Volume 3, Number 6A, October 2012 (Special Issue on Higher Education)

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Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy—Making a Difference through the Buckman Fellowship

Marilyn DeLong, Colleen Kahn, Jane Newell

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326172  4,229 Downloads  5,688 Views   Citations

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Collaborative Pegional Development and Research in Higher Education: In the Perspective of Quality in a University of Applied Sciences

Rauno Pirinen

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An Experience in the Prevention of HPV by and for Adolescents: A Community Randomized Trial of the Effect of Peer Health Education on Primary Prevention in a 1-Year Follow Up

Langiano Elisa, Ferrara Maria, Calenda Maria Gabriella, Martufi Luciano, Elisabetta De Vito

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A Computational View of the Historical Controversy on Animal Electricity

Massimiliano Zaniboni

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The State of Postsecondary Education for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: What Are the Perceptions of Key Stakeholders?

Colleen Thoma, Kira Austin, Edwin Achola, Cecilia Batalo, Dawn Carlson, Kim Boyd, Leslie Bozeman, Diane Wolfe

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Medical Students Can Help Avoid the Expert Bias in Medicine

Franz Porzsolt, Peter Braubach, Petra Inge Flurschütz, Alex Göller, Maria Barbara Sailer, Manfred Weiss, Peter Wyer

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Where Have All the Good (Or Any) Jobs Gone?: Student Responses to Short and Long Term Career Options

David E. Kaun

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To Publish or Not to Publish before Submission? Considerations for Doctoral Students and Supervisors

Jacqueline H. Watts

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Exploring the Impact of a Structured Model of Journal Club in Allied Health–A Qualitative Study

Lucylynn M. Lizarondo, Saravana Kumar, Karen Grimmer-Somers

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Educating towards Musical Historical Heritage: What Difficulties?

Elita Maule, Dario De Cicco

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326163  3,837 Downloads  5,294 Views   Citations

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Regionalisation and Its Impact on Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Ephraim Mhlanga

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School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities

Rex P. Bringula, Ma. Ymelda C. Batalla, Shirley D. Moraga, Lester Dave R. Ochengco, Kyle N. Ohagan, Rolando R. Lansigan

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Hyphenated Identity Development of Arab and Jewish Teachers: Within the Conflict Ridden Multicultural Setting of the University of Haifa

Rachel Hertz Lazarowitz, Abeer Farah, Moran Yosef- Meitav

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Accessible Copies of Copyright Work for Visually Impaired Persons in India

Priya R. Pillai

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Future Projection on Patriotism among School Students Using Delphi Technique

Saedah Siraj, Abd. Razak Zakaria, Norlidah Alias, Dorothy Dewitt, Ponnei Kannan, Jeyanthy Ganapathy

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326158  5,070 Downloads  7,588 Views   Citations

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Young Graduate Cooperatives in Morocco: Achievements and Problems

Aomar Ibourk

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A Normative Model for Regional University Network Collaboration in Education

Arne Jensen, Rickard Bergqvist

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326156  3,791 Downloads  5,215 Views   Citations

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Chilean University Students’ Call for Participation and Engagement in What Matters to Them: Is It Possible to Achieve a Shared Decision Making Process in Education Policy?

Paulina Bravo, Baltica Cabieses

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Understanding Partnership Challenges in Teacher Recruitment Programs

Mary D. Burbank, Richard Diaz

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"I Wish for More Than I Ever Get": Employers’ Perspectives on Employability Attributes of Architecture Graduates

Susan J. Shannon

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Emerging Trends and Old Habits in Higher Education Management: Focus on the Public vs. Private Funding Debate

Federico Barnabè

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East Jerusalem Students’ Attitudes towards the Acquisition of Hebrew as a Second or Foreign Language in the Arab Educational System of East Jerusalem and Society’s Support

Salman Ilaiyan

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326151  4,601 Downloads  6,872 Views   Citations

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The Importance of Teacher's Effectiveness

Elizabeth Block, Fran Crochet, Leslie Jones, Tiffany Papa

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326173  6,569 Downloads  10,035 Views   Citations

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Science Education at the Polytechnic University of Baja California, México

Maria Amparo Oliveros Ruiz, Benjamín Valdez Salas, Michael Schorr Wienner, Lidia Vargas Osuna, Eduardo Cabrera Cordova, Ulises Castro Penaloza

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326150  3,975 Downloads  5,743 Views   Citations

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The Closer Bridge towards Islamic Studies in Higher Education in Malaysia and Indonesia

Abd. Rachman Assegaf, Abd. Razak Bin Zakaria, Abdul Muhsein Sulaiman

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326149  5,099 Downloads  7,410 Views   Citations

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System and Policy in the Planning of Higher Education in Mexico

Gonzalo Varela-Petito

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326148  4,527 Downloads  6,197 Views   Citations

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Creative Osmosis: Teacher Perspectives of Artist Involvement in Professional Development

Bernard W. Andrews

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Measurement Properties of the Arabic Lebanon Version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales for Young Child (5 - 7 years), and Child Aged 8 - 12 Years: Quality of Life of in Urban and Rural Children in Lebanon

Ibtissam Sabbah, Hala Sabbah, Sanaa Sabbah, Hussein Akoum, Nabil Droubi, Mariette Mercier

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The Program Assessment and Improvement Cycle Today: A New and Simple Taxonomy of General Types and Levels of Program Evaluation

James Carifio

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326145  5,403 Downloads  7,838 Views   Citations

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Investigation of Clinical Medical Teachers’ Opinion about Validity-Feasibility of Clinical Assessment Tools in Medical Sciences Universities in Tehran

Jalil Kuhpayeh Zadeh, Helen Dargahi, Jila Shajari, Rafei Ali, Mahsa Narenjiha, Soudabeh Afsharpour, Darioush Mehdivarzi

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A Systematic Error Leading to Overoptimistic Item Analysis of a Medical Admission Test

Gilbert Reibnegger, Hans-Christian Caluba, Daniel Ithaler, Simone Manhal, Heide Maria Neges

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Inter-Rater Reliability: Comparison of Checklist and Global Scoring for OSCEs

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Sue Mulcahy, Emma Warnecke, Petr Otahal, Peta-Ann Teague, Richard Turner, Cees Van der Vleuten

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326142  5,999 Downloads  9,372 Views   Citations

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Comparison of Assessment Scores of Candidates for Communication Skills in an OSCE, by Examiners, Candidates and Simulated Patients

Abdul Sattar Khan, Riaz Qureshı, Hamit Acemoğlu, Syed Shabi-ul-Hassan

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Validity, Reliability and Equivalence of Parallel Examinations in a University Setting

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Justin Walls, Craig Zimitat

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Modeling Time in Medical Education Research: The Potential of New Flexible Parametric Methods of Survival Analysis

Gilbert Reibnegger

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326139  4,643 Downloads  6,787 Views   Citations

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A Supportive Approach to Supervising Students Reading for a Phd in Systems and Software Engineering

Richard Lai

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Impact of a Practical Skills Assessment on the Individual Engagement of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students within Laboratory Coursework Sessions

Susanne P. Boyle

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326137  4,124 Downloads  5,963 Views   Citations

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Classroom Assessment Techniques: An Assessment and Student Evaluation Method

Dawn-Marie Walker

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A Course Approach to Student Transition to University: A Case Study in Agricultural Business Management

Yann Guisard, Karl Behrendt, Peter Mills, Shevahn Telfser, Warwick Weatley, Carole Hunter, Rebecca Acheson, Zelma Bone

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Designing Relevant and Authentic Scenarios for Learning Clinical Communication in Dentistry Using the Calgary-Cambridge Approach

Vicki J. Skinner, Dimitra Lekkas, Tracey A. Winning, Grant C. Townsend

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Analogies for Teaching Mutant Allele Dominance Concepts

Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann

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New Methods in University Entrepreneurship Education: A Multidisciplinary Teams Approach

Francisco J. García-Rodríguez, Esperanza Gil-Soto, Inés Ruiz-Rosa

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Supporting Post-Graduates’ Skill Acquisition Using Components of Constructivism and Social Learning Theory

Rebecca Elder Hinshaw, Robin Burden, Michael Shriner

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326131  5,557 Downloads  8,372 Views   Citations

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Meaning Check Questions as an Active Learning Tool in the University Biology Laboratory Assists International Students

Hye-Jin Kim Hawkes, Aldo Armstrong Hawkes, Kathryn Fay Tonissen

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326130  4,380 Downloads  6,469 Views   Citations

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Forging a Template for Undergraduate Collaborative Research: A Case Study

Debra Graham, Janet Hempstead, Ronald Couchman

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326129  4,526 Downloads  6,295 Views   Citations

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Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Xin Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326128  5,004 Downloads  6,936 Views   Citations

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Using the AREA Approach to Create Successful Writers

William M. Yerger

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326127  4,440 Downloads  5,975 Views   Citations

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An Elementary Introduction to Training the Postgraduates for Professional Degrees in Oil and Gas Engineering

Qingyou Liu, Zhibin Liu

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326126  7,402 Downloads  9,015 Views   Citations

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The Education for Sustainability Jig-Saw Puzzle: Implementation in Universities

Ian Thomas, Kathryn Hegarty, Sarah Holdsworth

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Constructing a Metacognitive Knowledge Framework for Post-Secondary EFL Reading Teachers’ Summarizing Strategies Instruction with Expository Text: A Case Study, Phase I

Wei Xu, James Carifio, Lorraine Dagostino

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Enhancing Student Engagement through Small Group Pedagogies in a Large Class Environment

Ayse A. Bilgin, David Bulger, Greg Robertson, Sigurbjorg Gudlaugsdottir

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Applying a Constructionist Frame to Learning about Sustainability

Maria Daskolia, Chronis Kynigos

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326122  5,209 Downloads  7,236 Views   Citations

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Motivational and Cognitive Learning Strategies Used by First-Year Engineering Undergraduate Students at Universidad Católica in Chile

María José Anais, Ana María Hojas, Angélica Bustos, Cecilia Letelier, María Soledad Zuzulich, Báltica Cabieses, Marcela Zubiaguirre

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326121  4,468 Downloads  6,547 Views   Citations

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Computer Science: The Third Pillar of Medical Education

Frank Lau, Lindsay Katona, Joseph M. Rosen, Charles Everett Koop

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Post-Registration IPL: Becoming a Paediatric Practitioner "Virtually"

Sarah Westwater-Wood, Jane Reid, Pauline Berine, Grahame Pope

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Virtual Worlds for Student Engagement

Atul Sajjanhar

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326118  4,359 Downloads  6,564 Views   Citations

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Exploring Collaborative Training with Educational Computer Assisted Simulations in Health Care Education: An Empirical Ecology of Resources Study

Lars O. Hall

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326117  4,659 Downloads  6,795 Views   Citations

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Student-Centered Learning Objects to Support the Self-Regulated Learning of Computer Science

Ali Alharbi, Frans Henskens, Michael Hannaford

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Use of ICT in Teaching Cinema: Elements of Reflection and Practice in Higher Education

Ornella Castiglione, Massimo Zucchetti

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326115  4,501 Downloads  6,478 Views   Citations

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Using an Online Interactive Game to Enhance the Learning Outcomes for First Year Tertiary Students

Susan Salter, Jane Pittaway, Karen Swabey, Mike Capstick, Tracy Douglas

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326114  4,589 Downloads  6,672 Views   Citations

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Evaluation of Innovative Teaching Approaches: The Moderating Effect of Student Prior Experience

Bruce Byrne, Richard Guy

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Delivering Creative Education for Health Promoters in Africa–Towards Critical Mass by “Going Global and Staying Local”

Rachael Dixey

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326112  3,459 Downloads  5,140 Views   Citations

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Incorporating Egan’s Imaginative Education into the Curriculum and the Culture at the Post-Secondary Level

Karynne L. M. Kleine, Julia K. Metzker

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326111  5,082 Downloads  6,893 Views   Citations

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Organisational Creativity: Building a Business Ba-Haus?

Andy Wilkins, Clive Holtham

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326110  4,800 Downloads  7,716 Views   Citations

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Updating Engineering Education in the Southern Cone: Creativity and Innovation

Ricardo L. Armentano

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