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The Edmonton Social Planning Council's evaluation of the Board Development Program offered through the provincial government ministry, Alberta Community Development.

The Edmonton Social Planning Council's evaluation of the Board Development Program offered through the provincial government ministry, Alberta Community Development.

The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the board competency and governance responsibilities practices of selected higher education institutionsin Southern Asia-Pacific territory and to determine their relationship to governanceresponsibility performance. The study used purposive sampling with questionnaireand a supplementary interview to gather the data from 115 respondents composedof board officers, board members, and school representatives. The empiricalevidence has shown the positive relationship of six competency factors, namely:strategic, contextual, analytical, political, educational, and interpersonal togovernance responsibilities such as: fiduciary, strategic, and generative. The boardcompetency factors were appropriate variables to measure governanceresponsibility performance. Two consistent variables of educational and strategiccompetencies emerged as strong predictors to influence governanceresponsibilities. It was implied that the school and board leadership should committo a strategy to educate the board and to consciously create opportunities for trusteeeducation. Seven relevant themes emerged from the interview that served asguidelines to enhance board competency and governance responsibilities namely,orientation, competency qualification requirement, strategic planning, boardeducation, evaluation of the president, generative leadership, and board evaluation.The diversity of gender and position of members in the board revealed a significantdifference towards board function where male and female board members playedan important role in governance responsibility. The intervention of the demographic variables showed a significant challenge to SDA board of trustees to improve therepresentation of gender in the trusteeship and to empower those members in key positions for the advantage of the school. Consequently, a recommended guideline for the development program was proposed to enhance board competency andgovernance responsibility performance.

The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the board competency and governance responsibilities practices of selected higher education institutionsin Southern Asia-Pacific territory and to determine their relationship to governanceresponsibility performance. The study used purposive sampling with questionnaireand a supplementary interview to gather the data from 115 respondents composedof board officers, board members, and school representatives. The empiricalevidence has shown the positive relationship of six competency factors, namely:strategic, contextual, analytical, political, educational, and interpersonal togovernance responsibilities such as: fiduciary, strategic, and generative. The boardcompetency factors were appropriate variables to measure governanceresponsibility performance. Two consistent variables of educational and strategiccompetencies emerged as strong predictors to influence governanceresponsibilities. It was implied that the school and board leadership should committo a strategy to educate the board and to consciously create opportunities for trusteeeducation. Seven relevant themes emerged from the interview that served asguidelines to enhance board competency and governance responsibilities namely,orientation, competency qualification requirement, strategic planning, boardeducation, evaluation of the president, generative leadership, and board evaluation.The diversity of gender and position of members in the board revealed a significantdifference towards board function where male and female board members playedan important role in governance responsibility. The intervention of the demographic variables showed a significant challenge to SDA board of trustees to improve therepresentation of gender in the trusteeship and to empower those members in key positions for the advantage of the school. Consequently, a recommended guideline for the development program was proposed to enhance board competency andgovernance responsibility performance.

The EU competition depends on the competition from each region and town of the EU. The territorial cohesion became in these conditions (beside the economical and social cohesion) an important objective of the EU. Its purpose is to make stronger the role of the regions, towns and rural environment at European level and to gradually eliminate the territorial differences. For the period 2007 – 2013 the territorial dimension of the cohesion policy implies: all the community areas must have the possibility to contribute to the European development; for a balanced development it is necessary to ensure both the development of the urban areas and the development of the rural areas. This study analyzes the territorial cooperation programs with their general aspects, with their common points and analyzes in detail the programs where our country is a component. Cohesion policy U.E. support balanced and sustainable development of the EU, at its regions and cross-border cooperation. Our country is part of the few border cooperation programs.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether processes associated with the Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) at the Water Development Board (Agency) provide reasonable assurance that recipients of financial assistance complete projects in a timely manner and within budget; that the Agency's payments to grant recipients are supported and comply with the terms of grant agreements; that recipients of financial assistance are financially sound; and that the Agency funds viable projects in a timely manner.

Issue for June 1, 1948 has subtitle: History and functions. ; Mode of access: Internet.