They included "the complexity of the system, lack of knowledge of entitlement, a perception of being stigmatised by the receipt of benefit and physical or other difficulties in the processes of claiming".
Either they went to Scotland to be taught, or else they learned at their father's workbench, picking up practical scraps that, combined with evening study, cohered into a system of proper knowledge.
And to understand how this learning process operates, it is useful to look at the greatest system ever invented for the training of skills and the achievement of tacit knowledge the apprenticeship system of the Middle Ages.
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The Navy has designed this ingenious system of enabling its sailors with a progression of knowledge gained by a minimum amount of time in each job and rank with a required set of qualifications before they can advance in their career.
If your universities, if your system of higher education migrates toward applied knowledge, away from the production of basic knowledge, it may therefore hurt your overall economy in terms of its capacity to generate the people and the talent you need for broad based problem solving and innovation regardless of its specific applications.
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Mr Gove gave the example of the US state of Massachusetts as an example of a school system that had applied the principles of a "knowledge-based curriculum".
However, it is not clear how this new system will ensure a breadth of knowledge and skills and that pupils continue studying English and maths until age 18.
One component of this project is development of a Hydro-meteorological data sharing information system called PIFMIS. Main theme of PIFMIS aka knowledge platform is Hydro-meteorological data entry, analysis, and display of flood related information in a user-friendly way.
Yet, as the Stasi itself eventually discovered, no system of surveillance can ever produce total knowledge of a population.
Knowledge of the system is also crucial, according to Nikhil.
Or, rather, his company reorganized the internet according to his PageRank system, allowing those in search of knowledge find what they were looking for more easily and efficiently.
One large aspect of tribal knowledge is an understanding of the key points in a system that should be checked if anything goes wrong, or the key points in a system that must be monitored to make sure that the system stays healthy.
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Until 1994, we had no knowledge of another solar system, and now they are out there by the billion.
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At least 10 to 15 years' relevant professional experience at the senior management level within the United Nations system or with other international or national instituitions, a good knowledge of UNESCO's programmes and methods of work and extensive interaction with the United Nations System as a whole.
Whereas Hayek drew on the price system as a solution to the problem of local knowledge, and old Diane drew on choice and accountability, new Diane sees local collectivism and democracy as the solution.
Critics of the idea also point out that, unlike America, Britain already has a reasonably standardised exam system, which is designed to instil the sort of specialist knowledge that British undergraduate degrees tend to require.
But comets were really only unpredictable to ancient peoples, who lacked a knowledge of the full extent of the solar system.
It has gathered a group of volunteer experts on a variety of subjects and has created a system to put people in touch with knowledge seekers in those areas.
The Academic Criminal Justice Association provides "NIU students and members of the DeKalb community with an opportunity to learn about and promote knowledge and understanding of all areas of the criminal justice system, especially corrections and juvenile justice, " the Web site says.
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Such judgements then become the principles which the next set of cases are then judged by and thus is a legal system built which allows huge freedom of action but also a vast repertoire of knowledge about what has been tried before yet found wanting.
In the 20th century, the education system largely did this by teaching specialized knowledge and skills that matched the needs of that time.
Good knowledge of French (as a working language of the United Nations system) would be an asset.
"We have searched all medical literature all over the world for any pregnancy that had five multi-transplants and this is the first case to our knowledge, " said the doctor with the University of Miami Health System.
This is, again, conditional upon possessing knowledge about Islamic law, knowing rules and regulations of the Islamic judiciary system in Islam, and choosing a branch of practice as close in specialty as possible to the rules and regulations of Islamic law.
If the moon harbours ice, for example, measuring the amount of it at different depths could enable planetary scientists to work out the rate at which comets smashed into the lunar surface over its history, and that knowledge could then be plugged into models of the formation of the solar system.
Companies that use CRM to bring together relevant information in separate teams can extend knowledge about a case, customer or scenario beyond what is stored in the system of record.
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Finding threats that are expertly concealed and utilize multiple steps to take over a system, takes a three stage approach that combines aspects of machine learning and a cloud-based knowledge repository.
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Under a pilot scheme due to begin next autumn, heads will be invited to inspect each other's schools, drawing on their knowledge of school management and leadership in a new kind of peer-review system.
Good knowledge of the Pacific sub-region and of the working methods of the UN system or other inter-governmental organizations would be an advantage.
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