Life is the basis of all material human activities and a prerequisite for development society. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasised at National Education Conference in 2018 that concept health-first education should be established, party committees governments levels also underpin safety school operations protect lives students. At present, vast majority university students China have scient...

The educational system of any country plays a significant role in its sustainable development and progress. However, to fulfill this function there must exist a set of guidelines and policies aimed at such development. The process of setting such a set of guidelines requires a homegrown model for development of the guidelines, and their implementation and supervision. To this end, 14 interviews...

Seeking a rapprochement between Vygotskians and Piagetians, the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky are compared, and educational extensions by their followers are examined. A paradox in Vygotsky’s theory is highlighted, where evidence is found both for claiming that Vygotsky was a behaviorist and that he was a constructivist. Similarities in the two theories are presented: social factors as having...

BACKGROUND There are an increasing number of studies reporting the efficacy of educational strategies to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills underpinning evidence based practice (EBP). To date there is no standardised guideline for describing the teaching, evaluation, context or content of EBP educational strategies. The heterogeneity in the reporting of EBP educational intervent...

Distance education via the Internet has been greatly developed during recent years. Large numbers of educational institutions use the Web to develop programs that lead to academic degrees. Furthermore, a considerable number of companies use the Internet and Intranet in order to develop educational programs within the company. The use of the Internet for educational purposes has increased the nu...

This article, the fourth part of the educational design series, addresses how nursing professional development practitioners can meet educational design criterion 4 in the American Nurses Credentialing Center primary accreditation process and standards 4 and 5 in the Association for Nursing Professional Development Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice. J Contin Educ...