Graduate Schools in British Universities

Outdoor education in Finnish schools and universities

Background Due to the electronic media the amount of time that children spend in nature has declined in the recent time. However, it is important for children to learn about nature and it is also healthy for children to spend time in nature (Kuo, 2010). An empathic relation to nature (Palmberg & Kuru, 1998), nature sensitivity (Nykänen & Kinnunen, 1992), environmental awareness, attitudes, and ...

Examination Timetabling in British Universities: A Survey

This paper describes the results of a questionnaire on examination timetabling sent to the registrars of ninety five British Universities. The survey asked questions in three specific categories. Firstly, universities were asked about the nature of their examination timetabling problem: how many people, rooms, periods are involved and what difficulties are associated with the problem? Secondly,...

Terminal Programs in the Graduate Schools.

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Congestion in the New British Universities: a Further Analysis

The focus of this paper is on the problem of congestion, which refers to a situation where the use of a certain input has increased by so much that output has actually fallen. This problem is explored using the methodological framework proposed by Färe et al. Annual data are examined for a sample of 41 new British universities in the period 1995/6 to 2003/4. These former polytechnics were grant...

Computing in British Universities: The Computer Board 1966-1991