital to the\nbrand, and findings from a survey of 500 respondents demonstrate positive\nrelationships among internal branding and their brand promise delivery. The\npaper also helps to emphasize the importance of internal branding for\ncustomer attraction in the banking industry in Ghana....
The Ghana Tourism Development Policy of 2006 was developed as\nthe basis for accelerated tourism development in the country. The policy�s\nobjective is to provide high-quality visitor experiences that are profitable to\ndestinations stakeholders while ensuring that the destinations are not\ncompromised in terms of their environmental, social, and cultural integrity.\nThis study investigates whether tourism development in the Lake Bosomtwe\nBasin is proceeding in accord with the tenets of the policy. The evidence\nshows that there is a wide gap between policy and practice. Tourism\ndevelopment is ad hoc, haphazard and seemingly unsustainable. Tourism\nactivities have weak linkages to other sectors of the local economy. Water,\ndrainage and sewer systems of established tourism facilities have not been\nstreamlined into respective receptacles nor integrated into local community\nsystems, resulting in improper disposal of wastes. Despite these\nshortcomings there are benefits such as increased tourist arrivals; new\nincome generating activities; creation of jobs; development of local\ninfrastructure; and diversification of agriculture. The conclusion is that if\ntourism (unlike primary exports promotion; and industrialization) is to\nsucceed as a development option for Ghana, planning, developing and\nregulating the sector (presently largely ad hoc and exclusionary) should be\ncontrolled and should include destination communities....
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