The Vietnamese people have always given a high priority to education, especially higher education. Vietnam’s first university, Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam), was founded in 1070. Nowadays, the Vietnamese higher education system is diversified and multilevel. In the 2006-2007 academic year, it included 322 universities and colleges of which 47 were private. Of the 275 public ins...

The present study investigated naturally occurring profiles based on two dimensions of meaning in life: Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning. Cluster analysis was used to examine meaning-in-life profiles, and subsequent analyses identified different patterns in psychosocial functioning for each profile. A sample of 8,492 American emerging adults (72.5% women) from 30 colleges and universi...

A factual account of some of the forms of co-operation between ministers of religion and doctors may well be helpful. Even though the information given is by no means complete, it may surprise many readers to discover how much is going on in this direction. But they need not feel that there are no gaps left to be filled. The Churches' Council of Healing is perhaps the body with most widespread ...

Leadership is a key ingredient in the ultimate success or failure of any organization. In this article the authors review the research on leadership in general and then focus on how leadership in the academic world is similar to, yet distinct from, leadership in the private sector. Included in this discussion are a description of how leadership in colleges and universities has evolved, the char...

Despite coming of age with the Internet and other technology, many college students lack the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy skills—locating, evaluating, and communicating information—necessary to navigate and use the overabundance of information available today. This paper presents a study of the validity of a simulations-based assessment of ICT literacy skills. Our ove...

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs Critical synthesis package: experiences of teaching and learning questionnaire (ETLQ) Other How to cite: Richardson, John T. E. (2014). Critical synthesis package: experiences of teaching and learning questionnaire (ETLQ). Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC. For guidance on citations see FAQs.

A sense of urgency exists among nurse educators to determine the best possible teaching strategies to create a rich, engaging learning environment for students. With the calls for transformation, innovation, and excellence in nursing education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing, educators may...

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs Critical synthesis package: experiences of teaching and learning questionnaire (ETLQ) Other How to cite: Richardson, John T. E. (2014). Critical synthesis package: experiences of teaching and learning questionnaire (ETLQ). Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC. For guidance on citations see FAQs.

The study attempts to evaluate the existing status of Veterinary College Libraries in India by applying the prevailing standards of the Academic Veterinary Medical Library, USA have been applied to the results of this study for inference and discussion, as no such standards are available in Indian context from the perspective of Veterinary College Libraries especially from Veterinary Council of...

This article focuses on the theoretical research and practical teaching in training and improving students’ ability of practical writing in higher vocational colleges through analyzing present curricular status of writing courses. It clarifies the idea of teaching reformation and finds out a series of teaching methods possessing practical significance. It also makes a reference to the teaching ...