Libyan Jewish Women's Lore: From Homeschooling to Formal Education

Libyan Medical Education; Time to Move Forward

Medical education is a key factor in the progress of any country. The advancement of any nation is based in part on this type of education. Medical education worldwide has improved immensely over the past two decades, having undergone major changes. The progress of developing countries can be judged based on how they incorporate this field of education into everyday life, and how this impacts t...

Addressing Assessment in Libyan Medical Education

ASSESSMENT IS A POWERFUL DRIVER OF STUDENT LEARNING: it gives a message to learners about what they should be learning, what the learning organisation believes to be important, and how they should go about learning. Assessment tools allow measurement of student achievement and thereby give teachers insight into their students' learning, and enable teachers to make systematic judgements about pr...

From Informal to Formal: Creating the Australasian Computing Education Community

The advent of Web technology has enabled new ways in which groups of people may interact, leading to the development of online communities. In an academic environment these virtual communities can facilitate collaboration and provide new ways for educators to communicate and disseminate their ideas and practices. A website designed to support a community of educators interested in scholarship a...

Importance of social pharmacy education in Libyan pharmacy schools: perspectives from pharmacy practitioners

The present study aims to explore the perceptions among pharmacy practitioners in Libya on the importance of social pharmacy education. A qualitative methodology was employed to conduct this study. Using a purposive sampling technique, a total of ten Libyan registered pharmacists were interviewed. Based on the content analysis of the interviews, two major themes emerged, namely the understandin...

Challenges to womens reproductive health: maternal mortality