Ph. D. News

Ph. D. News

  

http://www.livemint.com/…/Parliamentary-panel-raises-questi…New Delhi: Raising serious questions about the quality of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) holders in the country, a parliamentary panel has sought an evaluation report to understand why suitable candidates were hard to find for vacant teaching posts.
With over 7,000 research scholars being awarded Ph.D every year, the panel has suggested “reorienting” the entire system of evaluation of Ph.D and other research scholars.
In its report tabled in Parliament last week, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on human resource development stressed on increasing the number of research fellowships and new schemes for teaching assistantship, taking into account the shortage of teaching faculty in higher educational institutes.
Drawing attention to the quality aspect of Ph.D holders, the committee said they were rolling out of Indian universities like dime a dozen. “The Committee would like to have an evaluation report, if any, about the quality and standard of Ph.D holders across the country to understand why suitable candidates are difficult to find for the vacant positions. Maybe we need to reorient the entire system of evaluation of Ph.D and other research scholars,” it said in its report.
Shortage of faculties in premier institutes such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) continues to be grim with no improvement foreseen in the near future, it said.
To address the issue, it suggested that if stricter norms for the appointment of faculty is coming in the way, then University Grants Commission (UGC) and other regulatory bodies should review them on regular basis and bring in necessary changes so as to fill up the vacant posts at the earliest. “HRD ministry should take steps to enhance the prestige of the teaching profession,” it said. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO,
Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataPresident, Telangana Library Association.
UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11)
Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ( super-annuated).
Formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8).

Formerly President of Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science ( IATLIS) and  Association of British Scholars ( AP Chapter) .

ADDRESS: Plot No A-194, H No 1-8-10/1, Ravindra Nagar, 
Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500007. Mobile: 9493701565. email: naglaxman@yahoo.com,  naglaxman@gmail.com. 

National Seminar on Teacher Education through Collaborative Learning Communities April 2015

All India Khilafat Committee College of Education
ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on
Teacher Education
through Collaborative
Learning Communities
20-21 April 2015

National Seminar on Teacher Education through Collaborative Learning Communities April 2015

National Seminar on Teacher Education through Collaborative Learning Communities April 2015

1-Day Workshop on 20th September 2015 Publishing in ISI Journals

1-Day Workshop on 20th September 2015
Publishing in ISI Journals

International Interdisciplinary Academic and Business Conference June 2015

American Meridian University 

International Interdisciplinary Academic and Business Conference 

 June 26-27, 2015

Message from the conference organizers

In an era characterized by global conflict, leadership malpractice, educational challenges, ideological polarization, product quality failures, and organizational missteps this conference is focused on creating an innovative space for constructive dialog about creating amazing future possibilities.  It is designed for problem solving scholars that are interested in using their voice to make a significant difference in their communities, organizations, academic fields, and the lives of others.  Participants are welcomed from a variety of disciplines including Business, Leadership, Education, Informatics/Big Data, Psychology, Technology, Counseling, Public Health, Health Systems Management, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Quality Management, Public Policy, Public Administration, Environmental Science, and etc.  The plethora of topics signify that today’s complex global problems can’t be solved by scholars isolating themselves in narrow solos of their own disciplines.  The American Meridian University International Interdisciplinary Academic and Business Conference is driven of the concept that scholarly collaboration and discipline multiplicity can simultaneously be a source of constructive growth oriented conflict and a rich resource for positive change.

This conference accepts first, abstracts, and then papers that address a range of critically important themes in various fields that speak to the complex and subtle relationships among technology, management, leadership, public policy, community, knowledge, and society.  Also, the conference will accept papers from various areas of learning and education at any of its levels – from early childhood, to schools, to religious education, to health education, to higher education – and lifelong learning in any of its sites, from home to school to university to the workplace.  Finally this conference offers opportunities to learn the latest quality improvement ideas, connect with like-minded colleagues, and generate momentum for change in your organization and scholarly endeavors.

This conference represents a safe and supportive environment along with a tremendous opportunity for graduate students, doctoral students, researchers, faculty, and practitioners to submit papers for peer-review conference acceptance.  Presenters are encouraged to submit abstracts regarding papers that include qualitative, quantitative, and mix methods research studies, organization case studies, program evaluation papers, action research papers, theory to practice applications of new methods, best practice papers, new process improvement execution papers, and conceptual policy recommendation papers.  All submissions must follow APA 6th edition format and be supported by academic references.  After the conference participants can submit papers to be reviewed for the journal, and the book.

For more information, please conference website.

Twenty-Second International Conference on Learning Spain July 2015

Twenty-Second International Conference on Learning Madrid, Spain – July 9-11, 2015

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Message from the conference organizers

The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Twenty-second International Conference on Learning and the Call for Submissions to The Learner Collection of Journals. The 2015 Learning Conference will be held at the Universidad San Pablo CEU in Madrid, Spain, from 9-11 July.

Conference Themes

Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, poster presentations, or colloquia are invited that discuss the broader themes listed below. In addition to the special focus, paper presentations will be grouped into one of the following categories for presentation at the conference:

Theme 1: Pedagogy and Curriculum
Theme 2: Assessment and Evaluation
Theme 3: Educational Organization and Leadership
Theme 4: Early Childhood Learning
Theme 5: Learning in Higher Education
Theme 6: Adult, Community, and Professional Learning
Theme 7: Learner Diversity and Identities
Theme 8: Technologies in Learning
Theme 9: Literacies Learning
Theme 10: Science, Mathematics, and Technology Learning
Special Theme: ‘What Counts as Learning? Big Data, Little Data, Evidence and Assessment’

Presenters also have the option to submit completed papers to one of fully peer-reviewed journals in The Learner Collection of Journals. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.

Proposals are reviewed on rolling deadlines. The final proposal submission is 4 JUNE 2015 (title and short abstract).

For more information and to submit a proposal visit: http://thelearner.com/madrid-2015.

TWENTY-SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING

Plenary Speakers
The conference Plenary Speakers include:

– Bill Cope, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA
– Mary Kalantzis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA
– Diana Laurillard, The London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, London, UK
– Pierpaolo Limone, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
– Javier M. Valle, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Venue
We are proud to host this year’s Learning Partnership with Universidad San Pablo CEU.

Activities and Tours
We are pleased to offer conference delegates a selection of optional activities to help enhance the conference experience:

– Conference Reception & Pre-registration Event
– Conference Dinner and Tour at the Reina Sofia Museum
– Trapsatur Tours In and Around Madrid

Accommodations
For the convenience of our delegates, the Learning Conference has made arrangements for a few group rates at several area hotels near the conference venue.

Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com
Web address: http://thelearner.com/madrid-2015
Sponsored by: The Learner / Common Ground Publishing

Patrick Victor Martindale White Australian Literature

Australian Literature 

Patrick Victor Martindale White

Patrick Victor Martindale White (1912-1990), Australian author and Nobel laureate, born in London on one of his parents' periodic visits. White returned to England to attend the University of Cambridge, and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II (1939-1945). His first novel, Happy Valley (1939), was set in Australia, as were such later successful works as The Tree of Man (1955), about the struggles of a farmer in the Australian wilderness, and Voss (1957); these are considered his outstanding works and set his reputation. Other works include Riders in the Chariot (1961), The Solid Mandala (1966), and The Eye of the Storm (1973). Rich in symbolism and allegory, they deal with the individual's search for meaning in a harsh, potentially brutal country searching for its own self-definition. The Twyborn Affair (1979) explores sexual and spiritual confusion and ends in the London blitz. White, who in 1973 became the first Australian awarded the Nobel Prize in literature, was cited for his “epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature.” His highly original writing style has been praised by critics for its oblique yet forceful descriptive power. His autobiography, Flaws in the Glass, was published in 1980.

Patrick Victor Martindale White Australian Literature

Ray Lawler Australian Literature

Australian Literature

 Ray Lawler

 Ray Lawler (1921– ) Australian actor and dramatist, whose work includes Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1954), a play about sugarcane cutters. He played the lead role in its first production in Melbourne, Australia. It was later produced in New York City on Broadway (1956) and off-Broadway (1968), and as a film, Season of Passion (1961).