We use a special Canadian dataset containing both literacy test scores and standard labour market variables to examine the impact of literacy on immigrant earnings. Having a literacy measure allows us to examine issues related to discrimination and the sources of lower returns to foreign acquired education and experience among immigrants. We find that the native-born literacy distribution (asse...

This study introduces the concept of ‘digital diversity’ to refer to the increasing workforce heterogeneity that stems from the recent rise of digital natives in the workforce. While digital diversity is expected to promise innovation and efficiency, it may also give rise to organizational challenges. The nature of the promise and challenge of digital diversity as well as how it is perceived ac...

This article reports key findings of a study which investigated the use of technology by 569 'digital natives' students for English Language learning and recreational purposes. Their views on the applicability of technological tools such as facebook, blogging and skype for English Language teaching and learning were also investigated. The findings showed that although the students expressed pos...

In view of native/nonnative language teacher dichotomy, different characteristics have been assigned to these 2 groups. The dichotomy has been the source of different actions and measures to clarify the positive and negative points of being (non)native teachers. In recent years, many researchers have revisited this dichotomy. The challenge to the dichotomy can be a source of motivation to explo...

This review describes sheep genetic resources in Bulgaria with coloured wool and evaluates the country’s potential for production. In 2018, counted 125,422 animals belonging to 18 native breeds, six of which are danger extinction. Native breeds can be divided into three groups depending on fleece colour animals: i) fully pigmented all animals; ii) or white fleece; iii) spotted fleece. Colouration ...

objective: iran society also has been changing in different social, cultural, economical etc dimensions. rural society of iran, because of the achievement to new technological products, and communicative facilities is shifting from traditional period to a modern one. this study deals with this transmission on the generation viewpoint, in rural society of iran. method: in this paper, the changes...