The paper is a reflection on the experience of the development and early years of what was a unique Australian experiment to enhance the quality of learning and teaching in universities. That experiment was the development and funding of a national institute for learning and teaching in higher education, known in its later years as the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

The measurement of productivity change (or difference) is usually based on models that make use of strong assumptions such as competitive behaviour and constant returns to scale. This survey discusses the basics of productivity measurement and shows that one can dispense with most if not all the usual, neoclassical assumptions. By virtue of its structural features, the measurement model is appl...

Both in the Australian Higher Education sector and internationally, the student voice plays an important role in helping universities improve the overall student experience. This paper explores the role of student leaders in influencing and enhancing teaching and learning in Australian Universities. It pays particular attention to the skills, knowledge and personal characteristics required in s...

uction:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnant and non-pregnant women. It also occurs in one out of 3000 to 10000 delivery. The aim of this study is the evaluation of peri-natal and maternal outcome in women with pregnancy associated breast cancer. Method:case series were reviewed retrospectively, which included 9 pregnant women diagnosed with cancer in shahid sadoughi hospital fro...

This study investigated the information needs and seeking behaviour of senior non-academic staff in selected universities in Nigeria. Whereas a lot has been written about teaching staff in universities, little is known through literature about the information needs and seeking behaviour of senior non-academic of Nigerian universities. The study adopted the survey research design. The population...

It is seen that the importance and need for Arabic have been increasing in Turkey recent years, variety number of programs language higher education institutions are also increasing. noteworthy Language Literature Teaching departments, which a long history, Translation Interpretation state private universities years. In this study, undergraduate translation interpretation departments first thre...