Since the 1970s, a number of initiatives have attempted to increase the proportion of nursing graduates with a baccalaureate degree, but with little national effect. Now market forces, health reforms, and an Institute of Medicine report (2011) have combined to transform the educational composition of the nursing workforce. Today, there are considerably more graduates of baccalaureate nursing pr...

This study investigates students’ readiness to adopt Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the University of Ha’il. It applied Student Learning Readiness (SOLR) model examine constructs that might influence toward using MOOCs. A questionnaire was sent students measured model’s latent constructs: technical competency (TC), social (SC), communication (CC), and student readiness. total 111 respon...

low birth weight infants are at risk of many problems. therefore their outcome must evaluate in different ages especially in school age. in this study we determined prevalence of ophthalmic, hearing, speaking and school readiness problems in children who were born low birth weight and compared them with normal birth weight children. in a cross-sectional and retrospective study, all primary scho...

Mobile devices are everywhere and mobile learning has emerged as a potential educational environment; however it is relatively new to Cyprus educational system. The purpose of this research work is to assess and determine the readiness; and evaluate the viability of integrating mobile technology in Cyprus higher education level. To address the above, a mixed method approach is employed making u...

Embracing change is a must in all organizations. In order to embrace change, educational institutions should become learning organizations, which continually learn, adapt and develop in the face of changes in the environment (Latchem, 2008; Senge, 1990). However, most change initiatives tend to fail as the institution has not developed a culture of readiness for change (Latchem, 2008). In terms...

Today I will describe how researchers and educational training staff from the Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE), University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, have been involved in the implementation and evaluation of a model of professional development for Head Start teachers. CIRCLE's research and training efforts have been supported with ...

Early adolescence represents a particularly vulnerable period of development during which young people are susceptible to establishing lifelong behavior patterns associated with poor life, health, and educational outcomes (McGee & Williams, 2000; Mohay & Forbes, 2009; Morgan & Todd, 2009; Schumacher & Kurz, 2000). Previous research demonstrates older adolescents and young adults often experienc...

In this paper we present a model of e-learning suitable for teacher training sessions. The main purpose of our work is to define the components of the educational system which influences the successful adoption of e-learning in the field of education. We also present the factors of the readiness of e-learning mentioned in the literature available and classifies them into the 3 major categories ...