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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was founded in 1969, in initial efforts to stop the commercial hunt for seal pups on the east coast of Canada. With offices in 15 countries, and projects in more than 40, [ 4 ] IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the world.
In 1926, the University of London Animal Welfare Society (ULAWS) was founded by Major Charles Hume. [14] As its support base amongst academic institutions grew and as more institutions and people learned of and championed the scientific approach to animal problems that ULAWS stood for, the name of the society was changed, in 1938, to the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW).
Supplemental instruction (SI) is an academic support model that uses peer learning to improve university student retention and student success in high-attrition courses. [1] [2] Supplemental Instruction is used worldwide by institutions of higher learning.
YouTube was founded as a video sharing platform in 2005 and is now the most visited website in the US as of 2019. [1] Almost immediately after the site's launch, educational institutions, such as MIT OpenCourseWare and TED, were using it for the distribution of their content.
However, this definition has been challenged by the Gettier problem which suggests that justified true belief does not provide a complete picture of knowledge. Bias in education A real or perceived bias in the educational system. Bilingual education Has multiple definitions: education where two distinct languages are used for general teaching;
The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) is a proposed inter-governmental agreement to recognise that animals are sentient, to prevent cruelty and reduce suffering, and to promote standards on the welfare of animals such as farm animals, companion animals, animals in scientific research, draught animals, wildlife and animals in recreation. [1]
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based secondary qualification similar to the GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainment. [1] It was developed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.
DECA Inc., formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) with more than 260,000 [1] members in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, DC; Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Vietnam. The United States Congress, the United ...