Uhrmacher (2001: 250) has helpfully adumbrated Elliot W. Eisnerâs contribution to school reform around three major poles: 1  Advocating moving beyond technocratic and behaviouristic modes of thinking â and for having a concern for âexpressive outcomesâ. 2  Calling to attend to fundamentals.
The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi), and it drains an area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 457 km 3 (110 cu mi) of water annually.n the Mekong's case, Mae Nam Khong means Khong, The mother of water. Many Northern Thai and Laos locals refer to it as the River Khong. Such is the case with the Mae Nam Ping in Chiang Mai which is known as the  Ping River .
The Importance of the Nile River. Posted on September 5, 2012 by Chris. One of the things that has fascinated me the most from our readings so far on Ancient Egypt has been the importance of the Nile River in the development of Egyptian society.hile it is of course true that access to the Nile River Valley did not in itself guarantee that Egyptian civilization would become as complex as it was, I argue that without the resources made available by the Nile River, the Egyptians would have never been able to do many of the things that they did.