International Journal of
Vocational and Technical Education

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Voc. Tech. Educ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-534X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJVTE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 115

Table of Content: October 2011; 3(7)

October 2011

Liberalization and its impact on small scale industries

  Small-scale industries occupy a place of strategic importance in Indian economy in view of its considerable contribution to employment, production and exports. However, since 1991, small-scale industries in India find themselves in an intensely competitive environment due to globalization, domestic economic liberalization and dilution of sector specific protective measures. This paper probes the implications...

Author(s): Rajesh Kumar Shastri, Ravindra Tripathi and Murad Ali

October 2011

A methodology to evaluate both internal and external environments of applied-scientific educational system used in strategic planning

  In the present work, we introduce a new model to evaluate an educational system, namely the applied-scientific system. This model provides us with a deep knowledge of different aspects of educational system including its organizational weakness and strength. Within our approach, making use of the production function and the calculated education area function, it is also possible to recognize different...

Author(s): Mohammad Reza Akbari, and Mahmadyusuf Yunusi

October 2011

Estimation of the Theileria parva entomological inoculation rate (EIR) by means of tick burden and proportion of infected questing ticks in three different farming systems in Rwanda

  A field study was carried out to determine the patterns of transmission of Theileria parvainfection (expressed as entomological inoculation rate (EIR)) between cattle and T. parvainfected Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks in three different farming systems in Rwanda. The EIR was measured for a given period of time as a product of the tick burden feeding on an animal and the proportion of...

Author(s): T. Bazarusanga, T. Marcotty, A. M. K. I. Ahouandjinou, Tshinyama Ntumba, C. Katendi and D. Geysen