The UNU School for Land Administration Studies aims to promote the role of land administration worldwide for good governance in developing countries. A key component of the mandate of the School is to develop a worldwide network of academic partners. Each partner in this network contributes with complementary knowledge and experience, yet distribution of this knowledge to local capacity buildin...

The Effectiveness of Religious Teachings Presented in the “Religion and Life” Textbook of the 2nd Grade of High School from Students’ Point of View I. Motaghizadeh, Ph.D. H.  Yaghoubi, M.A. The present research aimed to examine the effectiveness of religious teachings presented in the “Religion and Life” Textbook of the 2nd grade of high scho...

According to the World Federation of Medical Schools, medical students should have “sufficient knowledge and clinical and professional skills to assume appropriate responsibility after graduation” [1]. Some medical schools fall short of this goal, notably in preparing graduate doctors in their role as first-responders for managing patients with acute illness [2]. In this letter, we propose stra...

A survey of phonetics education in Europe has been carried out by the Phonetics Working Group of the Thematic Network in Human Communication Sciences. Information about the contents of current phonetics curricula across different areas of specialisation was collected from responses to a web-based questionnaire by 89 European institutes. This information was used as a point of departure in the f...

Many graduate and professional programs include Problem Based Learning (PBL) as a mainstay in their curricula. For many undergraduate students, this is a change from a teacher-centered to a student-centered learning method. This study was undertaken to learn about perceptions and test performances of college students (N=116) enrolled in liberal education classes when PBL is used vs. traditional...

C omputer science curricula for students at universities nowadays include courses on networking and information technology (IT) security. Teaching theory on networking and IT security is usually done by means of textbooks and classes (either face-to-face classes or virtual classes, which are popular at universities for distance education). To anchor and deepen the acquired theoretical knowledge...

Oversimplification or inappropriate interpretation of complex neuroscience research is widespread among curricula claiming that brain-based approaches are effective for improved learning and retention. We examine recent curricula claiming to be based on neuroscience research, discuss the implications of such misinterpretation for special education, how neuroscience actually supports many tradit...

C linical teachers have the challenging and profound responsibility to convey the art and science of current medical practice. Fortunately, over the past four decades, a variety of programs have been developed to help them play this difficult role. Starting with the initial work of Miller and colleagues in the mid 1950s, 1 faculty-development programs to enhance instructional skills have been c...

BACKGROUND The Program for the Promotion of Changes in Medical School Curricula (PROMED) was developed by the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Education. The objective of this program was to finance the implementation of changes to the curricula of medical schools directed towards the Brazilian national healthcare system (SUS). This paper reports research carried out together with the coordin...

A consultative dermatology service plays an important role in patient care and education in the hospital setting. Optimizing education in balance with high-quality dermatology consultative services is both a challenge and an opportunity for dermatology consultation teams. There is an emergence of new information about how dermatology can best be taught in the hospital, much of which relies on p...