Authors:Michael Cosser, Jacques Louis du Toit, Mariette Viss
Publisher: Human Sciences Research Council
Keywords: student, choice, behaviour, project, realities, education, aspirations, higher, settling
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2005-04-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0796920451
ISBN-13: 9780796920454

This study gives statistical and evidential illustration to what influences student choices and behavioral patterns as well as trends in the youth market in South Africa.

Authors:V. Gruis, H. Visscher, R. Kleinhans, V. Gruis, H. Viss
Publisher: IOS Press
Keywords: sustainable, areas, urban, transformation, neighbourhood, volume
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2006-12-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1586037188
ISBN-13: 9781586037185

Urban renewal through the large-scale restructuring of post-war neighbourhoods is a major challenge throughout Europe in the decades ahead. Current urban restructuring programs in the Netherlands focus on the demolition and replacement of the existing housing stock. The motivation behind this strategy is creating a better social mix between ’poor’ and ’better-off’ households, to improve the general quality of the housing stock and to create a financially viable restructuring program. The general aim is to improve various aspects of sustainability in urban neighborhoods.

Author: et al Yusra Laila Visser (Editor)Yusra Laila Viss
Publisher: IAP - Information Age Publishing
Keywords: distance, instructional, technology, perspectives, learning, international, issues, education, trends, perspective
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 1593112122
ISBN-13: 9781593112127

This book seeks to make a contribution to the discipline of distance education by presenting international perspectives on the state of the field and examining and discussing specific current trends and issues faced by the distance learning community. To this end, 24 authors from five continents have contributed their viewpoints on a wide array of distance education themes, including conceptual perspectives, local case studies, interviews, and "nuts-and-bolts" considerations for the design and implementation of international distance education programs. The result is a wide-ranging text that o