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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Investigation of Development Indicators in the  Balkan Countries for the Post-Socialist Period]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Since the collapse of central economic planning in the world, former Iron Curtain Countries  have been changing as social, economic and political structures. Some former socialist countries  (such as Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania) and Greece became full members of the EU. Some  Balkan countries (such as Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia)  lived through difficult war years. After the wars, they have started to struggle for the economic,  social and political reconstruction process. Each country in the Balkan Peninsula wants bigger  real per capita income, a better welfare level, and generally to become a developed country. But  these countries have some political, economic and social problems in the development process.  The aim of this paper is to analyze Balkan countries in terms of development indicators such as  per capita GDP, population growth, life expectancy, consumption potential, education, national  income and income distribution in the period of the 2000’s. In addition, new suggestions for  accelerating the development process will be discussed at the end of the study.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1061]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2899">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Locus of Control  on Learning Performance:  A Case of an Academic Organization]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[the purpose of this study is is to research what influences the locus of control has on  the learning performance of students. In order to reach this goal, the study’s theoretical  frame has been designed including the issues of the locus of control (internal-external)  under the framework of organizational behaviour and learning performance. In  this research, quantitative research method is used by keeping in mind the scope and  qualities of the topic. The scope of research is identified as all the students who continue  to higher education. As the population of the research is adequate to study, it is not  needed to identify extra sampling. The data of the research are gathered by the help  of standardized survey technique. The locus of control levels of the subjects, who are  going to take part in the research, are measured with The Scale of Internal-External  Locus of Control developed by Rotter (1966) and Learning Scale developed by Güngör  (2006). The gathered data are checked by the help of descriptive statistics techniques  and multiple regression analysis by using SPSS program. At the end of the research it  is concluded that learning performances of the students with internal locus of control  are high, and they are more proactive and effective during the learning process. On  the other hand, the ones with external locus of control are more passive and reactive  during this period. Apart from these, it is revealed that there are some differences among  students’ demographic groups and their learning factors.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1072]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2900">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effect of Job Security on the  Perception of External Motivational  Tools: A Study in Hotel Businesses]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Hotel guests’ satisfaction with service and product depends largely on employees’  doing their job willingly and readily because of the direct relationship between  employee motivation and quality of products. Therefore some internal or external  means of interference are needed throughout management processes in order to  motivate employees. In this study external motivation levels of employees working  in hotel businesses and as an independent variable, job security factor’s effect on the  perception of external motivational tools are investigated. Population of the study  consists of hotel employees working in 4 and 5 star hotels in Turkey. A sample of 24  hotels was chosen from cities with dense tourism activities. The study was conducted  in the months of July and August of 2009 and 414 employees participated in the  survey. Regression Analysis Methods are used in analyzing the data. The results of the  study have shown that there is a meaningful relationship between job security and  external motivational tools and existence of job security is effective on the perception  levels of all other external motivational tools. Based on the analysis results obtained  it has been concluded that job security is most effective on factor variables related to  ‘Hierarchical Structure’ among other external motivational tools.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1066]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2901">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Students’ Perceptions Of It Supported Learning]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The objective of this study was to examine the university students’ perceptions and intentions towards IT supported learning. Eighty-eight undergraduate students from the engineering and management departments of a young private university in Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the survey. In responding to the questionnaire, the participants gave their opinions about IT medium richness, self-efficacy, and usefulness, ease of use, social norms and intentions to use IT in their day-to-day learning. The results revealed significant differences in perceptions and intentions between junior and senior students. Juniors had significantly higher  regard for IT medium richness and felt higher social norms pressure, but expressed lesser intentions to use IT tools due to their poorer self-efficacy beliefs. The findings suggest the need for more and earlier students’ IT exposure and practice in order to gain better skills and form more favorable usage intentions sooner.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1552]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2902">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Culture-focused learning in the EFL classroom: Materials and approaches]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this presentation, I introduce approaches and materials that I have developed  with university students studying English as a foreign language in Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan, to focus on cultural diversity and regional identity.  Okinawa is the southernmost Prefecture in Japan. It has a rich cultural tradition that was at  its height in the ‗Golden Age‘ of the 15th century. One of my teaching goals is to help  students identify the special features of this living heritage and to be able to talk about and  explain them to visitors in English. Since we clearly learn about our own culture through  contrasting it with others, my materials are also multicultural. Several sets of materials  are introduced:  Using the vehicle of The Guided Walk to identify, research, and make presentations about  local cultural artifacts. This includes students assuming the role of tour guide.  Looking at what artifacts we can find on the streets in cities outside Japan.  Examples from a government funded CALL project in which our team is compiling  regional-focused lexical materials in a visual dictionary.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[100]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2903">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[PERCEPTIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BEING A NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER TEACHER (NNEST) AS A FOREIGNER IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In the field of English language teaching (ELT), a growing number of teachers are not native speakers of English. According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are non-native speakers of the language. The term non-native English speaking teacher (NNEST) has created a division among professionals in the ELT profession. English is taught commonly in many countries where English is spoken as a second language or spoken widely. Therefore, being a non-native English speaking teacher in your own country, where English is the target language between you and your own local learners and inevitably your mother tongue is used partly during the classes, is different from in a foreign country where English is mutual language between you and your learners. In that case, English is the only way for you and your learners in order to communicate in every part of school life, in school activities or even in your daily life. Learners feel like talking just the target language before, during, and after the classes unavoidably. We can see the differences of learning English through a local non-native English speaking teacher.  Key words: English language teaching, NNEST  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-12-15]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[747]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2904">
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-12-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[745]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2905">
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[360]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Architecture Constructions Which Were Established Taraklı In Sakarya,  Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Taraklı, although its history goes very back, is an Ottoman settlement place in  which the Ottoman civilian architecture samples are abundant when its pattern that should be  protected was taken into account. It is a fact that the mentioned architectural asset was  unnoticed until the recently and the required studies should be carried out in order to reveal  this our valuable heritage. It is an expected process for this 200-300-year architectural pattern  to fray and extinct. It is only possible with the academic studies to stop or slow down this  process. The value of the studies on this issue was stated in traditional architectural heritage  regulation as follows. “Traditional architecture has a special place for the whole society and  it is a reasonable source of proud. It is accepted as an attractive product that reflects the  characteristics and differences of the society. It is utilitarian, attractive and pretty. It is both  the focus of contemporary life and a document for the past of a society. It is an inappropriate  behavior not to make an effort to maintain these traditional harmonies which create the core  of the human being’s existence on the world.” There are approximately 400 historical  structures, 90 of which are documented, in Taraklı that still protects its traditional pattern and  features and has a rooted history. These structures are composed of inns, baths, schools,  mosques and houses in great numbers with public buildings in a few numbers. In this study,  the general architectural pattern and the features of this pattern of the current structures in  Taraklı that witnessed to our architectural history with its architectural aesthetic and eyeful  beauty was examined. Moreover, the studies to be carried out to protect our historical heritage  were determined analyzing the current structures]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[449]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2907">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Effect Of Trichoderma Harzianum And An Arbuscular Mycorrhizal  Fungus Glomus Mosseae On Fusarium Crown Rot (Fusarium  Culmorum) In Wheat (Cv Altay 2000)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The necrotrophic fungal pathogen Fusarium culmorum causes crown rot  disease (CR) in wheat. The experiments were designed to compare the effectiveness of  Trichoderma harzianum and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Glomus mossea on  reduction of F. culmorum in wheat (cv Altay 2000) in pots tests in this research. Three  weeks after sowing, percentage of diseased emerging seedlings were evaluated. In pot  trials, Trichoderma harzianum, Glomus mosseae were initially evaluated for reducing  disease on wheat cultivars Altay 2000 planted in sterilized soil artificially infested with  the pathogen. Wheat plants growing from T. harzianum, and G. mosseae showed the  average disease severity of 82.68% for 30-40% while plants from untreated soil had the  disease severity of 75% and 98%, respectively Both of them gave also a good control in  wheat cultivars. The ability of these isolates to affect the infection of wheat seedlings by  F. culmorum may be of potential value in field trials]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[321]]></dcterms:extent>
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