Confronted with the diverse problems that university continuing education is facing, our presentation focuses on the continuing education of primary and secondary school teachers which indeed, is experiencing two problems: a decrease in government funding, and a decline in numbers, for university continuing education seems irrelevant for teachers who register in it. We choose to broach the ques...

In my commentary in response to the 3 articles (McKenzie & Lounsbery, 2013; Rink, 2013; Ward, 2013), I focus on 3 areas: (a) content knowledge, (b) a holistic approach to physical education, and (c) policy impact. I use the term quality teaching rather than "teacher effectiveness." Quality teaching is a term with the potential to move our attention beyond a focus merely on issues of effectivene...

It is a key topic for colleges and universities to study the view of education quality and set up the system of education quality. This paper first analyzes the concept of quality and then puts forward the education quality concept should include the connotations of both conformity education quality and adaptability education quality. The education quality should be appraised together by the th...

The current study examined whether self-rated education quality predicts Wide Range Achievement Test-4th Edition (WRAT-4) Word Reading subtest and neurocognitive performance, and aimed to establish this subtest's construct validity as an educational quality measure. In a community-based adult sample (N = 106), we tested whether education quality both increased the prediction of Word Reading sco...

This paper discusses the needs for future education in quality assurance, assessment and improvement, particularly in relation to managed care. The pressures for increased education about quality are derived from different components of the health care system; e.g., regulatory and governmental agencies, purchasers of care, and competitors of health institutions. The content of future educatio...

conclusions qwl has an important impact on attracting and retaining employees, thus, it is necessary to pay greater attention to the faculty members’ qwl. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 faculty members of the kashan university of medical sciences during 2012. faculty members were randomly selected from a list that was prepared through the kashan university ...

background: reporting quality of research on medical education has come under scrutiny in recent years in wake of empirical evidence. poor reporting quality of published abstracts may distract readers from careful reading of research evidence or in a worst case mislead scientists. main objective of this study was to evaluate the extent and quality of the submitted abstracts to the 3rd and 4th n...

conclusions lecture and educational package can both improve some dimensions of the qol in patients with hypertension. however, as pamphlets are cheap and easy to use, this method may be used as an effective method for self-care education in health care settings in iran, where the system is faced with nursing shortage. results no significant differences were observed between the three groups fo...

background & aim : heart failure is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases which decreases the quality of life. most of the factors influencing quality of life can be modified with ongoing educational interventions. inadequate teaching is one of the causes of low health outcomes. therefore, this study examined the effects of a roy’s adaptation model (ram) based on quality of life of pat...

background and objective: establishing and implementing high quality of nursing care for patients is the main objective of any nursing education system. however, the lack of proficient nurses all over the world led to a competition and collaboration among countries to train as much nurses with high skills and knowledge as possible. this paper aims at studying and comparing two nursing education...