background: when the lesson plan is performed correctly in the classroom, the value of this program and the time spent for it are exactly clarified. the aim of this study is to survey the coordination of theoretical lessons teaching for the   students of dentistry in the ninth term in comparison with the lesson plans presented in 1388.      methods: a copy of all lesson plans offered in the nin...

the experienced curriculum” is one of the curriculums performed in the educational systems on which several different studies have been done. “the experienced curriculum” is of different levels whose first one is the hidden curriculum. this curriculum can be affected by different factors which have been categorized into four categories namely, educational, social, and geographical in this study...

Numerous, mainly Anglo-Saxon, higher education institutions have agreements with foreign providers to deliver their curricula abroad. This trend is gradually making inroads into the medical domain, where foreign institutions undertake to offer their students learning experiences similar to those of the home institution. Not an easy feat, as the national health care contexts differ greatly betwe...

BACKGROUND Patient safety (PS) receives limited attention in health professional curricula. We developed and pilot tested four Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) stations intended to reflect socio-cultural dimensions in the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Safety Competency Framework. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 18 third year undergraduate medical and nursing students at a Canad...

Couples in remarriages with stepchildren are a significant portion of the marriage population and have unique educational needs regarding aspects of couple functioning within the context of stepfamily development. From a review of the literature, we examine current curricula focused on these couples. Information is offered on implementation issues regarding recruitment, delivery context, facili...

The large collection of educational data provides the opportunity to study how students learn and can be a source of valuable knowledge both for students when planning their studies and for educators and administrators for improving their curricula and services. In our work, we mine course relationships and student consumption patterns found in the data. We present a visual analysis system, Lea...

This paper aims at probing into the nature of curriculum by critically reviewing literature relevant to the term “curriculum.” The multiple definitions associated with the term are inductively presented in conceptualizations so as to clarify what are the curricular issues that teachers should be concerned about in the school context. This paper then argues for the need to consider a broader spe...