complications and difficulties in modern nursing resulted in a need of continuing education and familiarity with new developments in biological and social sciences. this need is responded by participation in educational courses in organizations and high educational institutes. based on this trend and the observable and continually changes in nursing care methods providing a high level caring se...

INTRODUCTION In institutional assessments of faculty, scholarly activity is often cited as a deficiency. Faculty lack the training and resources needed to produce peer-reviewed, quality scholarship. Although a variety of formats have been suggested and used to fill this void, fellowships are a commonly used format to foster educational leaders within institutions. In 2010, the Educational Innov...

BACKGROUND Midwives are one of the most important health care providers and meeting their professional educational needs can be effective in maternal and child health promotion. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the midwives' perspectives towards their educational needs. METHODS In this cross-sectional study which was conducted in 2012 in Sari, North of Iran, 223 midwives during ...

introduction: hospital managers, as one of the most important health care workers, are the subject of continuous education. in some countries around the world, health management education is an important part of health reforms. the aim of present research is to perform evidence-based studies based on assessing hospital managers’ needs. therefore, it should be considered that educational need as...

The monopoly of Western ideologies, theories and methods through English language education as well as the marginalization of Islamic values in English language learning materials has caused heated debates and controversies among Muslim TEFL scholars. In a descriptive and interpretive analysis, this study attempts to bring light to some theoretical issues pertained to language education and Isl...