globally, there have been considerable debates on the ethical conduct and review of collaborative international researches. one of the great challenges is to conduct clinical trials in developing countries as externally-sponsored researches (esr). this descriptive survey has reviewed the status of this type of researches in iran during 2002 to 2003. this study was carried out in 44 universities...

abstractthe present study attempted to investigate the impact of cooperation versus collaboration on college students` reading ability. to fulfill the purpose of the study, 90 participants were chosen from among 140 by means of administering the nelson proficiency test. they were divided into three groups: cooperative group, collaborative group, and control group. a fifty-item multiple-choice r...

Oral health disparities are pervasive. Interprofessional education and collaborative practice experiences may be a means to address this problem in oral healthcare settings. This project aimed determine: (1) barriers involved patients’ access care at an academic dental school clinic, (2) students’ perceived ability needs and/or barriers, (3) the of current clinical operations’ issues, (4) poten...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a technique known as collaborative assessment considering students' and faculty members' perceptions of the value and utility of this approach. Twenty-eight dental hygiene students took eight individual assessments (quizzes) immediately followed by completion of the same assessment in a five-member peer group as part of a didactic dental hygiene course....