Word: learnings
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Politically, the French were not so much oppressive as inept. Administrators often knew next to nothing about the land and people in their charge, and few were in office long enough to learn; between 1892 and 1930, Paris dispatched 23 governors-general to Hanoi. Outside the major cities of Viet Nam, French secondary schools were almost nonexistent; by 1939, Phnom-Penh's only school beyond the primary level had graduated a grand total of four students...
...Indian study is based on the theory that primitive people tend to get along well with their environment, while "civilized" people do so less well. Supplemented by field work in Brazil, the study aims to learn the lessons that Indians can teach urban Americans...
Marvelously Economical. It is too early to tell if Parkway students are well prepared for college, but it is already clear that given Parkway's style of freedom, many high school students not only mature faster but also learn more. Though many were behavioral problems in their previous schools, discipline problems have proved minimal, and the school has no hard-drug problem. There have been no racial incidents, though blacks and whites tend to keep apart...
...informal office that serves as a "social circle" for employees, says Eric Larrabee, an administrator at the State University of New York at Buffalo, may look sloppy to outsiders but is usually quite efficient. Its employees, he reasons, develop a community spirit, learn one another's strengths and weaknesses, and "adopt a kind of rhythm" that enables them to produce work quickly with a minimum of fuss. This is not likely to be achieved in a business environment totally dominated by men. "Women," contends Larrabee, "are much more efficient in offices than...
...other consumer crusaders have proved, the determined complainer can do plenty. For their part, companies could respond by following the example of Avis, TWA and a few other firms. They assign executives to work briefly at service jobs?as counter clerks or even car washers and baggage handlers?to learn...