Professors from the University of California at Berkeley were administered a 90-min test battery of cognitive performance that included measures of reaction time, pairedassociate learning, working memory, and prose recall Age effects among the professors were observed on tests of reaction time, paired-associate memory, and some aspects of working memory Age effects were not observed on measures...

A recent editorial by David Thompson and Roger Watson prompted the question 'Nursing professors: what do they profess?', with the stated intention of stimulating thought about the role of professors and their scholarly endeavours. This paper has been written in response to their challenge, and outlines a scholarly role for the professor of nursing which is very different from Thompson and Watso...

Professors create a positive learning environment for students through their interpersonal behaviour style in the classroom. High quality interactions are associated with number of student outcomes such as increased motivation, effort, learning, satisfaction, and higher ratings on formal evaluations teaching (SETs). This study tested Self-Determination Theory model university setting by measuri...

It is an extraordinary honor to receive this honorary degree from this distinguished university. The 99th birthday of Erasmus University Rotterdam is a festive celebration, and I am extremely happy to be part of it. I thank Professor van Knippenberg, President van der Meer Mohr, and the selection committee for their generous support. And I thank all of you—professors, university staff, students...

In addition to learning, the college experience involves building relationships with peers and university faculty. For many students, interactions with faculty take place only in the classroom. For students at small liberal arts colleges, though, students and faculty often meet serendipitously both on and off campus. This study focuses on the unplanned interactions that occur between students a...

Background: Awareness of ethical standards in conducting research is necessary because ignoring issues may not only cause harm to the subjects but also lead ineffectiveness. This study aimed investigate awareness dental residents and professors Shahid Beheshti University Medical Sciences, Iran, researches. Methodology: a descriptive cross-sectional study, performed using validated researcher-ma...

The current study aimed to examine how university students complain and professors respond their complaints. Data were collected from 40 undergraduate at a private Egyptian using role-plays. Students’ complaints coded with the use of an adapted version Trosborg’s (1995) coding scheme for complaint strategies while professors’ responses based on Laforest’s (2002) model complaint-response strateg...