Background: This study aimed to investigate the state of spirituality in the general medicine curricula in Iran.    Methods: Reference books for general medicine were reviewed and data were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method.    Results: After reviewing references, it was found that only 35 paragraphs of the educational reference pages dealt with this subject. Relat...

This paper examines nongoal oriented transactions with texts in order to investigate the information encounter in the context of daily living. Findings are reported from a larger research project based on intensive interviews with 194 committed readers who read for pleasure. The paper analyses interview responses that illuminate two aspects of the readers' experience of reading for pleasure: (1...

Depression is a common, and often undetected, psychiatric disorder in geriatric care home residents. Reminiscence, an independent nursing therapy used by a variety of health and social care professionals, can prevent or reduce depression. This practice development project explored the use of reminiscence life history books as an interpersonal therapeutic tool with 3 depressed care-home resident...

This annotated bibliography is a companion piece to “Putting Creativity and Innovation to Work: Continuing Higher Education’s Role in Shifting the Educational Paradigm,” also in this edition of Continuing Higher Education Review. The survey of continuing higher education leaders (uPCEa institutional representatives) cited in the previous article of this issue indicated a relatively large number...

â  â  ibn al-amid’s poetry â â â â â  s.f. mirghaderi * â  hossein kiani** â  â  abstract â  ibn al-amid is one of the most distinguished writers of the arabic literature who is believed, even by his contemporary critics, to be at the top of his profession due to the unique characteristics of his writings. besides being a writer, ibn al-amid also had a taste in composing poems. his poems are ...

In this column we review the following books. 1. Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education by Harry Lewis. Review by William Gasarch. This book is about how Harvard had declined; however, it has lessons for us all. 2. The following three books are jointly reviewed by Ronald de Wolf.

In her article "A Critical Discourse Analysis of Representation of Asian Indian Folk Tales in US-American Children's Literature," Sudeshna Roy explores the representation of India in U.S. children's picture books by interpreting prevailing images of the subcontinent and its peoples and their impact on children's understandings. Roy analyzes three key elements -titles, illustrations, and text id...